“Wherever you are is the entry point” – Kabir

When people ask Zill about her purpose in life, she tell's  them that her work is her purpose.Her work serves as an expression of creativity. Every day brings the promise of a new beginning, and the opportunity to

transform every life challenge into a gift.

Zill Botadkar, has more than 15 years of experience of working extensively with children, adolescents and adults. Beyond holding a Post Graduation in Counselling Psychology. She is also trained as an Arts Based Therapy Practitioner and Educator from WCCLF(Pune), Autism Movement Therapy Provider, EQ and Resource Educator, Play Therapy, Applied Drama in Autism and many more courses to enhance her own skills. She has been instrumental in starting the groundwork for another Centre for Remedial Educational Therapy in Mumbai. She was an appointed faculty member as an ABT Practitioner in JBCN PAN Academy, Manu Prem, JBCN International School, Disha and Akanksha.

She has travelled around the world to reach out to special educators, counsellors, therapists and the special needs population to educate them on importance of art forms and its therapeutic benefits. Few places to name are Malaysia, USA, and many states in India too. She is the Course Director and Core Facilitator for training students as ABT Practitioners at Nirmala Niketan College, Mumbai. Her reason to start Lighthouse is because of her belief in an integrative approach that takes into consideration the physical, emotional, cognitive and spiritual needs of the client to help individuals of all ages to cope with their challenges and to also learn and grow from them, in a warm, nurturing atmosphere that speaks to all the senses.