How Lightfully Prioritizes LGBTQ+ Patients
Before the pandemic, mental health among adolescents was bad. Since the pandemic, it’s only gotten worse—especially for LGBTQ+ youth, who face extensive social and cultural pressures that put them at greater risk of negative mental health conditions. Lesbian, gay, and...
Adolescent Care at Lightfully: How We’re Different
In 2019, mental health among high school students was bad and getting worse—an urgent concern for parents and clinicians alike. The last thing adolescents needed: a pandemic that would largely strip them of their independence and social connections. Unfortunately, the...
7 Tips to Consider If You Are Buying a Home
Housing related stressors are on the rise and not a topic that was prominent within the therapeutic process up until recently. This is not only due to the prospect of purchasing a home and the myriad of stressors included in the process, but the effect a chaotic...
Am I Depressed or Just Sad? How to Tell the Difference
You feel like there's no joy left in anything, and like the whole world is grey. All of the color and joy you used to feel is gone. Life has its ups and downs, but lately it's all been down. Adding to your persistent low mood might be the worry that what you're...
How to Tell if You’re a Victim of Gaslighting
Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation that involves making someone doubt their own memories or perception of reality. This can be done by denying facts that the other person knows to be true, accusing them of being confused or sensitive, or insulting...
Missing The Body You Used To Have? You May Be Experiencing ‘Body Grief’
If you are missing the body you once had, you aren't alone. In a HuffPost article, Bri Campos of Body Image With Bri, defines body grief as "the distress caused by the perceived losses that come when you stop attempting to change your body size." Or, put another way,...
4 Core Processes of Human Suffering, Explained—and How We Address Them
Lightfully’s direct approach to treating maladaptive processes is fast becoming the new gold standard for patients. Traditional models of care are often impersonal and mechanical. For starters, the DSM system of classification of mental health disorders is...
Power of Virtual Care to Reach Marginalized Populations
By Norman Kim, Ph.D I am the consummate city mouse. Other than my time in college, I have lived exclusively in large cities. In fact, I have lived in the 3 most populous cities in the US (I grew up in #3 Chicago, spent most of my adult life in #2 Los Angeles, and now...
The Best Online Therapy for Anxiety in 2022
The Top Picks for Online Therapy for Anxiety Anxiety, by its own merit, isn't a bad thing. Smaller levels of anxiety can be a source of motivation for everyday tasks, according to Harvard Health Publishing. At Lightfully, however, we understand that not all anxiety...