Our Writers
Lighthouse Webzine showcases the writings and contributions of healthcare, wellness and education thought leaders who have been selected to share their unique perspectives based on their outstanding work injecting innovation into the mental health landscape. Lighthouse was created to assist mental health consumers in making sense of and navigating the abundance of information available. We are here to help you move past the noise that you are one click away from encountering and instead read and review empirically supported, user friendly content. Our goal is to help you get back to your life as efficiently as possible and obtaining high quality information is the first step in this process.
Aditi Mehra
Dr. Aditi Mehra is a pediatric occupational therapist with 20 years of experience within the field....
Alex Jacobson
Before opening Jacobson Mediation Group, Alex was a practicing divorce lawyer for over 12 years at one of the largest law firms...
Alyssa Hakimian, LCPC
Alyssa received her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Roosevelt University....
Annie Gleason, LPC, CCATP
Annie graduated from Loyola University Chicago with her Education Specialist degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling....
Ashley Henderson, LCSW, CCATP
Ashley received a Master of Social Work from Loyola University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from University of...
Dr. Ashley Kendall
Dr. Kendall received her PhD from Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) and is actively engaged in both clinical practice...
Dr. Bari Cohen, Ph.D.
Dr. Bari Cohen is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who received her doctoral degree from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine...
Brian Casey, PhD, LSW
Brian received his Master of Social Work degree from the University of Chicago and holds graduate degrees in genetics (MS),...
Camila Feldstein, M.Ed., LPC, CCATP
Camila received her Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Cleveland State University....
Dr. Debra Kissen, Ph.D., M.H.S.A
Dr. Debra Kissen is the Executive Director of Light On Anxiety Treatment Center CBT Treatment Center. Dr....
Morton Kissen
Dr. Morton Kissen specializes in Aging and Retirement Anxiety, Integrating yoga and psychoanalysis, group dynamics, leadership,...
Emily Wilensky, AMFT
Emily received her Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from the Family Institute at Northwestern University and her...
Emily Lambert
Emily is currently completing her Masters in Counseling from Northwestern University....
Judy Davis
Dr. Judith Davis is a clinical psychologist in Huntington, NY. She specializes in clinical psychology.
Julie Zwick
Before joining Light on Anxiety, Julie worked in advertising in both NYC and Chicago....
Leslie Lund, LPC
Leslie Lund received her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology....
Lisa Rubin
Lisa brings her degrees in Teaching and Child and Family Studies to her role as the Director of Knowledge Management and...
Lynn Bednar
Lynn Bednar, Clinical Nutritionist MS, CNC, CNS candidate Lynn has a passion for natural health that was born out of dealing...
Dr. Micah Ioffe, Ph.D, CCATP
Dr. Ioffe earned her Ph.D. from Northern Illinois University with an emphasis on child and adolescent clinical psychology....
Michelle Lozano, AMFT, CCATP
Michelle Lozano received her Master of Marriage and Family Therapy from Northwestern University- Evanston, IL, and Bachelor of...
Rachel Aredia, LCPC, CCATP
Rachel received her Master of Clinical Counseling from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and her Bachelors of Arts in...
Stephanie Kaufman, LSW, CCATP
Stephanie received her Master of Social Work from the University of Chicago and her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Science in...
Tracy Heskett, LCSW, CCATP
Tracy received her Master of Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago....
Zach Leezer, LSW, CCATP
Zach received his Master of Social Work in Mental Health from The University of Illinois at Chicago and his Bachelor of Science...
