Lightfully Behavioral Health
Whole-person, evidence-based outpatient mental health care for adults on California’s Central Coast.
Structured, Compassionate Outpatient Mental Health Care in Santa Barbara
Located in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara, Lightfully provides personalized Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) programs for adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, personality disorders, thought disorders, and other mental health conditions.
Every treatment plan is tailored to the individual through our Precision Care Model, combining evidence-based therapies, psychiatry, family involvement, and compassionate clinical support to help clients create lasting change.
Our programs are designed to help adults:
- Build practical coping skills for everyday life
- Strengthen emotional resilience and self-awareness
- Improve relationships and communication
- Develop confidence for long-term recovery
Conditions Treated
Lightfully Santa Barbara specializes exclusively in primary mental health care. Our experienced clinicians provide evidence-based treatment for a wide range of mental health conditions while tailoring care to each client’s unique needs, strengths, and recovery goals.
We commonly treat:
- Depression
- Anxiety Disorders
- Trauma & PTSD
- Personality Disorders
- Thought Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Disorder
- Complicated Grief
- Self-Harm Behaviors
- Suicidality
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How We’ll Help You Improve Your Mental Health
Whether you’re beginning treatment for the first time or stepping down from a higher level of care, our Santa Barbara clinical team meets you where you are. Through individualized treatment planning and evidence-based therapies, we provide compassionate care that addresses the whole person, not just symptoms. This helps clients make meaningful progress toward lasting chang.
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Lightfully’s Dedicated Focus?
Primary Mental Health
Lightfully Behavioral Health is one of the first and only mental healthcare providers focused solely on primary mental health care: treating the whole person with clinical expertise, deep compassion, and a rigorous commitment to measurable results.
Depression & Other Mood Disorders
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- Bipolar Disorder
- Major Depressive
- Disorder
- Complicated Grief
Anxiety
Disorders
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- Generalized Anxiety
Disorder - Panic Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive
- Disorder (OCD)
- Social Anxiety
Disorder
Personality
Disorders
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- Borderline
Personality Disorder - Narcissistic
Personality Disorder - Avoidant
Personality Disorder - Histrionic
Personality Disorder
Trauma-Related
Disorders
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- Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder
(PTSD) - Dissociative
Disorders
Symptoms
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- Suicidality
- Self-harm
Behaviors
Our Staff
EMILY WALKLEY, LMFT | VICE PRESIDENT OF PHP/IOP OPERATIONS
Hannah Fowler, LMFT | Director of Clinical Operations
Lightfully Works with Most Major Commercial Insurance Plans
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Lightfully Santa Barbara PHP/IOP
111 W. Micheltorena St. Suite 210
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Address
111 W. Micheltorena St. Suite 210
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Conveniently located in downtown Santa Barbara and proudly serving adults throughout Santa Barbara County and California’s Central Coast.
Healing begins with one conversation.
Whether you’re seeking help for yourself or someone you care about, our Admissions team is here to answer your questions and help you take the next step.