Lupe Valdez is the owner/director of South Texas Family Connections in Corpus Christi, Texas and a Licensed Professional Counselor Intern under the supervision of Deborah J. Ferguson. The author re...view moreLupe Valdez is the owner/director of South Texas Family Connections in Corpus Christi, Texas and a Licensed Professional Counselor Intern under the supervision of Deborah J. Ferguson. The author resides in Corpus Christi, TX since 1996 with her husband Jesse and four wonderful children; Adolf, Abigail, Isaac, & Sierra. She is a doctoral candidate (2013) from St. Marys University in San Antonio, TX. She has taught educational classes, seminars, and trainings for at-risk families since January of 2002 covering life skills topics. She is also a Minority Fellow American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy since 2009.view less