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Panic interoceptive exposure
Dr Kissen, CEO of Light on Anxiety CBT Treatment Centers demonstrates how interoceptive exposure and practicing over ...
EMETOPHOBIA
Dealing with the fear of vomiting can be incredibly challenging. Of course no one loves vomit, but for some, this can be severely ...
MISOPHONIA
Imagine a world where the sound of chewing, keyboard typing, or even breathing triggers intense anger and panic. For those with ...
TAKE A TOUR OF Wheaton
✨ Come take a look inside our Wheaton location!
We're so excited to welcome the Wheaton community into this warm, calming space designed for meaningful conversations and real progress in therapy.
Every Light On Anxiety office is created with one goal in mind: helping you feel comfortable enough to slow down, breathe, and focus on your mental health.
Whether you're navigating anxiety, OCD, stress, or major life transitions, our compassionate clinicians are here to support you with evidence-based care.
📍 Light On Anxiety – Wheaton
300 E Roosevelt Road,
Suite 120
Wheaton, IL 60187
📞 (630) 394-5560
If you're in the western suburbs and looking for support, we'd love to welcome you in 💙
☀️ Light On Anxiety
👩 ⚕️ CBT Treatment for Anxiety and Mental Health
📍 Eight Locations in Chicagoland + Telehealth
📞 312.508.3645
📲 [email protected]
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TAKE A TOUR OF Wheaton
✨ Come take a look inside our Wheaton location!
We're so excited to welcome the Wheaton community into this warm, calming space designed for meaningful conversations and real progress in therapy.
Every Light On Anxiety office is created with one goal in mind: helping you feel comfortable enough to slow down, breathe, and focus on your mental health.
Whether you're navigating anxiety, OCD, stress, or major life transitions, our compassionate clinicians are here to support you with evidence-based care.
📍 Light On Anxiety – Wheaton
300 E Roosevelt Road,
Suite 120
Wheaton, IL 60187
📞 (630) 394-5560
If you're in the western suburbs and looking for support, we'd love to welcome you in 💙
☀️ Light On Anxiety
👩 ⚕️ CBT Treatment for Anxiety and Mental Health
📍 Eight Locations in Chicagoland + Telehealth
📞 312.508.3645
📲 [email protected]
#WheatonIL #WheatonTherapist #DuPageCounty #ChicagolandTherapy #LocalTherapy #LightOnAnxiety #AnxietySupport #CBTTherapy #MentalHealthSupport #TherapyNearMe #PsychiatricMedicationNearMe #PsychiatricMedicationInWheaton #NeuropsychologicalTestingNearMe #NeuropsychologicalTestingInWheaton
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NEW LO_Clinician Video_Zughey_ChildAnxiety
"My stomach hurts… I don't want to go." 💔➡️💙
For many kids, anxiety doesn't show up as words, it shows up as feelings in their body.
School drop-offs become tears.
Lunchtime feels overwhelming.
Bedtime turns into a battle.
But what if those feelings aren't danger… just a false alarm?
In this session, one of our therapists helped a child understand the difference between a real alarm (true danger) and a false alarm (your body trying to protect you when you're actually safe).
That one shift changed everything.
✨ Fear became something they could name
✨ Anxiety became something they could navigate
✨ And walking into school alone became possible
This is the power of understanding anxiety, not fighting it, but learning how it works.
💙 If your child is struggling, support can make all the difference. Book a session with Light On Anxiety to help them build confidence and feel safe again.
☀️ Light On Anxiety
👩 ⚕️ CBT Treatment for Anxiety and Mental Health
📍 Seven Locations in Chicagoland + Telehealth
📞 312.508.3645
📲 [email protected]
#ChildAnxiety #AnxietyInKids #ParentSupport #CBTforKids #SeparationAnxietyHelp #ChicagolandTherapy #LocalTherapy #LightOnAnxiety #TherapyNearMe #TherapistNearMe
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LO_Clinician Video_Zughey_ChildAnxiety
"My stomach hurts… I don't want to go." 💔➡️💙
For many kids, anxiety doesn't show up as words, it shows up as feelings in their body.
School drop-offs become tears.
Lunchtime feels overwhelming.
Bedtime turns into a battle.
But what if those feelings aren't danger… just a false alarm?
In this session, one of our therapists helped a child understand the difference between a real alarm (true danger) and a false alarm (your body trying to protect you when you're actually safe).
That one shift changed everything.
✨ Fear became something they could name
✨ Anxiety became something they could navigate
✨ And walking into school alone became possible
This is the power of understanding anxiety, not fighting it, but learning how it works.
💙 If your child is struggling, support can make all the difference. Book a session with Light On Anxiety to help them build confidence and feel safe again.
☀️ Light On Anxiety
👩 ⚕️ CBT Treatment for Anxiety and Mental Health
📍 Seven Locations in Chicagoland + Telehealth
📞 312.508.3645
📲 [email protected]
#ChildAnxiety #AnxietyInKids #ParentSupport #CBTforKids #SeparationAnxietyHelp #ChicagolandTherapy #LocalTherapy #LightOnAnxiety #TherapyNearMe #TherapistNearMe
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LO_Clinician Video_Zughey_ChildAnxiety
"My stomach hurts… I don't want to go." 💔➡️💙
For many kids, anxiety doesn't show up as words, it shows up as feelings in their body.
School drop-offs become tears.
Lunchtime feels overwhelming.
Bedtime turns into a battle.
But what if those feelings aren't danger… just a false alarm?
In this session, one of our therapists helped a child understand the difference between a real alarm (true danger) and a false alarm (your body trying to protect you when you're actually safe).
That one shift changed everything.
✨ Fear became something they could name
✨ Anxiety became something they could navigate
✨ And walking into school alone became possible
This is the power of understanding anxiety, not fighting it, but learning how it works.
💙 If your child is struggling, support can make all the difference. Book a session with Light On Anxiety to help them build confidence and feel safe again.
☀️ Light On Anxiety
👩 ⚕️ CBT Treatment for Anxiety and Mental Health
📍 Seven Locations in Chicagoland + Telehealth
📞 312.508.3645
📲 [email protected]
#ChildAnxiety #AnxietyInKids #ParentSupport #CBTforKids #SeparationAnxietyHelp #ChicagolandTherapy #LocalTherapy #LightOnAnxiety #TherapyNearMe #TherapistNearMe
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LOA_[Ree]_BrainGym_Debra
✨ This might be one of our favorite spaces in every Light On Anxiety office…
Welcome to the Brain Gym 💙
It's designed for those in-between moments when you need a reset, a grounding tool, or a little extra support as you do the hard work of facing anxiety.
Because here's the truth:
Being brave isn't easy.
And it deserves to be recognized.
As Dr. Debra Kissen shares, when you (or your child) take steps outside your comfort zone, it's not about fixing something "wrong" it's about learning a new skill. And rewarding those brave steps helps your brain understand: this matters, and I can do it again.
Inside our Brain Gym, you'll find:
✨ Brave point charts to track progress
✨ Tools and worksheets to support exposure work
✨ Fidgets and rewards to reinforce those wins (yes, we're obsessed with them too)
Because every small step forward deserves acknowledgment.
Next time you're in one of our offices, stop by the Brain Gym and celebrate your progress 💙
☀️ Light On Anxiety
👩 ⚕️ CBT Treatment for Anxiety and Mental Health
📍 Seven Locations in Chicagoland + Telehealth
📞 312.508.3645
📲 [email protected]
#AnxietySupport #CBTtherapy #ExposureTherapy #ParentingTools #MentalHealthTips #ChicagolandTherapy #LocalTherapy #LightOnAnxiety #TherapistNearMe #NearMe #TherapyNearMe
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TAKE_A_TOUR_RAVENSWOOD
✨ Take a look inside our Ravenswood location!
Tucked into one of Chicago's most vibrant neighborhoods, this space was designed to feel calm, welcoming, and grounded from the moment you walk in.
A place where you can step out of the noise of daily life and focus on what matters most, your mental health.
At Light On Anxiety, every office is created with intention. From the layout to the atmosphere, our goal is to make therapy feel approachable, supportive, and centered around real progress.
Whether you're navigating anxiety, OCD, stress, or life transitions, our Ravenswood clinicians are here to support you with compassionate, evidence-based care.
📍 Light On Anxiety – Ravenswood
4619 N Ravenswood
Suite 304
Chicago, IL 60640
If you're in the Ravenswood area, we'd love to welcome you in 💙
☀️ Light On Anxiety
👩 ⚕️ CBT Treatment for Anxiety and Mental Health
📍 Seven Locations in Chicagoland + Telehealth
📞 312.508.3645
📲 [email protected]
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LO_Reel_ClinicianVideo_Dr. Meena
Anxiety coping skill… but make it fun. 💛
Dr. Meena Dugatkin, is showing kids how to practice square breathing with a specially designed LOA pop-it toy, turning a calming technique into something hands-on, simple, and playful. 🌈🫧
When kids can see it, touch it, and follow along, deep breathing can feel a lot easier to practice.
Save this idea for the next time your child needs help slowing down and resetting. 🎈
☀️ Light On Anxiety
👩 ⚕️ CBT Treatment for Anxiety and Mental Health
📍 Seven Locations in Chicagoland + Telehealth
📞 312.508.3645
📲 [email protected]
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How to Help Students with Anxiety-Based School Refusal | Practical Tools for Parents & School Teams
More students are refusing school—and traditional approaches aren’t working.
This training offers a clear, practical roadmap for supporting anxiety-driven school refusal in real school settings.
In this brief, practical training, Dr. Debra Kissen (Light On Anxiety) and Dr. Daniel Gittins Stone (Instridehealth share how school teams can effectively support students struggling with anxiety-driven school refusal.
Designed for school counselors, social workers, and educators, this session focuses on real-world, ready-to-use strategies to help students return to and stay in school—even when anxiety is high.
You’ll learn how to distinguish anxiety-based avoidance from other drivers, understand the cycle that keeps students stuck, and apply practical interventions that build confidence and increase functioning over time.
Key topics include:
* How to identify when anxiety is driving school refusal
* The avoidance cycle and why it matters
* Practical, school-based tools to support student re-entry
* How to reduce safety behaviors that unintentionally reinforce anxiety
* Strategies for aligning with parents to create a consistent plan
The goal is not to eliminate anxiety, but to help students learn they can handle it—and move forward anyway.
Feel better, faster — with anxiety treatment that works
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To schedule an appointment with Light On Anxiety, visit https://lightonanxiety.com/getting-started/ Michelle is a dedicated and ...
At Light On Anxiety, we understand that mental health is a complex interplay of biological and psychological factors. That's why we offer CBT therapy services, medication management and neuropsychological testing solutions within one seamless organization. No more bouncing around the healthcare system, dealing with fragmentation, wait-lists, and lack of care coordination. Our goal is to provide a seamless experience so you can get back to living your best life, which is what we all deserve.
