Heidi Arizala Showman, MSW, LICSW is the founder, creator and author of the North Star Girls Group Curriculum and of the North Star Girls Group at Camp Program.

Heidi Arizala Showman, MSW, LICSW received her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of California at Berkeley. Heidi received her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Washington where much of her study focused on issues related to adolescent girls. It was during her graduate training that Heidi wrote and developed the first edition of the North Star Girls Group Curriculum. Since that time North Star Girls Groups have been successfully run in a variety of schools, as well as at after school programs, community mental health agencies and summer camps. Heidi currently continues to work on the North Star Girls Group Project and has a private mental health counseling practice. She lives in Redmond, Washington with her husband and two young children.

It is my hope that girls who are able to participate in a North Star Girls Group will be able to share their feelings and experiences with other girls and feel like they are not alone. I also hope that through education and discussion, the girls can voice the issues that they face every day and appreciate their own strengths and competencies as young women. My goal is for girls to be able to stay true to themselves, voice their opinions, and follow their dreams.