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Jodi Luster, LMSW

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationMichigan
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Jodi

Jodi Luster is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) based in Michigan who offers compassionate, experienced support for people facing a wide range of life challenges.

Background and approach

With 20 years in human services, she brings a person-centered perspective that emphasizes practical tools for coping with stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, relationship concerns, depression, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD among other issues.

Her background includes work across the lifespan, from young children to older adults, and experience with trauma, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and adoption and foster care contexts. Her clinical practice draws on attachment-informed and client-centered principles alongside cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused methods, integrating Jungian ideas and trauma-aware care when useful.

Jodi’s approach blends therapeutic skill with coaching and motivational strategies so clients can develop skills, restore balance, and pursue goals important to them. Outside of clinical work she enjoys cooking, travel, and adventurous activities, and she frames therapy as a collaborative process grounded in respect and acceptance.

Prospective clients who value practical strategies combined with empathy may find her style helpful as they move through life transitions and healing work.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Jodi often uses attachment-based work to explore how early and important relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust; this approach can help with intimacy concerns, attachment issues, and relational healing. She also incorporates cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to teach specific skills for managing anxiety, mood shifts, ADHD-related challenges, and sleep or anger difficulties. Emotionally-focused ideas may be brought in to deepen emotional awareness and improve communication in relationships when relevant.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and life context with each person and will adapt methods over time so the work fits the client’s needs and helps build practical tools for daily life.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for varied schedules and geographic situations. These formats make it possible to engage in consistent therapy while balancing work, caregiving, travel, or health constraints, and they allow licensed professionals to tailor contact methods to what feels most helpful for each client.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, sleep and anger difficulties, and caregiving or chronic illness challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is person-centered and trauma-aware, blending attachment-based perspectives with cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused strategies to build practical coping skills and relational insight.
What level of experience does this therapist bring?
She has 20 years of professional experience in human services, including clinical, program development, hospice, and substance abuse program work.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LMSW licensed in Michigan with credential number MI LMSW 6801087968 and practices from Michigan.
Are other languages or international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit differing schedules and needs.
How are sessions priced and paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English

What Jodi can help with

Jodi Luster works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, coaching, and compassion fatigue.

Jodi works with children age 3 and seniors over 100 years old.

Jodi works with individuals with a history of abuse/neglect and addiction.

How Jodi approaches therapy

Jodi's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy.

Experience and training

Jodi is a Licensed Masters Social Worker practicing in Michigan, with 20 years of clinical experience.