About us
Our professional team
Dr. Lilia Varela-Rios
Licensed Psychologist
PhD, LPC-S, LCDC, CART, Director
Offering over a century of combined experience, our Licensed Professional Counselors and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors are ready to help you reach your life-goals.
Our agency began servicing individuals and families in the Rio Grande Valley since 2009 through the dynamic lead of the enterprising director, Lilia Varela-Rios.
Dr. Varela-Rios has over 25 years of experience in the counseling field serving individuals of all ages providing treatment for mental health and substance abuse needs.
As a clinical psychologist, she has experience performing psychological evaluations for children, adolescents, adults and special populations including, people with disabilities, juveniles in the legal system, etc.
The GGST Team
Meet the lovely people that are an integral part of the Growing Generations family.
Aaron Pena
LPC, Pre-Doctoral Student
Alex Thompson
LPC, LCDC
Elma Compean
LPC-S, CART
Lisa Garza
LPC
Aileen Rodriguez
LPC-Associate
Magaly Perez-Alaniz
M.ED, LPC-Associate
Kimberly Langley
LCDC-I
Celinda Polito
M.Ed,LPC-Associate
Sabrina Rios
M.S Student Intern, LCDC-I
Samantha Enriquez
M.S Student Intern
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Dr. Eluterio Blanco
Ph.D., MAC, LCDC
Zenaida Vega
Administrative Assistant
Emily Briones
Billing Specialist/Front Office