JUDY ACKERS, is a Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor, Licensed Clinical Hypnotherapist and a Codependency Counselor. She is Licensed not only in Texas, but also in New Mexico and Arizona. She has her own Mars & Venus Counseling Center in El Paso and has been practicing for several years. She has completed her training to be a Licensed Mars and Venus Counselor and Certified Workshop Facilitator. She was trained personally by Dr. John Gray in the relationship and communication skills dicussed in his multitude of Mars and Venus books. She teaches the most important tools people can have for happier and more positive relationships, both personally and professionally, for those who are single, married, in or out of a relationship, these tools are incredibly valuable.

In addition to her private practice, Judy also gives motivational speeches to various organizations and corporations and their employees. Her topics vary from "Relationships", "Differences Between Men and Women" to "Stress Reduction and Secrets of Success." Further, she has had a number of television appearances as well as numerous radio interviews to discuss the Mars and Venus approach to the differences between men and women, both personally and professionally.