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Lighthouse Counseling LCSW

Healing begins with connection 💛
Lighthouse Counseling | Integrative psychotherapy
Serving New York in-person & via telehealth

02/28/2026

One of the most misunderstood relationship skills:
You can acknowledge someone’s feelings without sharing their opinion.

Validation sounds like:
“I can see why that hurt.”
Not: “You’re right and I’m wrong.”

Connection doesn’t require agreement. It requires presence.

Book a consult at LighthouseHv.com to learn more about building healthy communication skills in your relationships.

02/26/2026

So much of healing isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about helping your body learn that it’s safe to be here now.

Not in survival mode.
Not bracing for impact.
Not earning rest.

Just at peace within you.

02/19/2026

Anxious Vs. Avoidant loop. Watch to learn more!

02/17/2026

Sometimes what looks like avoidance is a nervous system asking for safety.
When we lead with gentleness, we don’t lose structure—we build capacity. 💛

02/10/2026

Some days bring joy.
Some days bring grief, fear, or exhaustion.
Some days bring all of it before noon.

Rumi reminds us that being human means hosting all of it — not just the parts we like or understand. We don’t have to rush feelings out the door to be “doing it right.” Sometimes the work is just letting them sit, listening to what they came to show us, and trusting they won’t stay forever.

02/05/2026

When your nervous system is stuck in survival mode, ‘just relax’ isn’t helpful — your body thinks it’s protecting you.
This isn’t a willpower issue. It’s a safety issue.
And safety is something we can gently, slowly, rebuild.

Visit LighthouseHV.com to learn more about putting that fire out.

02/03/2026

This is a space for showing up as you are.
Messy, tired, unsure, guarded — all of it belongs.

You don’t have to take care of yourself in here.
That part can be shared.

01/26/2026

Barriers don’t mean you’re failing.

They mean you’re human.

01/22/2026

www.lighthousehv.com/blog/why-your-nervous-system-feels-off-after-the-holidays

Your nervous system is settling after weeks of pushing through stimulation, expectations, emotions, and disrupted routines. January often brings a crash that feels confusing, but it’s actually your body finally getting a chance to exhale.

In therapy, we talk a lot about how the nervous system holds stress, transitions, sensory overload, and emotional labor. And sometimes the first few weeks of the year are when everything you pushed aside finally rises to the surface.

If your body is asking for slowness, grounding, or gentleness, honor that. You’re not behind — you’re recalibrating.

I’m sharing some holistic grounding techniques in my latest post if you need support returning to yourself.

01/17/2026

10 things you should know about me before agreeing to work with me in therapy. I'm VERY serious about number 6, take it into consideration because it may get on your nerves.

Book a free consultation with me at LighthouseHV.com

01/14/2026

Please stop telling Autistic people that they need to make eye contact to have successful relationships or conversations in any capacity. It's not the Autistic persons job to perform in a way that makes you more comfortable in conversation. Let's put more focus on meeting people where they are, and adapting/educating ourselves to various ways of communication...because we are ALL so different (thank God).

If you are the person with Autism, specifically a young person with Autism or the parent of an Autistic child, don't buy into the jargon that has been taught over the years- you will get a job, make a friend and connect even if you never look another person in the eye again- promise. You already know this, look at the connections you've maintained thus far.

01/09/2026

Reiki isn’t a replacement for therapy — but it can be a powerful companion.

If you’re doing the deep work in talk therapy, your body might still be holding tension, fear, or patterns that don’t shift with words alone. That’s where Reiki comes in.

It helps your nervous system soften.
It supports integration.
It creates space to feel without needing to explain.

Therapy tends to the mind.
Reiki helps the body and Spirit feel safe enough to follow.

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102 Ward Street , Unit 1
Montgomery, NY
12549

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	4pm - 6pm

Website

http://lighthousehv.com/

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