WHO IS DR. LIGHTSTONE?
Dr. Lightstone is a clinical psychologist and certified health psychologist with 25 years of experience treating anxiety disorders, including phobias, panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). As a former program director, he built a clinic staffed by two part-time therapists into the largest anxiety disorders program on Nassau County’s South Shore. His cognitive-behavior therapy protocol was adopted by a hospital in Queens and is currently being offered at a hospital in Brooklyn. Dr. Lightstone has specialized for 20 years offering stress management and helping people with phobias (e.g., agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder), panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. Dr. Lightstone has published and conducted research in cognitive-behavior therapy treatments of anxiety disorders. He offers training programs and supervision for psychologists and social work psychotherapists. Dr. Lightstone is the founder of Westchester Psychotherapists for Social Responsibility and Anxiety Specialists of Westchester, a consortium of mental health professionals committed to the assessment and treatment of anxiety and anxiety-related conditions. For more information, go to www.anxietyspecialistsofwestchester.net
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