By Aldo Ortiz, MA, LPC | Fatherhood Team Supervisor As of late, I have spent time sitting and contemplating my current stage of life, especially since COVID-19 has afforded me a lot of opportunity to reflect. One of the biggest things which resonates with me is the...

by Jessica Kilpatrick, MA, LPC-S | STARRY Chief Program Officer We face unprecedented times with the current public health crisis, however it is crucial that Texas gets an accurate count of its population for the 2020 Census. Population data collected during the...

by Jessica Kilpatrick, MA, LPC-S | STARRY Chief Program Officer Last night I received a text from a good friend letting me know that he and his wife were needing help. You see, during social distancing, they introduced a new baby into the home and to her big brother-...

By Jessica Kilpatrick, MA, LPC-S | STARRY Chief Program Officer In times like these we can choose to fall into feelings of depression, or we can we can be grateful, or we can be a bit of both. AND THAT’S OKAY. We can hold onto two opposing thoughts at the same time....

By Ashley Sleaper, LMSW | STARRY Community Education Specialist Parental performance is a very real and very stressful thing in the 21st century. Our grandparents were considered good parents if they kept their children quiet while adults were talking. Our parents...

by Laura Lanford, M.A. LPC Intern -STARRY Fatherhood Counselor Supervised by Nidal Pascoe, M.A. LPC-S “Why?” asked 2-year-old Everett again. “You need to wash your hands because they have germs on them,” I insisted, using up large quantities of my dwindling patience...

By Ashley Sleaper, LMSW – Community Education Specialist As a counselor who primarily focuses on parenting issues, I am often asked how someone can get their children to behave or respond in a certain way. Parents want to know how to help their child handle...

If you haven’t already heard the terms Sex Trafficking and Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) you will be hearing them soon. In fact, Governor Gregg Abbott of Texas has proclaimed January to be Human Trafficking Prevention Month. STARRY wants to educate parents and...