Minister Stefanie Hughes, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist with specialties in sex therapy, hypnosis, and anger management. She is licensed in both Arizona and Georgia. Mrs. Hughes has been in the field of mental health for well over 25 years, seeing couples, families and individuals for therapy. Her approaches are practical and relatable to aid others to navigate their journey and experience hope, healing and freedom. "Psychotherapy is simply a very underused resources by people of color and people of faith. I seek to help both cultures see the value of mental wellness." Mrs. Hughes also serves as the founder of a non-profit called M3 (Mocha Mental Magic). An annual self-care conference experience as well as smaller workshops throughout the year. M3's initiative is to educate and empower all of us on the power of therapy plus prayer which equals FREEDOM.

Stefanie is an author of two books and presently working on her third book titled, Good Sex is Your Portion. You can catch Stefanie singing and dancing as her favorite past times. Her love of music and food keeps her exploring and traveling for fun. She is a community activist through ministry leadership and service. 

Stefanie has been married for 28 years to Dennis Hughes and having raised 9 children has given her a wealth of experiences that aid her depth of understanding others challenges as she has seen many herself. Stefanie is optimistic, compassionate, realistic, faith driven, witty, and conscientious of the need to restore hope in others. 

Education 

Stefanie is an alumna of Jacksonville State University, where she earned a BA in Psychology. She is also a proud graduate of Mercer University School of Medicine in Marriage and Family Therapy.

Author

Self-Care For The Helping Professional

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