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Dr. Lucetry Dalton-Trusty

Therapist · Michigan

Practical, collaborative therapy for relationship and life struggles

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Dr. Lucetry Dalton-Trusty
Credentials
MI Psychologist 6301018016
License
Psychologist, Michigan · 6301018016
NPI
1124554159
Experience
10 years
Languages
English
Location
Michigan
  • Integrative approaches
  • Practical homework
  • Engaging sessions

About Lucetry

Dr. Lucetry Dalton-Trusty is a Michigan-based psychologist who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, depression, grief, and codependency. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, career pressures, trauma and abuse, and major life changes. She writes and speaks plainly, and keeps sessions interactive and collaborative with a touch of humor when appropriate.

Dr. Dalton-Trusty draws on an integrative set of approaches to match each person’s needs. Sessions often include brief and doable homework tasks that encourage reflection, cognitive reframing, and trying new ways of coping between meetings. She aims to tailor her work to each person’s personality, interests, and goals rather than offering the same plan to everyone.

With more than 10 years in clinical practice, she has provided mental health care across several states during her education and career. Her experience includes work with people of many ages and backgrounds, and she reports experience serving a range of communities and cultures.

She holds the credential MI Psychologist 6301018016, which indicates licensure in Michigan. Sessions are described as engaging, collaborative, and candid, with room for humor and mutual learning. People who want a direct, practical approach that still values empathy and personal meaning may find this style helpful.

If a reader wants to begin therapy, the usual process is to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability via the Start Therapy flow. Confirm current session options before booking so arrangements match personal needs.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then take steps that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. It uses clear exercises and homework to build new habits. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s experience, offering empathy and nonjudgmental listening so people can explore choices and personal meaning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that fit those needs, and adjust the plan over time. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to emphasize as they learn what helps.

The biography notes virtual telehealth psychotherapy as the described mode of care, so confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. Some people find video useful for face-to-face conversation, while others prefer simpler options that need less bandwidth or feel quicker to join. Discuss preferences during the matching step so sessions align with daily life and goals.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist support?

This clinician supports stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, codependency, intimacy concerns, parenting, ADHD, bipolar, and related areas such as abandonment and family of origin issues.

How would you describe the therapist's style?

The style is interactive and collaborative, with straightforward conversation, a touch of humor when suitable, and suggested short homework tasks to encourage reflection and practical change.

What experience does the therapist bring?

She has over 10 years of experience providing mental health services across multiple states and with people from varied age groups and cultural backgrounds.

What are the therapist's credentials and where are they based?

The clinician holds the credential MI Psychologist 6301018016 and practices in Michigan.

Which languages are supported and are international clients served?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography emphasizes virtual telehealth psychotherapy; confirm current session options before booking to ensure the format fits your needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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