Lighthouse Integrative Counseling Services, LMFT, LCSW, PLLC
650 Hallock Avenue
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
631-403-3318
Our areas of expertise include, but are not limited to the following:
Adolescent Issues * Anxiety Disorders * ADHD in children, adolescents, and adults * Anger Management * Aggressive Behavior * Behavior Problems * Couples Counseling * Depression/Mood Disorders * Family Conflict * Impulse Control Problems * Procrastination/Underachievement* School Refusal * Separation/Divorce * Stress Management * Trauma Recovery
The following therapeutic services are available:
*Individual psychotherapy
*Parenting Education/Support Groups
*Couples/Marital Counseling
*Family Therapy
*Play Therapy
*Sandplay Therapy
*Group Therapy
*Art Therapy
*ADD/ADHD/Life Coaching
*Online Telehealth/Video Sessions
Individual Psychotherapy:
The client is seen by themselves and has the privacy to explore and get in touch with their thoughts and feelings regarding the challenges they are facing. Through the process of sharing their personal story in a supportive atmosphere, the individual can develop a better understanding of the current situation. Options for change can be explored with the feedback of a well-trained professional. Clients can develop insight into their own behavior and learn to identify unhealthy patterns which have become obstacles to growth in their life. The client's strengths and positive coping skills are used as the foundation to build new solutions to the current situation within the context of a safe therapeutic relationship.
Couples/Marital Counseling:
Couples are seen together (and sometimes separately) to communicate their wants and needs within the safety of the therapist's office. The Therapeutic models that are used by our therapists to help create change within the couple relationship are: The Imago Therapy model, The Gottman Model, and the Five Love Languages model. Couples learn more productive communication skills, awareness of patterns of interactions, and how to fill each other's emotional fuel tanks to prevent the relationship from deteriorating. These strategies lead them to a closer, more caring connection with their partner. Couples will explore what they were taught about relationships from the role models in their life and the unhealthy ways they may be interacting with their partner. Couples will learn which behavior and communication patterns are destructive to their relationship and need to be let go of. Often times obstacles to growth and change, such as an individuals untreated problem such as anxiety, depression, or an addiction, can finally be addressed as a result of the couple seeking counseling.
Family Therapy:
Families are seen together to have the opportunity to talk, in a safe and supportive environment, about the issues that are causing problems in their lives. Because families instinctively seek balance in order to function, certain behaviors and ways of interacting become extreme and problematic. Family therapy can help the members to become aware of the negative patterns that were developed to maintain this balance and to collaborate with the therapist to create new, healthier relationships. Family sessions are helpful in giving the members a safe place to communicate their feelings to one another in a way that is different from how they handle situations at home.
Group Therapy:
People can participate in group therapy with other individuals who are experiencing similar problems as themselves. The safety of the confidential group setting provides comfort and support to clients who want to change a painful/disabling condition they are struggling with. Many people who suffer from anxiety, depression, being raised in a dysfunctional or abusive family, ADD/ADHD, low self-esteem, or impulse control problems often feel isolated and different from others. Group therapy can provide the necessary connections to others that will help them feel motivated to break destructive patterns in their lives.
Parent Education/Support Groups:
Parents can participate in groups with other parents to learn specific strategies to build a better, more rewarding relationship with their children. Groups tend to be mixed with an educational component followed by a discussion to address personalized questions and challenges. The educational piece offers parents specific, hands-on techniques to discipline and interact more effectively with their children. Parents are also given the opportunity to voice their frustrations and concerns and receive suggestions and support from the group.