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Is Addiction Genetic? By the Light Counseling clinical team. Clinical perspective from Zach Clinton, PhD, LPC. Honestly, it is a question researchers still argue over. Some say yes, some say no, and the science has not settled it. What we can say with more confidence...
Why the Church Struggles to Talk About Pornography By the Light Counseling clinical team. Clinical perspective from Zach Clinton, PhD, LPC. Most churches will name pornography as a sin from the pulpit. Far fewer create a room where a person can admit they are stuck in...
Hooked vs. Addicted: When Does a Habit Cross the Line? By the Light Counseling clinical team. Clinical perspective from Zach Clinton, PhD, LPC. Being hooked on something and being addicted to it are not the same, and the difference matters more than most people...
The Root of Addiction By the Light Counseling clinical team. Clinical perspective from Zach Clinton, PhD, LPC. Almost no one dreams of ending up there. Nobody pictures themselves at the bar every night, or opening the same tab every night, or reaching for the same...
Are You in Love, or Addicted? By the Light Counseling clinical team. Clinical perspective from Zach Clinton, PhD, LPC. Love and addiction can feel like the same thing from the inside. Both are intoxicating. Both give you a high. So the intensity of the feeling won't...
How to Break a Habit By the Light Counseling clinical team. Clinical perspective from Zach Clinton, PhD, LPC. The most useful thing anyone ever said about breaking a habit is short: the way you overcome one is by finding something better to do. Jordan Peterson put it...
“Count it all joy my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect that you may be perfect and complete lacking in nothing.” (James 1:2-4, ESV) Have you...
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.” -2 Corinthians 5:17, ESV Spring is finally here. One clear sign of this is the bulbs my husband and I planted last fall are starting to sprout through the dirt. Once the flowers start blooming in...
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 6:12, ESV) I was caught up in the...
Many adults reach a point where they begin to question long-standing patterns in their lives—feeling socially out of sync, overwhelmed by sensory input, or unsure why everyday tasks seem to require more effort than expected. You might find yourself asking: Why do...
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 (ESV) There are many aspects about warmer weather that I love...
There are moments in life when things just don’t quite make sense. Maybe you’ve been trying to focus, but your mind won’t slow down. Maybe your mood shifts in ways you can’t explain. Maybe anxiety feels constant, or certain patterns of relationships keep repeating, no...
“And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good...
“And now, go, write it before them on a tablet and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come as a witness forever.” Isaiah 30:8 (ESV) “I have enough on my plate to do every day. Why in the world would I want to sit down and write about it? Living...
“When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him and let him go.” (John 11:43-44, ESV)...
At Light Counseling, our mission is to bring hope to the hopeless and healing to those who are hurting by helping individuals realize their God‑given, divine potential. Whether you're navigating past wounds or managing present-day stress, we’re committed to supporting...