Confidential video sessions with a licensed clinical psychologist, arranged around the schedules of people who live in one state and work in another.
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Request a New Jersey appointmentWe work with New Jersey adults, couples, families, and young people who want steady, thoughtful care rather than a brief intervention. Some are managing anxiety that has grown alongside a demanding job. Others are sorting through a marriage, a loss, a child's difficulty at school, or a long-standing question about the way their attention has always worked. A good many divide the week between a home here and an office somewhere else. Whatever brings you to us, the first conversation is about understanding the problem clearly before anyone proposes a plan.
Because sessions take place over secure video, the practical questions that usually decide whether therapy happens at all become much easier to answer. An appointment can follow a train schedule instead of competing with it. Parents in Montclair or Princeton can keep a standing hour without arranging afternoon childcare. And someone whose employer moves them from Jersey City to a different office can continue with the same psychologist, provided the licensing conditions described further down this page are satisfied in the state where they are physically sitting.
The concerns below are among those we most often address with clients across New Jersey, whether the work is short and focused or continues over a longer stretch of time.
Persistent worry, physical tension, and dread about meetings or gatherings respond well to structured work on thinking and avoidance. We identify the pattern together and practice alternatives between sessions.
For clients weighing a promotion, a layoff, a return after leave, or a change of field entirely, we look closely at what the work is costing and what would make it sustainable.
Partners meet with us together to slow down the arguments that keep repeating, hear what each person is protecting, and rebuild a way of talking that survives disagreement.
Adults who have compensated for years through sheer effort learn concrete systems for planning, initiation, and follow-through, along with a clearer sense of which difficulties are genuinely attentional.
Trouble falling asleep, waking at three in the morning, and the anxious arithmetic about tomorrow are treated behaviorally, addressing schedule, habit, and the worry that keeps the body alert.
Dr. Lusk conducts evaluations that clarify a diagnosis and support academic or workplace accommodation requests. Whether a given measure suits remote administration is determined in consultation beforehand.
Before making recommendations, we map out when a problem occurs, what you have tried, and what you want to change. For our New Jersey clients, finding time for therapy often means securing an hour early in the morning or at the end of a long commute. We build a personalized treatment plan that fits into a crowded week without adding unnecessary pressure. Our practice utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to assist adults, students, and families in managing complex transitions. Rebuilding healthy routines takes consistent practice, and we do not offer a quick fix. We review your progress openly, ensuring the work remains useful for professionals balancing demanding careers or parents supporting neurodiverse children, guiding you toward coping strategies you can carry forward.
Clients in New Jersey are seen by Dr. Della S. Lusk, the practice's Clinical Director, who holds the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology and carries the caseload for this state herself.
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 New Jersey.
Dr. Lusk is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with more than 25 years of practice, bilingual in English and Spanish, and a holder of the APIT™ granted by the PSYPACT® Commission. She earned her A.B. at Smith College and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology–San Diego, an APA-accredited program. With New Jersey clients she works across individual, couples, family, and group therapy, and conducts psychological evaluations.
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.
New Jersey participates in PSYPACT®, the interstate compact that allows a psychologist licensed in one participating state to provide telepsychology in the others. Dr. Lusk is licensed in Arizona and holds the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology issued by the PSYPACT® Commission, which is what permits her to see you by video here. Participation shifts as legislatures act, so current standing for every state is published by the Commission itself at psypact.gov.
Authorization follows the person, not the mailing address. If you live in Ewing and spend your working day at a desk in a neighboring state, the state you are physically in at the moment of the appointment is the one that governs it. That distinction matters a great deal here, where so many residents cross a state line to earn a living. We confirm where you are sitting at the start of each session, and if a scheduled hour would find you outside the compact, we move it rather than proceed.
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.
The state's campuses sit close enough together that students often commute to them from home, and a psychologist reachable by video need not be given up at the end of a term. We see undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty at institutions including Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Princeton University, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology; the lists below name the public and private institutions in the state.
Video sessions reach every part of the state, and the cities below are simply where our New Jersey clients most often happen to live and work. Distance from our Flagstaff office has no bearing on the appointment; a private room and a stable connection do.
We work with individuals of all ages — children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families — including adults in later life. Presenting concerns range widely: anxiety, depression, trauma, attention difficulties, relationship strain, grief, and questions about work. If what you are dealing with falls outside what we can responsibly treat, we will tell you plainly and help you think about where else to look.
Often yes, though the answer depends on where you will physically be. Telepsychology authorization is tied to your location during the appointment rather than to your home address, so an hour taken from a New Jersey kitchen and the same hour taken from an out-of-state office are two different situations. Describe your usual pattern when you schedule and we will work out which times are straightforward and which are not.
You receive a secure link beforehand. At the appointed time you open it on a phone, tablet, or computer in a room where you will not be overheard, and the session proceeds much as it would in an office: talking, thinking together, and usually agreeing on something to try before we next meet. We confirm where you are and how to reach you if the connection drops mid-session.
Dr. Lusk conducts psychological evaluations, including educational, employment screening, forensic, and neuropsychological assessment. Some instruments are well suited to remote administration and others are not, so we discuss your referral question first and decide together what form the evaluation should take. Most requests come from people who need a diagnosis clarified or a documented basis for an accommodation.
Our rates are sent in a fee agreement when you schedule an appointment. Call (844) 774-7997 or write to info@psychotherapy.com and tell us briefly what is going on. Someone will talk with you about scheduling, and the office will answer any out-of-network questions before a first appointment is set, so nothing is unclear when you begin. If an evaluation rather than therapy is what you are after, mention that early, since those are arranged differently.
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.
The next step is a short conversation, not a commitment. Telephone (844) 774-7997 or email info@psychotherapy.com, describe what has been happening, and we will look for an hour that fits your week. The fee agreement is sent when you schedule, and any out-of-network questions are answered by the office beforehand.
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
