From Marquette to Detroit, Michigan clients of every age meet with our psychologist by video.
Currently accepting new clients
Request a Michigan appointmentMichigan covers a lot of ground, and specialist providers thin out quickly once you leave the larger cities. A family near Marquette looking for someone who understands neurodiverse learning profiles, or a parent in Traverse City weighing a long drive for an assessment appointment, has usually done the arithmetic on travel already. Video makes the arithmetic unnecessary. We see children, adolescents, adults and older adults, along with couples and families, wherever in the state they live.
The academic population here is unusually large, spread over a statewide network of public universities and a long list of independent colleges. Students move between campus, a summer job and a parent's house inside a single year, and therapy that depends on a local office rarely survives all three. Working online, a student keeps one clinician throughout. The same holds for faculty and research staff, whose weeks are set by teaching terms and deadlines rather than by anything convenient.
These six areas account for most of what Michigan clients ask about, and each is worked through with a plan built around the individual in front of us.
For adults and young people who suspect an overlooked profile rather than a new problem. The referral question is agreed first, and whether any component can be administered remotely is decided in consultation.
Assessment examines reading, written expression, mathematics and processing, and produces recommendations a school or a college disability office can act on. Remote suitability is considered case by case.
Younger clients are seen with a parent involved at the level their age calls for. Work often concerns anxiety, school refusal, friendships, anger at home, and the recovery of ordinary routines.
Michigan students and working adults often describe performance anxiety, social dread, or a low hum of worry. Treatment uses graded exposure and examines the standards a person is holding themselves to.
A confidential place to think about identity, coming out, family reaction, and the ordinary difficulties that have nothing to do with identity but arrive alongside it. We follow your language and your pace.
Persistent low mood, lost interest, and the withdrawal that follows. Sessions rebuild activity deliberately and work on the self-critical thinking that makes getting started feel pointless before it begins.
We operate a small practice where you work with one clinician throughout your care, from the first appointment to the last. Assessment comes first, followed by a collaborative plan and honest reviews of whether the sessions are helping. For our Michigan clients—whether adults, families, or university students—we frequently utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to build lasting resilience. We do not offer a quick fix, preferring a steady, sustainable pace. If a client is also working with a pediatrician, a school team, or a campus disability office, we are glad to coordinate care with written consent. Cultural awareness runs deeply through our work, as does a strong clinical interest in how neurodiverse profiles shape family life and individual growth.
Michigan clients work with Della S. Lusk, Ph.D., Clinical Director of Arizona Behavioral Health Associates, P.C. She is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with more than 25 years in practice and holds APIT™ authorization.
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 Michigan.
Dr. Lusk provides individual, couples, family and group therapy to Michigan clients, as well as psychological evaluations spanning educational, employment screening, forensic and neuropsychological questions. She trained at Smith College, and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology was awarded by the California School of Professional Psychology–San Diego, an APA-accredited program. Sessions can be conducted in English or Spanish, since she practices in both languages.
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.
Michigan belongs to PSYPACT®, which permits psychologists holding the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology to deliver services to clients situated in fellow member states. Dr. Lusk holds that authority, granted by the PSYPACT® Commission. Because participation shifts as legislatures act, the reliable reference is the commission's own published map and register at psypact.gov; we would rather send you there than restate it second hand.
One practical consequence follows from the way the agreement is written. Authorization attaches to your location during the appointment. A student who drives home for a break, a family that spends part of the winter elsewhere, a consultant working a month out of state, each needs a quick check before the next session, since some states participate and others do not. We ask at the start of every visit, and reschedule rather than proceed where the agreement does not reach.
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.
Because so much of Michigan's population studies or works on a campus, this part of our caseload is substantial. We see first-year undergraduates, dissertation students, faculty on the tenure clock and staff in campus administration, and video keeps that care continuous through terms, breaks and placements. Listed below are the public universities and the independent and liberal arts colleges across the state.
Clients join us from Detroit and Ann Arbor, from Grand Rapids, East Lansing and Kalamazoo, and from Traverse City and Marquette far to the north. Distance from any of those cities makes no difference to the appointment itself.
Evaluation is part of what we do, and adult assessment of attention and autistic profiles is a frequent request. What we will not do is assume every component can be completed over video. The process opens with a consultation about what the assessment actually needs to answer, after which Dr. Lusk explains which instruments are appropriate and how they would be administered, including whether an in-person session is required.
That is among the more common reasons families call. So long as she is physically in a participating state when a session occurs, she can continue with the same psychologist through the academic year, a summer at home and a placement elsewhere. Where she is sitting matters, not where she is registered, so we check the destination before a long trip and arrange the schedule accordingly.
Often they can, with adjustments. Young children are seen for shorter stretches, with a parent nearby, and with part of the work directed at what parents do between appointments. Suitability is assessed during intake, and we are straightforward if we think a child needs in-person care or a local service instead. Adolescents generally take to video readily, and many speak more openly from their own room.
Alongside it, with your written consent. Schools handle eligibility and services; a psychologist can contribute diagnostic clarity, therapy, and recommendations the team is able to use. We are careful not to duplicate what a district is already doing well, and we will say so when an evaluation you are considering would add nothing to what the school's own assessment has established.
One telephone call to (844) 774-7997 begins it, or a message to info@psychotherapy.com if you would rather write. We will ask what prompted your call, confirm the arrangement covers your location, and offer intake times. Questions about fees and out-of-network matters are handled by the office beforehand, so nothing on that front is unresolved when you sit down.
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.
Beginning is deliberately simple. Telephone (844) 774-7997 or write to info@psychotherapy.com, and our staff will arrange an intake hour with Dr. Lusk. Tell us whether you are asking about therapy, about an evaluation, or are not yet sure which one you need.
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
