Dr. David Lustig

Dr. David Lustig is a Florida psychologist with over three decades of clinical experience. He draws on a warm, encouraging style to help people facing stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and life transitions. He often works with children and adolescents and connects quickly with young people, while also helping adults navigate family, relationship, and career questions.

He uses practical, problem-focused methods that feel straightforward and useful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which emphasizes changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, is a core part of his approach. He also integrates client-centered listening and emotion-focused work when understanding feelings or relationships matters most.

Dr. Lustig’s background includes years as a college professor, nationwide workshops, and substantial media experience, including numerous television appearances. He coauthored a parenting book and has taught other professionals through trainings and lectures.

In sessions he brings a genuinely enthusiastic and supportive presence. He aims to make therapy feel manageable and, when fitting, will use humor to ease difficult conversations. The focus is on practical steps the client can try between meetings.

People seek him out for a wide range of concerns such as parenting and adoption issues, ADHD, addictions, grief, intimacy matters, and coping with major life changes. He holds the credential FL Psychologist PY3358 and practices in Florida. Sessions are conducted in English.

Approaches that guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and responding to the client’s experience so people feel heard and understood; this helps when emotional support and validation are needed. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence feelings and teaches concrete skills to change patterns, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) pays attention to emotional patterns in relationships and can be useful when connection or intimacy issues are a concern.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and try different ways of working to see what helps most. Clients and the therapist decide together whether to emphasize skill building, emotional exploration, or practical problem solving.

Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and let people meet from their usual daily surroundings. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or allow sessions without being on camera, depending on the format offered. Licensed professionals adapt methods so therapy remains focused and actionable even when meetings are not in person.