James Ochoa, LPC
James M Ochoa, LPC is the founder and director of the The Life Empowerment Center (TLEC) in Austin, Texas where mentoring, coaching and counseling to help ADHD adolescents and adults devise custom-tailored solutions for their challenges.
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