About Lighthouse Psychiatry

            Why work in mental health? It is a question that we’ve been asked many times, and it is one that we anticipate we will be asked many more. The simplest answer is that we want to help people, especially those who need it. We feel that mental health is just as important as physical health and has for far too long been stigmatized. We care about the well-being of our patients and improving their lives positively as we have been impacted enormously by those that have suffered from mental illnesses. Whether in our own lives by those we are closest to or throughout our professional careers, we have seen the beautiful things that can happen when we take the time and care to help someone and recognize the impact it can have on the patient and ourselves. That connection, that emotion that comes through working with mental health, is incredibly fulfilling, and it’s one that we want to share with as many people as we can. So why work in mental health? It is an issue that is so personal and touches our hearts that we cannot imagine or want anything different.

Why start your own business? Another question that is asked of us quite frequently and another that we believe will be asked many more times. There is no shortage of places where we could work where the responsibility would be lessened, or the burden of ensuring that the company runs is on somebody else’s hands. However, through our careers, we have been in that position and know that for many profits bestrides patients. Starting our own business allows us to ensure that is not the case and have a true say in our companies’ priorities. It’s one of the reasons 90% of Lighthouse’s profits go back into the business. It also allows us to work with those we trust and have the utmost faith in to carry out our vision for how a Behavioral Health Clinic should be run. For us, our employees truly are our family (always were in some cases!), and that is how we believe a company should function, as a whole unit where everyone is valued, and everyone can share in our triumphs and laugh at our trip-ups. We believe that following the values of trust, integrity, commitment, boldness, and humility will allow us to be successful in this venture. And as long as we have these values to guide us like a lighthouse guides a ship into safe harbor, we will be successful in our endeavor.