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Family Counseling Counselors
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Joanna Berry LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker); Vice President - Family Counseling and International Ministry at South Texas Children’s Home Ministries (STCHM)
Joanna guides the direction of two key programs at South Texas Children’s Home Ministries – Family Counseling and International Ministry. In addition to her administrative role, she also counsels individuals and married couples in the Corpus Christi office and leads marriage enrichment and parenting workshops. She also organizes and leads several STCHM international mission trips each year, is fluent in Spanish, and loves to encourage families and couples to share a mission experience together. She is married and has three children and ten grandchildren.
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Lil Abshier LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker)
Lil has been with South Texas Children's Home Ministries since 1978. She is Director of Family Outreach, where she coordinates Education Service Center (ESC) Conferences, family care, and the Christian Women’s Job Corps of Corpus Christi program which offers 12-week job readiness classes for women. Lil speaks to churches and groups and represents South Texas Children's Home Ministries from the unique perspective of having been the youngest in the first family group of children received into care at STCHM. Lil is married with three children and two grandchildren.
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Darin Griffiths MA, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor); Director of Education and Ministry for STCHM Family Counseling
Darin received his Master’s in Counseling from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. He is licensed and ordained as a Southern Baptist minister and has served as a student minister in several churches prior to coming to South Texas Children's Home Ministries. He is married and has two young children. Darin specializes in counseling couples who are experiencing marital difficulty. He leads marriage enrichment seminars as well as parenting seminars.
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Lorena Mendez MS, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor)
Lorena has her Master’s in Counseling from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She has a beautiful son who keeps her happily busy. The majority of Lorena’s counseling is with children, parents and women. She enjoys facilitating teen workshops and speaking to groups on topics that deal with parenting issues. She also has specialized training in play therapy for children. Lorena serves on the Board as President Elect for the Coastal Bend Association for Play Therapy. |
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Bill Middleton Ph.D., LPCS, RPTS (Licensed Professional Counselor and Supervisor; Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor); Clinical Director for STCHM Family Counseling
Bill is a licensed minister, is married, and has two sons and two grandchildren. Bill counsels with individuals, families, couples and groups. He works well with children and incorporates play therapy when the need is there. Bill also conducts training classes in both child management and marriage enrichment. He serves on the Board of Coastal Bend Association for Play Therapy as Past President. |
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Leslee O'Neal MS, LPC Intern (Licensed Professional Counselor Intern)
Leslee counsels with individuals, couples, children and families. She includes play therapy when seeing young children and has a caring, approachable quality to her counseling. Leslee co-leads parenting and marriage classes and is adept at facilitating women's groups. She plays a key role in STCHM’s Christian Women’s Job Corps program® as she guides students daily in Bible study.* |
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Lorraine Turner MA, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor)
Lorraine has her Master’s degree from the University of Houston-Victoria. She worked with children, adolescents and adults at a MHMR center for several years before joining the South Texas Children’s Home Ministry counseling staff. Lorraine has specialized training in the area of play therapy. She now counsels couples with marital issues, individual adults, teenagers, and children and their families. Lorraine is married and has two children. |
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* Christian Women’s Job Corps® is a ministry of the WMU®
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