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Jeff Murrah is a mental health and substance abuse counselor in Pasadena with more than 20 years experience. He recently opened a second office in La Porte. He has been in private practice for over six years and has worked in various hospital settings since 1981. Jeff taught psychology courses at San Jacinto College for six years. Visit his website at www.
restorethefamily.com

Peggy LeVrier has served as an early childhood educator for 35 years and has been the owner and facilitator of Peggy's Positive Parenting for five years. Her parenting techniques offer challenging communication style that will enhance your child's self-esteem, increase problem solving and responsibility skills, and enrich parent-child relationships. For more information, email pjlevrier@houston.rr.com 

Ricki Fischer is a former instructional specialist for dyslexia and 504 in the Pasadena Independent School District's curriculum and instruction department. She has more than 30 years teaching experience