Many Irving Park residents choose to work with Light On Anxiety at our nearby Lakeview office, where we specialize in CBT and exposure-based treatment aimed at creating lasting, meaningful improvement.
Many Irving Park residents come to Light On Anxiety in Lakeview after trying general therapy, primary care, or community mental health services. While helpful, these approaches don’t always provide the specialized structure needed for lasting change in anxiety and OCD. Our clinicians are trained in CBT and ERP protocols designed to directly target the mechanisms driving symptoms. Irving Park residents choose Light On Anxiety because:
•Clinicians trained specifically in CBT and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for anxiety and OCD
•Structured, evidence-based treatment plans focused on symptom reduction and measurable progress
•Specialized care for conditions that often need more than general supportive therapy
•Coordinated treatment designed to directly address anxiety cycles, not just manage symptoms
We use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the most extensively researched form of psychotherapy, to help reduce anxiety and improve overall quality of life—often with stronger outcomes than general talk therapy.
Our structured approach identifies the thought patterns and avoidance behaviors driving anxiety, then builds a personalized exposure plan to address them step by step. Treatment typically follows a focused 12–16 session model for most anxiety concerns.
Our Lakeview psychiatric providers offer evaluation and medication management for anxiety disorders, OCD, ADHD, and co-occurring depression.
We prescribe SSRIs and SNRIs, the evidence-based first-line medications for anxiety conditions.
All prescribing decisions are made in coordination with the patient’s therapist.
We provide evidence-based treatment for anxiety and OCD using structured, specialized approaches that target the patterns driving symptoms.
Our clinicians use CBT for anxiety and ERP for OCD—focused, structured treatments designed to reduce avoidance and compulsions. We also offer Spanish-language therapy to better serve Irving Park’s diverse community.
Light On Anxiety focuses on time-limited care that equips clients to manage anxiety on their own over the long term.
Our work is grounded in evidence-based practices and informed by ongoing advances in the field.
We have a trained clinical team that is often able to offer appointments within just a few days.
We use evidence-based, action-oriented methods aimed at achieving meaningful progress within about three months.
We offer in-person care at multiple Chicago-area locations, along with telehealth appointments for added convenience.
We make access simple by accepting insurance and assisting with coverage and affordability questions.
