Our Counselors

Our counseling office is excited to help you find the best counselor for you. Martin Counseling has counselors that can serve clients across their lifespan. We have counselors that focus on the following:

  • Young children counseling – birth to 7 years of age
  • Middle school issues such as bullying, self-esteem, eating issues, and self-harm
  • High school issues such as fitting in, low achievement, college preparation, executive functioning, and study skills building
  • Kids, teens, and adults seeking help with depression, anxiety, and social skills-building
  • Couples who are not connecting, healing post-affair, and struggling with empty nest issues
  • Addiction counseling
  • If your concern is not listed here, please give us a call to discuss it over the phone

If you have any questions, please call our Care Coordinators at 713-489-5473.

We strive to offer the best quality counseling in Katy, Houston, and the State of Texas. We make every effort to help you reach your goals through your therapy.


Licensed Professional Counselor – Supervisors

David B. Martin, MA, LPC-Supervisor

Owner, Professional Counselor, Clinical Supervisor

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples

 ✓ United Healthcare / Optum

✓ BCBS PPO ✓ Aetna ✓ Oscar ✓ Cigna

✓ Spanish speaking


Ashley Forster, M.Ed, LPC-Supervisor

– VIRTUAL COUNSELING ONLY –

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family

✓ BCBS PPO ✓ United Healthcare / Optum ✓ Cigna 

✓ Oscar✓ Aetna


Licensed Professional Counselors

Wendy Brien, M.Ed, LPC, NCC

– VIRTUAL COUNSELING ONLY –

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Families 

✓ BCBS PPO ✓ United Healthcare / Optum ✓ Cigna ✓ Aetna

✓ Spanish speaking


Victoria Guzman, MS, LPC

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples 

✓ United Healthcare / Optum ✓ Aetna

✓ BCBS PPO ✓ Cigna ✓ Oscar

✓ Spanish speaking


Jennifer Pinner, LPC

✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples

✓ Cigna ✓ United Healthcare ✓ Oscar

✓ BCBS PPO ✓ Aetna


Melissa Bartee, LPC

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples

✓ Cigna ✓ United Healthcare / Optum

✓ BCBS PPO ✓ Aetna ✓ Oscar


Matt Webster, MA, MS, EdD, LPC

✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples

✓ Cigna ✓ United Healthcare / Optum

✓ BCBS PPO ✓ Aetna ✓ Oscar


Wendy Pellegrino, MA, LPC

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples

✓ Cigna ✓ BCBS PPO ✓ United Health Care / Optum

✓ Spanish speaking


Virginia Calvert-Martin, MS, LPC

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples

✓ BCBS PPO ✓ United Healthcare / Optum ✓ Cigna ✓ Aetna

✓ Spanish speaking


Licensed Professional Counselor Associates

Vanessa Peralta, LPC-Associate

Supervised by Ashley Forster, M.Ed, LPC-S

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples

✓ Cigna ✓ Aetna ✓ United

✓ Spanish speaking



Farrah Bozorgi, MS, LPC-Associate

Supervised by Ashley Forster, M.Ed, LPC-S

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples

✓ Cigna ✓ Aetna ✓ United

✓ Farsi speaking


Natasha E. Young, MABC, LPC-Associate, LCDC

Supervised by David B. Martin, MA, LPC-S

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples

✓ EMDR ✓ Cigna ✓ Aetna ✓ United

✓ Spanish speaking


Melanie Grogan, MA, LPC Associate

Supervised by Ashley Forster, M.Ed, LPC-S

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples

✓ Cigna ✓ Aetna ✓ United


Shauna Andrews, M. Ed, LPC-Associate

Supervised by Ashley Forster, M.Ed, LPC-S

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples

✓ Cigna ✓ Aetna ✓ United


Erica Thornton, LPC-Associate

Supervised by Ashley Forster, M.Ed, LPC-S

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples

✓ Cigna ✓ Aetna ✓ United


Katarina Martinez, LPC-Associate

Supervised by David B. Martin, MA, LPC-S

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples

✓ Cigna ✓ Aetna ✓ United


 

Luis Hernandez, LPC-Associate

Supervised by David B. Martin, MA, LPC-S

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family ✓ Couples

✓ Cigna ✓ Aetna ✓ United

✓ Spanish speaking

 


Practicum Interns

Carolina Vargas, Practicum Intern

Supervised by David B. Martin, MA, LPC-S

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family

✓ Couples ✓ Spanish speaking

 


Riot Stanley, Practicum Intern

Supervised by Victoria Guzman, MS, LPC

✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults ✓ Family

✓ LGBTQQIP2SA


Anne Higginbotham, Practicum Intern

Supervised by David B. Martin, MA, LPC-S

✓ Children ✓ Adolescents ✓ Adults

✓ Family ✓ Couples