You Hold Everything Together for Others.

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You Hold Everything Together for Others.


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Now it's your turn.

Individual and couples therapy for teens, young adults, and adults. Offered in person across Long Island and virtually throughout New York.

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We accept most insurance providers

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Why People Reach Out

You think things through from every angle. You replay conversations at night. You almost make a decision, then pull back and question it again. You show up, handle what needs to get done, and still feel like something inside hasn’t settled.

Over time, it becomes a pattern. You decide, then doubt. You get close to moving forward, then second-guess and pull back. You try to figure it out, but it keeps happening.

At Lightpath Counseling Group, we slow this down and look closely at what happens right before you second-guess or pull back. When that starts to make sense, something shifts. You’re not getting pulled into it in the same way, and following through starts to feel possible.

Therapy That Helps You

If you’re in Port Jefferson or the surrounding area, this can be a place to slow down and begin to understand what’s happening underneath.

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    Individual Therapy

    When you’re overwhelmed, second-guessing decisions, or stuck in patterns that don’t seem to change

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    Couples Therapy

    When you’re overwhelmed, second-guessing decisions, or stuck in patterns that don’t seem to change

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    Teen & Young Adult Therapy

    When you’re overwhelmed, second-guessing decisions, or stuck in patterns that don’t seem to change

What You Might Be Dealing With

  • Overthinking decisions

  • Loss of confidence

  • Burnout

  • Trouble sleeping 

  • Irritability

  • Setting boundaries

  • Feeling disconnected

  • Second-guessing choices

Janice Martin, LCSW
Founder of Lightpath Counseling Group

About Lightpath Counseling Group

You may have already tried to figure this out on your own. You’ve thought about it and maybe talked it through with people you trust. But insight alone doesn’t change the pattern.

This is where something different can begin. When you have a space where you can slow down, speak honestly, and feel understood without judgment, patterns start to become clearer. Reactions begin to make more sense. You can pause instead of reacting. You can trust a decision instead of circling it.

I’m Janice Martin, LCSW, founder of Lightpath Counseling Group. We are a group practice built on the belief that therapy should feel steady, thoughtful, and deeply human. Our therapists share a relational, grounded approach to therapy. 

This work is not about fixing what is broken. It is about helping you understand yourself differently, so new choices start to feel possible.

Meet the Team

Insurance Plans Lightpath Counseling Accepts

  • Aetna

  • Anthem

  • Blue Cross

  • Blue Shield

  • BlueCross and BlueShield

  • Carelon Behavioral Health

  • Cigna and Evernorth

  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield

  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

  • Fidelis

  • Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)

  • HealthFirst

  • Medicare

  • Meritain Health

  • Northwell Direct

  • NYSHIP | NY State Empire Plan

  • Optum

  • Oxford

  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

  • Aetna

  • Anthem

  • Blue Cross

  • Blue Shield

  • BlueCross and BlueShield

  • Carelon Behavioral Health

  • Cigna and Evernorth

  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield

  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

  • Fidelis

  • Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)

  • HealthFirst

  • Medicare

  • Meritain Health

  • Northwell Direct

  • NYSHIP | NY State Empire Plan

  • Optum

  • Oxford

  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Frequently Asked Questions

When You Feel Nothing Changes

If part of you is tired of going in circles, that matters. If you’re at the point where you almost make a decision and then pull yourself back, that matters too. Lightpath Counseling Group offers in-person therapy in Port Jefferson and virtual sessions across New York. You don’t have to have the right words. You don’t have to have it figured out.