There is an island of opportunity in the middle of every difficulty.”
~ Alcoholics Anonymous
Lisa Ferguson, Therapist, Executive Director
Contact: lightsourcecounseling@gmail.com
Office Address: 8000 W. River Road, Yorktown, IN 47396
(New Life Presbyterian Church)
Phone: (765) 276-0407
Lisa Ferguson, MA, LCAC, CSAT, CADACII, CCPS, and CPTT, is a Licensed Clinical Addictions Counselor and an EMDR (EMDRIA) certified therapist who specializes in helping individuals couples, and families recover from the devastation of substance or alcohol abuse/addictions, pornography/sexual addictions, trauma, and PTSD. With over 20 years of counseling experience, she has focused on the areas of trauma and addictions since 2009.
Lisa is internationally certified in Sexual Addictions Therapy (CSAT) with Patrick Carnes’ Gentle Path Program through the International Institute for Trauma and Addictions Professionals (IITAP). She is also Indiana’s first Certified Clinical Partner Specialist (CCPS) through the Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists (APSATS). Additionally, she is a FLASH trained EMDR Certified Therapist who works with individuals suffering the effects of trauma and PTSD. This combination of training positions her uniquely to understand and address the challenges of a wide variety of people who need impactful therapy and assistance in resetting their lives.
In addition to her expertise as a therapist, she has over a decade of experience teaching at university, and gives educational lectures nationally and internationally. She is a member of NAADAC (the national organization for addictions professionals), ICAADA (Indiana Counselors Association on Alcohol and Drug Abuse), EMDRIA (the international association for EMDR trained professionals), and the American Association of Christian Counselors. She holds an MA from Purdue University, and lives in the Muncie area with her husband of thirty-seven years.
The LightSource advisory board includes such distinguished counselors as:
Bruce Perkins, Perkins Intervention, MA, NCAC II, CADAC IV, BRI II, LMFT, LSW
http://www.bruceperkins.com
Art Adams, Access Family Counseling, LCAC, CADAC IV, MSW, LCSW
info@leavingthepitbehind.org
Dr. Terrie Vannatta, Spencer Psychology, Ph. D., HSPP
www.spencerpsychology.com
Sabre (Javier von Adelshausen Sabre CGC) is the K9 associate of and Certified Therapy Dog for LightSource Counseling (‘LightSabre’!). A four-year-old AKC registered German Shepherd Dog certified by Therapy Dogs International, Sabre has been trained from age 10 weeks to bring out his natural interactive traits that make him an asset to the therapy process. He has been a member of the practice since 2017. His intuitive nature, playfulness, loyalty, strength and power make him the embodiment of state-of-the-art canine enhanced psychotherapy. We are proud to have Sabre as a part of our team.
