Loneliness: The Epidemic No One Talks About
Loneliness isn’t weakness—it’s a sign that you need connection. Learn small, powerful ways to reconnect with others and begin healing from isolation.
Light the Way’s New Counseling Packages
At Light the Way Counseling Center, we’ve spent the last 21 years walking with people through pain, change, and breakthrough. Our new therapy packages are designed for those truly ready to commit to healing—offering structured, purpose-driven care for individuals, couples, and families who want meaningful progress and emotional clarity.
When It’s Clear on Paper: A Game-Changing Tool for Couples
Each person completes the assessment individually. Then, they meet with a certified facilitator who walks them through the results—highlighting areas of alignment, difference, and misunderstanding. What makes this tool so effective is that it gives couples something objective to review together. It’s no longer just one person’s perspective—it’s all laid out clearly, in black and white
I Feel Anxious--- And I Don’t Know Why
If you scored a few 1s, 2s, or 3s, it’s something to take note of. If you see a pattern or feel like your anxiety is disrupting your daily life, working with a therapist can help bring clarity and relief. At Light the Way, we apply resources and expert knowledge from places like Amen Clinics to understand how anxiety affects both your mind and body. A region in the brain often linked to anxiety is the Basal Ganglia—this area can become overactive when you're feeling worried, tense, or fearing the worst. While you don’t need to be a brain expert, it’s helpful to know there are natural, science-backed methods to calm this part of your brain.
Stop Making This Big Mistake When You Feel Strong Emotions…and Do This Instead.
Taking responsibility of our emotions empowers us and gives us control over our lives. Recognizing this responsibility frees us to discover more about ourselves and heal from old wounds by seeing where our triggers come from. We see choices we can make in relationships and frees us to express ourselves.
False Guilt Holds Us Back from Healthy Relationships
There’s a difference between true and false guilt. Often, we don’t recognize the difference. When we don’t recognize false guilt, we treat it like it’s true. We believe we have done harm and we beat ourselves up. We put extra pressure on ourselves. We aren’t always sure what to do and how to fix it.
What To Do When You Can’t Forgive Yourself
Our physical and mental health improves when we forgive ourselves. We are more at peace with ourselves and others. Our relationships improve as we have a more positive outlook. Our thinking is clearer.
The Biggest Mistake People Make After They Forgive… and What to do Instead
Too many people think that when you forgive, it means the relationship should just go back to the way it was.
But that’s not always a healthy choice.
To have the relationships we want, we need to learn the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation, and know when it’s appropriate (and when it’s not) to reconcile.
Forgiveness is Hard… and Healthy
Forgiveness is hard. When we forgive quickly, we can enjoy life, be more relaxed, and feel freer. Make forgiveness a regular habit.
5 Tips from a Therapist that Adult Children Can Use to Improve Their Relationship with Their Parents
Conversations about adult children and their parents have been making headlines recently. Some people are wondering whether therapy encourages adult children to distance themselves from their families.
At Light the Way Counseling Center, we believe effective therapy isn't about creating division—it's about helping people build healthier relationships whenever it is safe and possible.
Every family has conflict. Every family experiences misunderstandings. While some relationships require firm boundaries or even distance for safety, many strained relationships can improve through honest communication, greater understanding, emotional healing, and intentional effort from both parents and adult children.
How and Why our Brain Causes Anxiety
Although the amygdala is small, it has a huge responsibility in our survival. It’s there to cause the alarm to help protect us, and it’s the source of many of our emotional reactions - both positive and negative. It automatically activates the fight, flight or freeze response. We can’t control when the amygdala is activated. However, once we are aware it is, we can work to calm it down and get ourselves under control.
Is it Fear or Anxiety?
Knowing the difference between fear and anxiety helps us take the necessary action to overcome it, recover and move forward. Here are some tips to help.