Marshawna (Starr) grew up in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from Capital University with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Psychology. After graduating from college, she worked as a Sexual Risk Avoidance Educator, speaking to thousands of youth about making healthy choices and building healthy relationships. She attended the University of Dayton, where she received her Master’s degree in Community Counseling in 2010. 

As a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, trained in EMDR, Starr is passionate about working with, adults, parents and couples with varying challenges, including trauma. She has a unique way of connecting with the clients that she serves. Her desire is that clients will come in wounded, and leave healed, and this is accomplished by counseling from the whole-person perspective. Starr is excited to be an author along with 12 others in a collective writing about resilience. She has also had many opportunities speaking for women’s groups, special events, and conferences throughout the years and has a unique way of connecting with any audience. 

In her spare time, she loves to put puzzles together, and spending time with her son and two daughters and husband of 18 years, as well as reading and teaching on various topics.