Video appointments for Maryland residents, arranged around commuting schedules and the licensing rule that follows your location.
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Schedule a Maryland appointmentA great many Maryland residents work in one jurisdiction and sleep in another. Someone may leave Frederick before seven, spend the day at a desk across a state line and return after dark, which leaves very little room for a mid-afternoon appointment in an office. Our Maryland clients meet us by video, usually at the beginning or the end of the working day, and usually from home rather than from a borrowed conference room. Individuals, couples, families and older adolescents all work with us this way.
That commuting pattern has one consequence worth understanding before you begin. Telehealth authorization depends on the state you are physically in while a session runs, not the state on your driver's license. An appointment taken from your kitchen in Towson is a Maryland session; the same hour taken from an office park over the line is not, unless that state also participates. We raise it at intake, place your standing appointment where it is straightforward, and plan around the days when it is not.
Working adults, students and families in Maryland come to us with these concerns most often, and each one is approached through an individualized plan.
Worry that will not switch off, panic in meetings or in traffic, dread before social occasions. We work on the physical alarm and on the predictions behind it, with practice tasks between appointments.
For people weighing a change, recovering from a setback at work, or trying to lead without losing themselves in the role. Sessions clarify values and skills rather than issuing advice about which job to take.
Long hours and a long commute exhaust people quietly. We build attention and recovery practices that fit a real schedule, and examine the beliefs that keep a person from ever stopping.
Two partners on different schedules can attend one video session from separate places. The work takes up conflict, resentment about the division of labor, intimacy, and repair after a breach of trust.
Evaluations answer a specific question for a school, a physician, an employer or a court. The referral question is agreed in advance, and whether administration can happen remotely is determined in consultation.
Early alarms, late returns, and a mind that starts working at midnight. Treatment targets the schedule, the hour before bed, and the anxious thinking that keeps the body on alert.
We explain our reasoning as we go, which suits Maryland professionals, academics, and families who like to understand the clinical model they are working inside. After an intake and a thorough assessment, you and your clinician agree on clear goals. We commonly use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients develop lasting skills, reviewing our progress together rather than assuming the plan is flawless. Because we do not offer a quick fix, care typically spans several months of weekly meetings. Practical questions here tend to center on scheduling and location, so we settle both early: establishing a standing hour that survives a dense commute, and maintaining a clear understanding of where you will be sitting when the session begins.
Maryland clients see Della S. Lusk, Ph.D., a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Clinical Director of our practice. She has worked with clients for more than 25 years and provides both therapy and evaluations by video.
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 Maryland.
Dr. Lusk's doctorate in Clinical Psychology is from the California School of Professional Psychology–San Diego, an APA-accredited program, and her A.B. is from Smith College. She works with Maryland individuals, couples, families and groups, and conducts psychological evaluations addressing forensic, educational and employment screening questions. The State of Arizona has qualified her as an expert witness, and she practices in English and 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.
Maryland is a PSYPACT® state. The agreement allows a psychologist granted the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology by the PSYPACT® Commission to see clients situated in any other participating state, which is the basis on which Dr. Lusk works here. The commission keeps the authoritative list of member states and of psychologists holding that authority; it is open to anyone at psypact.gov, and we encourage clients to look for themselves.
For anyone who crosses a state line to work, the detail to hold onto is that a session follows your body. Join from your house in Maryland and the appointment is covered. Join from a parking garage or an employer's office in a state outside the agreement and it is not, however short the distance involved. Rather than leave that to chance, we ask where you are as each appointment opens, and we adjust the schedule around trips and unusual weeks.
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.
Maryland's public universities and independent colleges draw students from across the country, and many of them keep therapy going while home for the summer or away on placement. We also see faculty, postdoctoral researchers and administrative staff. The institutions listed here are where our Maryland clients study and work.
From Baltimore and Towson to Rockville, Frederick, Annapolis, College Park and Salisbury, our Maryland clients join sessions from wherever they live. The places below are representative rather than exhaustive, and a town's absence from the list means nothing about whether we can see you.
It matters for one reason only: authorization depends on where you are during the session. Join from home in Maryland and the PSYPACT® arrangement covers the appointment. Join from an office in a state that does not participate and it does not, even if the drive was twenty minutes. Most commuting clients solve this by meeting before or after the working day, and we help set that up at intake.
Yes. Couples work is a regular part of the practice, and video suits partners whose hours differ or who travel often. Family sessions can include a parent living elsewhere, an adult sibling, or a grandparent with a caregiving role. We decide together who attends which appointment, and we are explicit from the beginning about how confidentiality works when more than one person is in the room.
Sometimes, and sometimes not. Evaluations differ a great deal depending on the question being asked and the instruments involved, so we do not promise that any particular assessment can be administered remotely. What we do is discuss the referral question first, explain what a defensible answer would require, and decide jointly whether remote work is appropriate or whether you need an examiner in the room.
A link is sent to you, you click it at the appointed time, and the hour runs on a confidential video connection. Use a laptop or a phone, sit somewhere you will not be overheard, and wear headphones if the household is awake. Nothing needs installing beyond a current browser. Should the connection falter, we switch to the telephone and carry on where we stopped.
Our rates are sent in a fee agreement when you schedule an appointment. Any out-of-network questions are reviewed with you by our office before the first appointment, so that nothing about the arrangement becomes a surprise later on. The staff at (844) 774-7997 will answer those questions directly, and you are welcome to ask them before committing to an intake. That discussion is deliberately kept separate from your clinical hour.
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.
New Maryland clients usually begin with a short call to (844) 774-7997, though email to info@psychotherapy.com works equally well. We will talk through what you are looking for, settle the question of location, and find an appointment time that survives your week.
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
