Who We Are

Dr. Ken Celiano (DK) is not only trained in clinical health psychology, but has perfected the art of coaching high-performance individuals in high-pressure situations. He brings a wealth of relevant research from behavioral finance, neuroeconomics, emotional regulation, motivational coaching, personality assessment, and stress management to help traders achieve their profitability targets.

Over the last 25 years, DK has developed an innovative, trader-tested coaching process that helps traders understand their inner psychological market to optimize performance in financial markets. DK has presented lectures and webinars on managing performance pressure in the markets, published several articles on the psychology of trading, taught a course at Northwestern University to help finance professionals be "poised to perform," and provides coaching/consultation services to professional traders, proprietary trading groups, and hedge funds. His entrepreneurial passion is to refine a trader's psychological regulation to optimize performance and profits.

DK did his undergraduate training in psychology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and completed his Master's and Doctoral degrees at The Illinois School of Professional Psychology. He’s a New Jersey native, Springsteen fan, ex-surfer, and accomplished golfer. He lives in Park Ridge, IL, with his wife of 40 years, and has two adult children and a grandson.