5 Ways We’re Addressing the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis
August 30, 2022
Reading Time: 5 minutes 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, […]
Read MoreLightfully Behavioral Health to Open its First Adolescent Residential Treatment Center to Meet Rising Youth Mental Health Issues
August 15, 2022
Reading Time: 3 minutes 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, Calif., in late […]
Read MoreHow Lightfully Prioritizes LGBTQ+ Patients
August 10, 2022
Reading Time: 5 minutes 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 […]
Read MoreAdolescent Care at Lightfully: How We’re Different
August 10, 2022
Reading Time: 3 minutes 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 […]
Read More7 Tips to Consider If You Are Buying a Home
August 10, 2022
Reading Time: 4 minutes 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 […]
Read MoreAm I Depressed or Just Sad? How to Tell the Difference
August 2, 2022
Reading Time: 5 minutes 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. […]
Read MoreVirtual-Only Mental Healthcare? Proceed with Caution
March 30, 2022
Reading Time: 6 minutes If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that pretty much everything can be done virtually—from work to workouts, school to social gatherings, museum visits, movie premieres, and even Broadway shows. One question, though: Is that always a good thing? […]
Read MoreOur Company Culture Is Magnetic. Here’s Why.
February 23, 2022
Reading Time: 4 minutes Working at Lightfully Behavioral Health feels different from day one. For example, are you used to working a 40-hour week as a therapist? Not at Lightfully. We pay you for 40, but you work 32. If that seems counterintuitive, that’s […]
Read MoreGet Equipped! How Our Training Elevates Our Therapists
January 19, 2022
Reading Time: 5 minutes Oh, how the times haven’t changed. The mental health diagnosis and treatment process has largely worked the same since Freud: Patient visits therapist and voices a concern. Therapist asks questions, arrives at diagnosis, and endeavors to ease the patient’s symptoms. […]
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