I am a licensed professional counselor with 22 years of experience across a wide range of domains - career, education, mental health, relationship/family work. I have a particular passion for helping clients to manage stress, depression, anxiety, and trauma symptoms that negatively impact their functioning in their relationships or careers.
My style is warm, supportive, and light-hearted in general, but I can be intense and emotive when helping clients process through negative experiences and feelings. I don't believe in telling clients what to do, but I do believe in collaboratively exploring problems and designing solutions together rather than spending valuable time talking about things but not doing anything about them. Your time is precious to me, so I strive to ensure that our time together is productive and helpful.
The primary modalities I use are cognitive behavior therapy, but I pull from structural and strategic family therapy concepts and techniques to help improve client relationships as well.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Self-harm
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy
PA LPC PC002137
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Aimee Lighty. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
I feel so lucky to have been connected with Aimee. Her expertise has helped me active work through my life. I really appreciate the actionable items and takeaways from every call because that is what keeps me moving forward
Written on May 26, 2022 after therapy with Aimee for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and adhd
Working with Aimee has been great (and 100x better than my previous therapist--who I also thought was great!) She says that she is often working-from-home so whenever I reach out via message she responds quickly! Our weekly video calls are helpful and supportive--she assigns homework and follows up. She has a lovely we-can-do-this energy.
Written on Jan 04, 2022 after therapy with Aimee for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Aimee is thoughtful, helpful and sincere. I enjoy the time I get to spend working with her and she makes sure I feel heard and respected. She has given me great tools to combat my issues from the start and I'm sure in the coming weeks she will continue to add to them. I feel like with Aimee's help I will make great progress in many areas and I am happy to have gotten to work with her.
Written on Oct 07, 2021 after therapy with Aimee for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd