About Betty
Betty Lustig is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who has 18 years of experience helping people with anxiety and related concerns. She talks plainly about stress, grief, relationship strain, depression, trauma, and trouble sleeping. Her approach centers on building a trusting relationship so clients can speak openly and work toward feeling stronger.
She trained at the University of Miami, earning a Master of Education in Community Counseling.
Background and approach
Betty has spent nearly two decades supporting people navigating life changes, bipolar mood concerns, anger, low self-esteem, and career stress. She also helps people cope with caregiving strain, chronic illness, and end-of-life issues. In sessions she uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's needs and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Betty combines these approaches as needed and adjusts methods to fit what a client finds most useful. Her style is straightforward and warm. She emphasizes collaboration and clear goals so progress is visible.
Conversations focus on what is most pressing and on practical steps that can be used between sessions. Betty offers counseling through video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling is done based on therapist availability.
How Betty’s approaches work in online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the client's lead. It helps people who need a supportive space to talk through strong emotions, relationship problems, grief, or life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. It teaches practical techniques to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, improve sleep habits, and change unhelpful patterns in day-to-day life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Betty will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past, then recommend a mix of methods. Decisions about techniques happen collaboratively, and plans are adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video sessions let people use face-to-face conversation from wherever they are, phone calls use less bandwidth, live chat offers quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief updates or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep appointments, fit therapy into a busy day, and use the format that feels most comfortable.
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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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