About Betty
Betty Lustig is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. She has 18 years of experience and guides clients through life changes, trauma, intimacy issues, and concerns like sleep problems, anger, and low self-esteem. Betty takes a straightforward, conversational approach in sessions.
She focuses on building a trusting relationship where people can talk openly. Conversations aim to identify the most pressing problems and develop steps to feel more stable and in control.
Background and approach
She commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's pace and priorities. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helping people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors to feel better. Betty adapts these methods to the needs of the person in the room.
Across her practice she works with a wide range of concerns including career stress, caregiver strain, chronic illness, attachment issues, and challenges connected to aging or serious medical situations. She also supports people dealing with difficult family history, separation, and infidelity. Sessions are offered through several formats to fit different schedules.
Betty aims to help people find realistic strategies they can use between appointments. She emphasizes steady progress over instant fixes and partners with clients to set clear, attainable goals.
How these approaches look in online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding the person's experience and following their lead. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients clarify their goals and values. This approach can help with relationship stress, grief, and general emotional overwhelm.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Online CBT sessions usually include short exercises, thought records, and practical homework to try between meetings. This method is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing ADHD-related challenges.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Together they adjust pace and techniques as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit everyday life. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging helps people keep momentum between appointments. These options aim to make care more flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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