About Us

Dr Ray & Jean Kadkhodaian providing Counseling Services Schaumburg IL

About the Founders

 

The Lighthouse Emotional Wellness Center provides expert marriage family and individual counseling services in Arlington Heights Illinois and has for over 20 years.

Dr Ray and Jean Kadkhodaian founded The Lighthouse Emotional Wellness Center in 2002 with an original desire to provide a new and more successful approach to helping couples improve their relationships. Dr. Ray and Jean were married on February 14th 1998. They met while working in a community mental health setting and discovered they were both attending Roosevelt University and working on their master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. Dr Ray went on to pursue a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology.

Their passion and life’s work to help couples learn and grow together led them to create Couples Synergy, Family Synergy Therapy and founded The Lighthouse Emotional Wellness Center.

 

Our Staff

Angela Zender

Angela Zender

Director of Operations

 Eddie Oriole, LCPC, NCC

Eddie Oriole, LCPC, NCC

Clinical Director

Adeeb Odeh, LCPC

Adeeb Odeh, LCPC

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

Kate Hindle, LCSW

Kate Hindle, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Christopher Scropos, LPC

Christopher Scropos, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Katrina Lebek, LSW

Katrina Lebek, LSW

Licensed Social Worker

Melissa Rust, LCPC

Melissa Rust, LCPC

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

Minh Huynh, LPC

Minh Huynh, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Ricardo Hurley

Ricardo Hurley

Licensed Social Worker

Nupur Sharma, LCPC

Nupur Sharma, LCPC

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

Reba Arora, LPC

Reba Arora, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Erika Olandese

Erika Olandese

Counselor in Training

Other Services

Individual Counseling

Individual Counseling

Our counselors help patients to overcome personal obstacles, build self-confidence, and develop meaningful relationships.
Marriage Counseling

Couples & Marriage Counseling

The Couples Synergy program by Dr. Ray & Jean Kadkhodaian is designed to revitalize marriages and bring back passion and excitement to relationships.

Family Counseling

Family Counseling

Our Family Synergy Therapy model addresses dysfunctional family dynamics to break unhealthy patterns and create a peaceful environment at home.

Child Counseling

Child Counseling

Our child therapists use different techniques to help children open up about how they feel and navigate the challenges in their lives.

EMDR Therapy

EMDR Therapy

Our therapists use the EMDR model to help clients explore, process, and heal traumatic memories through their bodies' natural abilities.

Depression Treatment

Depression Treatment

Our treatment program provides patients with the tools, compassion, and support to navigate their journey fighting depression.

Anxiety Treatment

Anxiety Treatment

Our counselors treat anxiety by integrating traditional therapy with complementary practices to the mind, body, and spirit.
PTSD & Trauma Therapy

PTSD & Trauma Therapy

Our mission is to guide patients with trauma towards healing and help them regain control of their lives to achieve lasting wellness.