About David
Dr. David Lustig is a Florida psychologist with more than 34 years of experience. He offers a warm, encouraging approach and brings a straightforward, practical style to sessions.
He is known for engaging quickly with young people and for speaking plainly about problems so families can take the next steps. He uses cognitive behavioral methods as a central part of his work, along with client-centered and emotionally-focused ideas when they fit a person's needs.
Background and approach
That means sessions often focus on clear steps someone can try between meetings, while also making space to understand difficult feelings. He blends practical techniques with an upbeat and compassionate manner. Dr.
Lustig has a long history in teaching, writing, and media work, and he co-authored a parenting book. Those experiences shape how he explains strategies and gives concrete examples that people can use at home. He has delivered workshops and lectures across the country.
His background covers many common concerns, including anxiety, stress, parenting issues, attention challenges, mood problems, grief, and relationship difficulties. He also lists specialized focus areas such as adoption and foster care, autism, and first responder issues. Dr.
Lustig holds the credential FL Psychologist PY3358 and practices from Florida. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, readers should confirm current session options before booking so they know how meetings will be scheduled.
How his approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship and helping people feel heard; online sessions use that same attitude to make conversation easier and to center client goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) emphasizes practical strategies and homework tasks that people can try between meetings, which lends itself well to remote sessions where written worksheets or short practice tasks are shared and reviewed. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and work with strong emotions and patterns in relationships, and can be adapted to remote sessions that emphasize clear emotional check-ins and guided conversations.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then tailor techniques to fit the client's needs. This is a collaborative process where methods can be adjusted over time.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives by removing travel time and allowing sessions during a lunch break or between errands. It can also make short check-ins or focused skill-practice simpler to schedule. Ask about the available session types when you arrange your first appointment so you know how meetings will be planned.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 34 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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