B.S., Lubbock Christian University, 1976; M.MFT., Abilene Christian University, 1988.

Mrs. Jergins maintains licensures in the state of Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is currently in private practice with Big Country Family Therapy Associates. Her interests include addictions, mood disorders, abuse issues, crisis intervention, gender issues, and biopsychosocial applications to family systems theory. Mrs. Jergins is married and has five children in a blended family.