Lighthouse Mental Health

Lighthouse Mental Health Lighthouse Mental Health Counseling Services, PLLC, provides psychotherapy services to children, adu

Merry Christmas 🤍May today offer you moments of calm, warmth, and rest — in whatever way you need them.
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas 🤍

May today offer you moments of calm, warmth, and rest — in whatever way you need them.

The holiday season can be loud, busy, and emotionally full — even when nothing looks “wrong” from the outside.This is yo...
12/24/2025

The holiday season can be loud, busy, and emotionally full — even when nothing looks “wrong” from the outside.

This is your reminder to pause.
To notice how your body feels.
To check in with your energy, your emotions, and your capacity right now.

If you’re feeling more overwhelmed, disconnected, or tired than usual, you’re not failing the holidays — you’re responding to a season that can bring up pressure, memories, grief, and expectations.

Support is allowed.
Rest is allowed.
You don’t have to carry everything alone.

We’re here if you need us — during the holidays and beyond.

12/21/2025

Some days it’s sadness.
Some days it’s silence.

Grief and depression can feel the same —
but grief still carries love underneath the pain.

One honors what was.
The other dims what is.

You deserve compassion for both. đź’›

This is not a diagnosis. If something here resonates, reach out to a trusted mental health professional.

The NCMHCE isn’t hard because you don’t know enough.It’s hard because it asks you to think clinically, manage time, and ...
12/19/2025

The NCMHCE isn’t hard because you don’t know enough.
It’s hard because it asks you to think clinically, manage time, and stay regulated under pressure.

That’s a skill — and skills can be trained.

Our NCMHCE Prep Course focuses on clinical reasoning, pacing, and exam-day confidence, not memorization.

Let’s make it easier.

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Expectations can quietly silence your honest needs.Especially during busy or emotionally loaded seasons.You don’t have t...
12/17/2025

Expectations can quietly silence your honest needs.
Especially during busy or emotionally loaded seasons.

You don’t have to perform calm to be loved.
You don’t have to minimize yourself to belong.

Overwhelm isn’t a flaw.
It’s information — and it deserves care. 🌱

Survival strategies deserve respect.Even the ones that hurt you now once helped you through something hard.Therapy doesn...
12/15/2025

Survival strategies deserve respect.
Even the ones that hurt you now once helped you through something hard.

Therapy doesn’t rip away coping skills.
It helps you understand them — and build new options
so you’re not relying on only one way to survive.

No shame.
Just awareness, choice, and growth.

12/13/2025

It’s not about food.
It’s about feelings too heavy to hold.

Binge Eating and Bulimia can both look like control —
but they’re really about pain.

You’re not weak.
You’re coping.

And there’s a way to heal without shame. 💛

This is not a diagnosis. If something here resonates, reach out to a trusted mental health professional.

You don’t pass the NCMHCE by memorizing facts —you pass by understanding how a counselor thinks in real scenarios.This e...
12/08/2025

You don’t pass the NCMHCE by memorizing facts —
you pass by understanding how a counselor thinks in real scenarios.

This exam is about:
• Clinical reasoning
• Prioritizing client needs
• Emotional presence
• Making choices with intention

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed or unsure where to begin…
you don’t need more hours —
you need the right structure.

🌱 Our NCMHCE Prep Course is designed to make studying clearer, calmer, and smarter — not harder.

đź’Ľ Interested in learning more?
Tap the link in our bio to get started.

12/05/2025

You survived what happened —
but your body is still holding the story.

PTSD and Complex PTSD can look alike —
but one comes from a single storm,
the other from years of weathering it.

Healing takes time.
Safety takes patience. đź’™

This is not a diagnosis. If something here resonates, reach out to a trusted mental health professional.

12/01/2025

Your body sounds the alarm —
even when there’s no danger.

Your mind calls it anxiety.
Your heart calls it panic.

The truth is — both are real, and both are hard.

Understanding how they differ can help you feel safe again. đź’›

This is not a diagnosis. If something here resonates, reach out to a trusted mental health professional.

Being a teenage girl today is a lot. Big emotions, identity stress, social media pressure, and constant comparison can f...
12/01/2025

Being a teenage girl today is a lot. Big emotions, identity stress, social media pressure, and constant comparison can feel unbearable. This group helps girls cope with: 

Intense emotions & mood changes

Stress, perfectionism, and school pressure

Friendship struggles and feeling left out

Confidence, self-worth, and body image

Anxiety, sadness, or anger they can’t name

A safe space to feel seen and supported. 

Joining a group like this can matter in ways individual therapy sometimes can’t reach — especially for teenage girls. Even when you’re a loving parent or a skilled clinician, teens sometimes tune adults out.Hearing “me too” from someone their age lands differently. It feels real. It feels safe. It feels believable. 

Use the link in the bio to sign up.

Happy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating today.And also—a gentle reminder: this day can bring complicated feeling...
11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating today.

And also—a gentle reminder: this day can bring complicated feelings. Gratitude and grief. Connection and loneliness. Joy and tension. Relief and exhaustion. There’s nothing “wrong” with you if your experience is layered. That’s human.

If you’re in a steadier place today, consider checking in on a friend, colleague, or loved one who might be having a harder time. A simple:
“Thinking of you today—no need to respond quickly.”
can go a long way.

And if you’re the one needing extra care: it’s okay to take breaks, set boundaries, step outside, or leave early. Protecting your nervous system is not selfish—it’s wise.

Wishing you softness, support, and moments of peace, exactly as you are.

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108 S. Franklin Avenue, Suite 3
Valley Stream, NY
11580

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15163039925

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