We see individuals of all ages by secure video, from the Birmingham metro to towns where the nearest psychologist is an hour's drive away.
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Request an Alabama appointmentPsychotherapy.Com℠ is a Flagstaff, Arizona practice, and through secure telehealth we provide psychological and counseling services to people located in Alabama. A good deal of the work here is family work: a grandmother raising a second generation, a couple in Hoover trying to talk without the conversation turning, a nine-year-old in Dothan whose stomachaches turn out to be worry. We assist everyday people with everyday problems that have become difficult to manage without guidance.
Virtual visits let one clinician stay with a family through several chapters rather than a single episode. A student who begins care in Tuscaloosa can continue from Montgomery or Mobile after graduation, and a parent can keep a Thursday hour that would otherwise be lost to a long round trip. Because the appointment follows the person instead of the address, the relationship you build in the first month is still there in the second year.
The six areas below are the ones Alabama families ask about most often, and each is approached with a personalized treatment plan rather than a standard sequence of visits.
Younger clients are met at their own developmental level, with play, drawing, or straightforward conversation as the situation calls for it, and with parents kept informed of the goals while the child keeps a workable measure of privacy.
Sometimes the most useful hour is the one the parents attend alone. We look at household routines, sibling patterns, and how two adults can settle on a single response before the next difficult evening arrives.
Worry that has taken over sleep, appetite, and social life is treated with graded practice and with attention to the thinking that keeps an alarm sounding long after the original threat has passed.
Low mood is rarely confined to the mind; it shows up in activity, appetite, and withdrawal from people. Treatment rebuilds those routines while examining the beliefs that keep a discouraging stretch going.
Bereavement work makes room for the person who died rather than hurrying past them, and it can include anticipatory grief when a household is caring for someone in the last stage of an illness.
An evaluation answers a defined question, such as diagnostic clarity or documentation of support needs for a school. Whether a particular assessment suits a remote format is determined in consultation with Dr. Lusk.
Our approach is deliberately unhurried, reflecting a practice built on sustained personal growth. We primarily utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), but always within the context of your specific situation. Because we do not offer a quick fix, care typically involves weekly meetings over several months. For Alabama families, we carefully consider who else resides in the household—whether an older sibling or a grandparent—and recognize the church community as either a source of pressure or vital support. Any treatment plan failing to account for these daily realities rarely succeeds. We integrate cultural awareness directly into our initial assessment, ensuring that our work together honors the full picture of your life from the very beginning.
Psychological services for clients located in Alabama are provided by our Clinical Director, Della S. Lusk, Ph.D. She works with individuals at every age, from the early school years through the last decades of life, and with couples and families.
Clinical Director · Bilingual Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Lusk holds the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT™) granted by the PSYPACT® Commission, which authorizes her to provide telepsychology to clients located in Alabama.
Dr. Lusk is a bilingual Licensed Clinical Psychologist whose practice spans more than twenty-five years. She holds an A.B. from Smith College and a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology–San Diego, an APA-accredited program. For Alabama clients she provides individual, couples, family, and group therapy along with psychological evaluations, in English or in Spanish.
Request an appointmentFull biographies, training, and areas of expertise are listed on our providers page. You can also read Dr. Lusk’s licensure and credentials in full. You are welcome to ask any clinician directly about their qualifications and experience.
Alabama is a participating state in PSYPACT®, the interstate agreement covering telepsychology. Dr. Lusk holds the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology, granted by the PSYPACT® Commission, and that is what permits her to see someone in Alabama while practicing from her office in Arizona. The roster of participating states is published by the Commission itself, which is the place to settle any question about current status.
What governs each appointment is your body's whereabouts, not your mailing address, your phone number, or the state named on your driver's license. If you are inside Alabama when we begin, the appointment is properly authorized. So tell the office when a work trip or a family visit will put you elsewhere on a session date, and let us know early about a permanent move, so we can either continue under the same agreement or help you find a clinician where you are going.
Participating jurisdictions are published by the compact commissions and can change. You can review current psychology participation at psypact.gov, find the relevant psychology licensing board through the PSYPACT® board directory, or check counseling privileges at CompactConnect. If you are not sure which applies to you, call (844) 774-7997 and we will confirm before you schedule.
We have long experience with academic life and see students, faculty, and staff from University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa), Auburn University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Samford University, and the smaller private colleges listed below, among them Huntingdon College and Talladega College. On a small campus, a clinician with no tie to your department is often the whole point.
Below is where our Alabama clients most often log in from, though the list is not a limit. If you are somewhere between Dothan and Tuscaloosa with a door that closes and a connection that holds, we can meet at a set hour each week.
Individuals of all ages: young children, adolescents, adults, and older adults, along with couples and whole families. Some people arrive with a clearly named problem and others with a general sense that a life transition has become unmanageable. If what you need falls outside what this practice provides, we will say so early and point you toward a better fit.
Yes, and children often take to it more easily than their parents expect. A guardian handles consent and joins in planning, while the sessions themselves are shaped to the child's age and attention span. Before we start, everyone agrees on what stays between the clinician and the young person and what gets reported back home.
Mostly listening and history. Dr. Lusk will ask what brought you in now, what you have already tried, what a better month would look like, and something about your family and background. You will go over consent and privacy, and by the end you should have a sense of the plan and how often to meet.
Dr. Lusk provides psychological evaluations, including educational, forensic, employment screening, and neuropsychological assessment. Which instruments are appropriate, and whether any part of an evaluation can be conducted remotely, is decided case by case once the referral question is clear. Our office can describe what an evaluation would involve from start to finish.
Our rates are sent in a fee agreement when you schedule an appointment. Telephone (844) 774-7997 or write to info@psychotherapy.com, and a staff member will answer any out-of-network questions before the first appointment is scheduled. Nothing about payment is left to be discovered later, and the clinician will not take the subject up during your session.
We accept all major credit and debit cards, and we gladly accept HSA, FSA, and HRA cards so you can use pre-tax dollars toward your care. Our practice generally operates out-of-network. This allows us to protect your privacy, keep care highly personalized, and avoid insurance-mandated session limits.
Our rates are sent in a fee agreement when you schedule an appointment. Please check with your insurance company regarding your out-of-network benefits. As a courtesy, we will submit claims on your behalf upon request, and any reimbursement will be sent directly to the insured. Call (844) 774-7997 or email info@psychotherapy.com if you have questions.
Our services are by appointment only, during normal business hours. Evening, weekend, and early morning appointments are sometimes available for established clients.
To begin, call (844) 774-7997 or send a note to info@psychotherapy.com. The office will ask a few questions about what you are looking for, confirm that you will be in Alabama for your appointments, answer anything about fees, and place you on Dr. Lusk's schedule.
We do not offer crisis, walk-in, or inpatient services of any type, and this page is not a substitute for emergency care.
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This page provides general information about telehealth psychotherapy and psychological services. It is not medical or psychological advice, does not create a clinician–client relationship, and does not diagnose or treat any condition. Whether a particular service is appropriate for you is determined with a clinician during a confidential consultation. Telehealth authorization depends on your physical location at the time of each appointment; participating jurisdictions are published at psypact.gov and, for counseling, at CompactConnect. Arizona Behavioral Health Associates, P.C., 710 N Beaver Street, BLDG 4, Flagstaff, AZ 86001-3139 · (844) 774-7997
