Light On Anxiety is a specialized mental health practice dedicated entirely to the treatment of anxiety, OCD, and related conditions. We serve children, teenagers, and adults across Chicagoland through seven convenient locations and telehealth — using the most effective, evidence-based treatments available.
We exist because anxiety deserves more than a generalist approach. Every clinician on our team has specialized training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the gold-standard treatment for anxiety disorders. Our clinical philosophy is simple: less talk, more action. We want to help you build real tools, make real progress, and ultimately become your own anxiety coach.
with same/next-day appointments, in-network insurance, and multiple locations
grounded in the latest CBT research, not guesswork
short-term treatment with long-term results, typically within 8–12 weeks
our goal is to work ourselves out of a job by giving you the skills to manage anxiety independently
Light On Anxiety specializes in providing practical, user-friendly, evidence-based treatment to children, adolescents, and adults with a focus on anxiety, OCD, stress, and related disorders.
The Light On Anxiety team believes in you and will be here to cheer you on as you rewire your brain to learn just how resilient and competent you truly are. Your Light On Anxiety care team approaches each interaction with you with deep appreciation for the hard work you are putting in to create change in your life. We are honored to coach you through and past emotional pain and suffering.
As the author of several CBT treatment workbooks, Light On Anxiety offers empirically supported mental health solutions that follows the science and incorporates all relevant research advances to offer effective, evidence-based treatment. Light On Anxiety services are based on empirically supported treatment protocols and then customized to best meet your unique clinical and lifestyle needs, as well as your learning profile and preferred communication style.
Light On Anxiety provides a comprehensive and coordinated approach to mental health, offering a single point of service for all your mental health needs. We prioritize a collaborative workplace and integrated treatment teams so your therapist(s) and medication prescriber can work together to provide you with the highest quality care.
Light On Anxiety strives to empower YOU and teach you how to move through and past anxiety as rapidly as possible. We will work with you to develop a toolbox so that you can soon become your own anxiety coach.
Light On Anxiety provides short-term treatment with long-term impact. Light On Anxiety’s treatment philosophy is: Less Talk, More Action. Success means you no longer NEED us. Light On Anxiety will always be here, cheering for you from the sidelines, but we will assist you in creating your very own anxiety management toolbox.
Our team includes licensed therapists, psychiatric prescribers, and neuropsychological evaluators — all working collaboratively within an integrated care model. Whether you need therapy alone, medication management, or a combination of both, you’ll receive coordinated, expert care under one roof.
We specialize exclusively in anxiety and related conditions, including:
Our core treatment modalities include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Interoceptive Exposure Therapy, psychiatric medication management, and neuropsychological evaluations. All treatment is customized to each client’s needs, goals, and learning style.
We offer flexible care formats including weekly therapy, Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), CBT On Demand, walk-and-talk therapy, and group therapy — so you can find the approach that fits your life.
We provide you with the tools to decrease anxiety and increase life satisfaction, including cognitive therapy to learn to “talk back” to worry thoughts and guided exposure therapy to feared stimuli.
Light On Anxiety strives to inject compassion, joy and YOUR values into the anxiety treatment process. CBT for anxiety as well as medication management are the core foundational services offered at Light On Anxiety. The goal of Light On Anxiety treatment is not only to reduce the emotional distress and negative feelings you may be experiencing but also, and equally importantly, to assist you in living your life to the fullest.
