How to Calm Down From Anxiety
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems in the United States, affecting millions of people every day. According to NIMH, 31% of Americans will suffer from anxiety in their lives. If you're one of those people, anxiety can be overwhelming, and often...
5 Things Parents Should Consider When Kids Wrestle with Gender Identity
If you’ve ever wondered about the mental health complexities facing the LBGTQ+ community, allow Casey Weitzman, MA, LMFT, President and Founder of Gender Wellness of Los Angeles, to tell the story of an 18-year-old young woman we’ll call Lucy. “She was assigned male...
Adolescent Behavioral Services Uses Unique Precision Care Model
In a recent article, Lightfully Behavioral Health sat down with The Behavioral Health Hour to discuss their unique Process Based Therapy or PBT model and its use in adolescents. Process Based Therapy focuses less on the adolescent as well as using less big words, says...
10 Minutes? 20 Seconds? Doesn’t Matter. ‘Micro-breaks’ from Work Are Healthy
Feeling like you need a break from work? A micro-break may be just what the doctor orders. Micro-breaks range from around 30 seconds to 10 minutes. They're helpful for clearing your mind and improving your mental health without being too distracting. The West...
5 Ways We’re Addressing the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis
News about the crisis in adolescent mental health seems to be everywhere these days. At Lightfully, we’re committed to doing something about that crisis, with a significant investment in programs, staff, and facilities that can provide teens with high quality,...
13 Strategies to Address Mental Health in the Workplace
Lightfully Behavioral Healths Erica Strope, SPHR, Senior Vice President of People Operations at Lightfully was asked to contribute to an SHRM article about strategies to address mental health in the workplace. To read the article click here. The article surveyed a...
California late start law: Experts, parents weigh pros and cons of late school start time
Lightfully Behavioral Healths Stephanie G. Thompson, DSW, LCSW, director of clinical operations, spoke with ABC7 about later start time for schools and how this change will result in better sleep and overall mental health for students. In addition, students who have...
Lightfully Behavioral Health to Open its First Adolescent Residential Treatment Center to Meet Rising Youth Mental Health Issues
ENCINITAS, CALIF., (August 15, 2022) – Newly launched mental health care startup, Lightfully Behavioral Health, a rapidly growing mental health treatment provider based in Thousand Oaks, Calif., will open its first adolescent residential treatment center in Encinitas,...
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...