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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....
Agatha Kang, LSW
Agatha is certified in CBT for Anxiety & OCD and has completed the clinical training program through the Center for Anxiety...
Alex Jacobson
Before opening Jacobson Mediation Group, Alex was a practicing divorce lawyer for over 12 years at one of the largest law firms...
Alix Golub, LCSW
Alix is a certified in CBT for Anxiety & OCD Specialist and has completed the extensive clinical training program through the...
Alyssa Hakimian, LCPC, CCATP
Alyssa received her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Roosevelt University....
Annie Gleason, LCPC, CCATP
Annie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP), having...
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...
Camila De Azevedo, M.Ed., LCPC, CCATP
Camila is a certified CBT for Anxiety & OCD specialist and has completed the clinical training program through the Center for...
Cordelia Grimes, LCSW, CCATP
Cordelia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who received her Master of Social Work from Loyola University of Chicago and a...
Dana Weinstein Perlson, LCSW
Dana is a licensed clinical social worker and a certified CBT for Anxiety & OCD specialist having completed the extensive...
Derek Conn, LPC
Derek is a Licensed Professional Counselor and certified CBT for Anxiety & OCD specialist having completed the extensive...
Dr. Bari Cohen, PhD, CCATP
Dr. Bari Cohen is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who received her doctoral degree from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine...
Dr. Brian Casey, PhD, LSW
Brian received his Master of Social Work degree from the University of Chicago and holds graduate degrees in genetics (MS),...
Dr. Debra Kissen, PhD, MHSA
Dr. Debra Kissen is CEO of Light On Anxiety CBT Treatment Center. Dr....
Dr. Mandi Adydan, Psy.D.
Dr. Adydan is a certified CBT and OCD Specialist and has completed the extensive clinical training program through the Center...
Dr. Micah Ioffe, PhD, CCATP
Dr. Micah Ioffe is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Ioffe earned her Ph.D....
Morton Kissen
Dr. Morton Kissen specializes in Aging and Retirement Anxiety, Integrating yoga and psychoanalysis, group dynamics, leadership,...
Dr. Meena Kumar, Psy. D
Dr. Meena Kumar is a certified CBT and OCD Specialist and has completed the extensive clinical training program through the...
Emily Lambert, LPC
Emily is a certified in CBT for Anxiety & OCD Specialist and has completed the extensive clinical training program through...
Emily Wilensky, ALMFT
Emily is a certified CBT and OCD Specialist and has completed the extensive clinical training program through the Center for...
LOA Webzine
Dr. Debra Kissen & her Light on Anxiety Clinical Update & E Learning Team are passionate about enhancing the...
Halle Hoffman
Halle graduated from Northern Illinois University where she studied Theatre and Psychology. At Light on Anxiety, Halle is Dr....
Romain, LCSW
Hannah has a Master of Social Work and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, both of which she received from the University of Michigan....
Judy Davis
Dr. Judith Davis is a clinical psychologist in Huntington, NY. She specializes in clinical psychology.
Kristina Caragiulo
Kristina Caragiulo is a Certified Financial Planner™ professional, and a Senior Advisor at BDF LLC, an independent private...
Leslie Lund, LPC
Leslie is a certified CBT and OCD Specialist and has completed the extensive clinical training program through the Center for...
Lisa Rubin
Lisa brings her degrees in Teaching and Child and Family Studies to her role as the Director of Outreach and Engagement....
Lloyd
Lloyd is an English Creme Golden Retriever, a breed valued for its calm demeanor and patience with kids and adults....
Lynn Bednar
Lynn Bednar, Clinical Nutritionist MS, CNC, CNS candidate Lynn has a passion for natural health that was born out of dealing...
Meredith Garcia, LSW
Meredith is Certified in CBT for Anxiety & OCD and has completed the clinical training program through the Center for Anxiety...
Sam Acevedo, LCSW
Samantha is a licensed social worker and a certified CBT and OCD Specialist and has completed the extensive clinical training...
Shira Lichtenstein, LSW
Shira is a certified CBT and OCD Specialist and has completed the extensive clinical training program through the Center for...
Stephanie Keeshin
Stephanie is Certified in CBT for Anxiety & OCD and is currently working toward her Master’s degree in Counseling from...
Stephanie Lazar, LPC
Stephanie is a certified CBT for Anxiety & OCD specialist and has completed the extensive clinical training program through...
Zach Leezer, LCSW, CCATP
Zach received his Master of Social Work in Mental Health from The University of Illinois at Chicago and his Bachelor of Science...
