Aimee Lighty
Practical, collaborative therapy focused on change
LPC Pennsylvania
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Aimee
Aimee Lighty is an LPC who centers her work on practical, evidence-informed strategies to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma-related symptoms.
Background and approach
With 15 years of professional experience, she emphasizes approaches that move clients from insight to action, favoring methods that help reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Her manner balances warmth and humor with a readiness to engage deeply when intense emotions or difficult experiences need processing.
Rather than directing clients, she prefers collaborative problem solving that sets clear goals and builds actionable steps. She draws primarily from cognitive behavioral techniques while integrating client-centered and solution-focused ideas to strengthen coping skills and address relationship patterns.
Aimee works with concerns including relationships, family and parenting challenges, anger, addictions, LGBT issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, self-esteem, bipolar and depressive mood concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes, with additional attention to veteran and armed forces issues and self-harm.
Based in Pennsylvania, she offers multiple online session formats to suit different needs and emphasizes making therapy time productive and focused on tangible progress.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
CBT focuses on identifying and changing thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to distress; it often involves structured techniques and skill-building to reduce anxiety, depression, and problems with sleep or concentration. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship where the client’s perspective guides the work and emotional processing, which can help build self-esteem and clarity about personal goals. Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on strengths and practical steps, encouraging short-term goals and concrete changes that move a person toward desired outcomes.Finding the right approach is part of the process and a collaborative effort. The therapist will work together with each client to explore which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as progress occurs and priorities shift.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, letting clients choose formats that fit their schedules and comfort levels. These options can make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between sessions, and access support from home or work when life is busy or travel is difficult.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Pennsylvania
Languages
English