Dr. David Lustig

Dr. David Lustig uses a clear, practical approach to therapy that centers on the person in front of him. He is Dr. David Lustig, a Florida psychologist with 34 years of experience and the credential FL Psychologist PY3358. He writes and speaks about parenting and developmental topics and aims to make therapy straightforward and usable for everyday life.

He favors cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He combines that with client-centered techniques to create a warm, respectful space. He also draws on emotionally-focused and solution-focused ideas when they fit the problem.

His background includes long experience in private practice, teaching at the college level, national workshops, and extensive media work. That background informs brief, practical strategies for stress, anxiety, sleep problems, anger, addiction, mood disorders, and parenting concerns. He also addresses adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, ADHD, and related challenges.

Sessions are conversational and goal-directed. He aims to help people build skills they can use between meetings. Expect practical exercises, straightforward feedback, and an encouraging tone that sometimes includes humor.

People seek his help for a wide range of issues from depression and grief to relationship and intimacy-related concerns. He offers care in English and sees clients in Florida, guided by his experience and interest in solving everyday problems.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and responding to each person's goals. In practice this means meetings where the therapist follows your lead, asks questions, and helps you find your own solutions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. That makes it well suited to step-by-step work on anxiety, anger, sleep, and mood problems. Emotionally-focused therapy helps people notice and name their feelings and the patterns that keep them stuck, which can be useful when addressing relationship and intimacy-related concerns.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients often switch or combine methods as needs and progress become clearer.

Confirm the specific session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow quick check-ins when a brief follow-up is helpful. It also supports using worksheets, behavioral experiments, and homework between meetings so progress continues between sessions.