Rahela Radu is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor who obtained a MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from University of Texas, San Antonio where she also received a certificate in bilingual counseling.  She owns a small private practice and sees clients virtually, while also pursuing a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision. She also volunteers for Counselors Against Human Trafficking Research Lab where she serves on the CAST Community Engagement Committee and is involved with Chi Sigma Iota, a counseling honor society, as a PhD Representative, for the doctoral program at UTSA. Her goal is to empower students and clients identify their natural or developed strengths, find hope and success, and recognize growth and change are possible. In the past, Rahela worked with individuals with severe mental health concerns, elderly, hospice clients and children.

Krystal Lazaro is a doctoral student and graduate researcher in the Counselor Education and Supervision program at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Krystal grew up in California and attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. After her undergraduate program, she pursued a career in education and taught 5th, 7th, and 11th-grade English in Texas and California.    Krystal earned her master's at the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2022 and is now a licensed professional counselor-associate with a bilingual counseling certificate. Her scholarship is centered around bilingual and cross-cultural counseling and supervision and creative interventions.