Lighthouse Mental Health

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

The NCMHCE often feels challenging not because you don’t know enough — but because it asks you to prioritize, slow down,...
02/04/2026

The NCMHCE often feels challenging not because you don’t know enough — but because it asks you to prioritize, slow down, and choose the best next step.

That kind of clinical judgment isn’t automatic.
It’s a skill that develops with the right kind of practice.

Our NCMHCE Prep Course is designed to help you build that skill — so you can approach the exam with more clarity and confidence.

🔗 Learn more via the link in our bio.

“I wonder if” is an invitation — not a conclusion.You’re never being told what to think in therapy.You’re being invited ...
02/02/2026

“I wonder if” is an invitation — not a conclusion.

You’re never being told what to think in therapy.
You’re being invited to explore whether a belief still serves you.

Your job isn’t to accept a therapist’s idea as truth.
It’s to notice what fits, what doesn’t — and choose what supports your life.

Ever notice how quickly “sorry” comes out of your mouth?Over-apologizing is often less about politenessand more about pr...
01/29/2026

Ever notice how quickly “sorry” comes out of your mouth?

Over-apologizing is often less about politeness
and more about protection.

When early environments punished needs, mistakes, or visibility, the nervous system learned to reduce threat by apologizing first.

That strategy made sense then.
Today, it can keep you small.

You don’t need to shrink to be safe.

📝 What do I fear might happen if I don’t apologize?

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Fast, slow, or somewhere in between —your pace is allowed.You don’t have to rush healing, growth, or clarity.The rhythm ...
01/27/2026

Fast, slow, or somewhere in between —
your pace is allowed.

You don’t have to rush healing, growth, or clarity.
The rhythm you’re moving at right now deserves respect.

Preparing for the NCMHCE isn’t just about studying content — it’s about learning how to think clearly under pressure.Our...
01/25/2026

Preparing for the NCMHCE isn’t just about studying content — it’s about learning how to think clearly under pressure.

Our NCMHCE Prep Course focuses on clinical reasoning, pacing, and confident decision-making, so you’re practicing the skills the exam actually tests.

🔗 Learn more via the link in bio.

In therapy, the “right now” matters.Patterns don’t only live in stories about the past —they show up in the body, in rea...
01/23/2026

In therapy, the “right now” matters.

Patterns don’t only live in stories about the past —
they show up in the body, in real time.

Not to judge you.
To help you understand what’s happening —
and support change where it actually begins.

01/22/2026

Joy doesn’t always arrive as lightness or celebration.
Sometimes it shows up quietly, alongside grief, fatigue, or uncertainty.

If joy feels complicated right now, that doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong.
It means you’re human—holding more than one truth at once.

You don’t have to force gratitude.
You don’t have to feel festive.
And you don’t have to make sense of it all today.

Let joy arrive in small, honest ways—
a moment of calm, a steady breath, a pause that feels safe enough.

Even that counts.
Especially that.


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EmotionalWellbeing LighthouseCounselingNY

01/19/2026

Triggers aren’t proof that you’re regressing.
They’re signals.

They point to places that need care, context, or support —
not self-criticism.

Noticing them is part of the work. 🌱

Boundaries aren’t walls.They’re doors with locks.You get to decide what comes inand what stays out.Therapy helps you bui...
01/14/2026

Boundaries aren’t walls.
They’re doors with locks.

You get to decide what comes in
and what stays out.

Therapy helps you build boundaries
that protect your energy —
without guilt, fear, or self-abandonment.

01/11/2026

Healing isn’t about becoming someone else.
It’s about finding your way back to what’s always been there.

The truest version of you lives beneath the coping — not beyond it.

You’re not reinventing yourself.
You’re remembering yourself. 💙

Emotional awareness isn’t about getting it right every time.It’s about noticing — sooner, more gently, and with less jud...
01/09/2026

Emotional awareness isn’t about getting it right every time.
It’s about noticing — sooner, more gently, and with less judgment.

If these shifts feel small, that’s because they’re happening beneath the surface.

And that’s where real change begins. 🌱

If studying harder hasn’t made the NCMHCE feel easier,it doesn’t mean you’re unprepared —it means the exam is testing a ...
01/07/2026

If studying harder hasn’t made the NCMHCE feel easier,
it doesn’t mean you’re unprepared —
it means the exam is testing a different skill.

Clinical reasoning, prioritization, and decision-making under pressure can be learned and practised.

That’s exactly what our NCMHCE Prep Course is designed to support.

Follow the link in our bio to learn more or register yourself.

Address

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

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+15163039925

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