here i tried to create a dove abstract in the negative white space of the two people coming together / connecting and having inside the dove a snake from upper view, or coming out towards you on the screen or sun.
here #12 , i used the snake coming out towards you inside the dove itself to form one solid icon with a part of the snake at the lower bottom of the dove tail also forming a " YES / Correct " mark symbol
hope you like any of my unique approaches and let me know your feedback or suggestion so i can fine tune on it better to your liking.
Some feedback: These designs emphasize the serpent, rather than the dove. The reverse is preferred - attention drawn to the dove first, then the serpent. So, of these, #9 comes closest. Not sure what the two dots near the top of the design represent - they are confusing to me. You might want to try this one removing the two dots and also the green (crown?) overlaying the dove. Thank you.
the two dots near the top of the design represents a head of a human figure, where the two bodies showing the white dove in the negative white space between them, where you can see two humans with two heads, one hand each, reaching for each other / connecting and their two legs at the bottom.
Thank you for the comments. We like #20 much better. The serpent/dove representation is clean and clear. Suggestions on the wording: One of the challenges we have faced is that the terms "crisis consulting" (taken alone) are sometimes (often?) inferred to relate to mental health services (which we do not provide). But because we have substantial existing name recognition, we do not want to change the name. My suggestion: can you work on the relative sizes of fonts and/or word placement to give greater emphasis to the "international" word?
also, the extended bottom mouth of the serpent on the right in blue, is to create an over all speech bubble of the two serpents coming together forming the dove in the negative white space between them. therefore emphasize on communication aspect as well.
My last request - can you try adding "CCI" at the beginning of the lettering - maybe using the "I" from the "CCI" as the tall "I" you now have for "International"?