North Star Behavioral Health Services, LLC

11/20/2025

Parenting is a difficult job but one of the greatest blessings in life. 💞

Babies cry.
Toddlers melt down.
Kids push back.
Teenagers test edges.

None of this means you’re failing — it means they’re developing exactly the way humans do.

A lot of what we label “difficult” is simply growth in motion.

Their nervous systems are practicing.
Their emotions are stretching.
Their independence is waking up and trying to find its shape.

Our job isn’t to prevent these moments —
we couldn’t, even if we tried.

Our job is to stay steady enough to help them move through them, to notice when the behaviour is part of normal development and when it signals they need more support.

Because healthy children don’t avoid big feelings — they learn, over time and with us beside them, how to navigate them.

So let the noise, the mess, the friction remind you: this is not failure.
This is the work of becoming.
And you’re doing better than you think. ❤️

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09/08/2025

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟HIRING-Part time (20-25 hrs a week) Administrative Office Assistant
HR, billing, and other general duties
Competitive wage 💵 and Positive Work Environment🌟🌟🌟🌟
Contact Dawn Vonada at dawn@northstarbhs.com
248 Seneca St 3rs floor
Oil City Pa 16301

09/05/2025

Great Opportunity, Great Pay, and a FANTASTIC Team of People to Work With!!!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

09/05/2025

A groundbreaking study using brain scans has revealed a disturbing parallel: children exposed to intense family conflict show brain changes similar to those found in combat veterans. That’s right — the emotional warfare inside a home can mimic the neurological toll of literal battlefield trauma.

Researchers found that kids who witness chronic yelling, aggressive arguments, or domestic tension have altered brain activity in areas linked to fear, stress, and emotional regulation. These are the same brain regions often affected in soldiers returning from war zones.

The amygdala, a part of the brain responsible for processing threats and fear, becomes hypersensitive, constantly on alert. Meanwhile, the prefrontal cortex, which helps manage emotions and make rational decisions, often becomes underdeveloped or impaired. This combination can lead to long-term emotional difficulties, anxiety, or even PTSD-like symptoms later in life.

What makes this even more alarming is that many families underestimate the impact of loud fights or emotional tension on children. But the science is clear: a child's brain is shaped by the emotional climate they grow up in.

This discovery highlights the urgent need for family therapy, safe environments, and emotional education to protect developing minds. Just because there are no visible bruises doesn’t mean the damage isn’t real.

04/02/2025

Sharing the Autism positives for Autism acceptance month ❤️❤️

04/02/2025

April is Autism Awareness Month!! 💙💚❤️💛

03/14/2025

Happy 20 yr Anniversary North Star Behavioral Health Services!!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

We would like to personally thank all of the families in Venango, Clarion, Crawford and Forest counties for entrusting North Star Behavioral Health over the past 20 years to provide services to you and your family members!!!

We would also like to thank every employee that has been a part of our journey and joined in our pursuit of providing the highest standard of care to our families.

We greatly appreciate the collaborative and professional relationships we have been able to cultivate with local schools, Child Development Centers, YMCA Younger Days Childcare, Outpatient Counseling providers, PCP’s, Pediatricians and the County Resources.

To celebrate we will be having an Open House at 248 Seneca St 3rd flr, Oil City,Pa on March 27th from 4:00-6:00pm. Please stop in and join us in our celebration!!🎉 🎉

02/27/2025

Apply TODAY!! Sign on 💰💰BONUS💰💰

11/07/2024

Come Join Our AMAZING MASTER LEVEL TEAM of Clinicians!!!! 🌟🌟🌟

11/07/2024

🌟🌟🌟$500 sign on BONUS🌟🌟🌟
Come join an Amazing Team of Clinicians!

We are hiring a MASTER level clinician (MA, MS, MEd, MSW), preferably licensed, to join our team as a Behavior Consultant and/or Mobile Therapist to work with children and their families in the home, school and community!!!

We offer competitive wages
Medical/dental/eye insurance thru UPMC
401k retirement plan
Paid Time Off ( PTO) and annual increases
Employee of the Month Incentives

Please send your resume to Dawn Vonada at dawn@northstarbhs.com or 814-678-8627

09/13/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ $500 Sign On BONUS⭐️⭐️⭐️
Come Join the BEST TEAM in town!!

Hiring Full and Part time Behavior Health Technicians at NORTH STAR!! 🌟 🌟🌟🌟

Must have a high school diploma or higher degree

* UPMC Medical ,Dental, Eye Insurance
* Paid holidays and PTO
* 401k plan with a company match FREE💰
*Employee of the Month incentives

Send your resume to Dawn Vonada at dawn@northstarbhs.com

APPLY TODAY…..a lot of children and families in need…COME MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!! 💕