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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....
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 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...
Ashley Plantz, MSW
Ashley received both her Masters of Social Work and Bachelors of Science in Psychology degrees at Loyola University Chicago....
Cordelia Grimes
Cordelia received her Master of Social Work from Loyola University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from DePaul...
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...
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, Ph.D., M.H.S.A
Dr. Debra Kissen is the Executive Director of Light On Anxiety Treatment Center 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...
Morton Kissen
Dr. Morton Kissen specializes in Aging and Retirement Anxiety, Integrating yoga and psychoanalysis, group dynamics, leadership,...
Emily Lambert
Emily is currently completing her Masters in Counseling from Northwestern University....
Emily Wilensky, ALMFT
Emily is a certified CBT and OCD Specialist and has completed the extensive clinical training program through the Center for...
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 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 Chief of Staff....
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, MSW, MA
Meredith is a certified CBT for Anxiety & OCD specialist and has completed the clinical training program through the Center...
Rachel Aredia, LCPC, CCATP
Rachel received her Master of Clinical Counseling from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and her Bachelors of Arts in...
Shira Lichtenstein, MSW
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 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...
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...
