Jodi Luster, LMSW
Michigan · 20 years in practice
Jodi Luster is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) based in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and life changes.
License and registration
- LMSW, Michigan
- 6801087968 · expires October 2028
- NPI
- 1083732358 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Jodi
Jodi Luster is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) based in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and life changes. She brings two decades of experience in human services to her work and focuses on practical tools people can use right away. Her approach centers on understanding how emotions and relationships shape day-to-day life.
She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and client-centered methods to guide sessions.
Background and approach
Therapy is collaborative and aimed at helping people notice patterns, name feelings, and try new ways of responding. Jodi has worked across a wide range of settings, including community mental health, home health care and hospice, outpatient substance use services, and nonprofit leadership. That background informs a flexible style that includes coaching and life or spiritual support when useful.
She has experience with trauma, chronic illness, caregiving stress, and complex co-occurring concerns. In sessions she listens for what matters most and helps people build small, usable skills for managing mood, sleep, anger, and relationship challenges. She also supports people coping with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, body image, and career transitions.
Outside of her work she enjoys cooking, travel, and adventure experiences like zip lining and skydiving. She aims to help people create a balanced life and practical strategies they can use when things feel off center.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jodi lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jodi names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion and Attachment Work Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on helping people identify and shift the ways they experience and express core emotions, which can be useful for anxiety, grief, and relationship distress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current patterns and helps people practice new ways of connecting and regulating emotions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, acceptance, and following the client's pace to build self-awareness and agency.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they adjust techniques over time so sessions match changing needs and practical goals.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people meet face to face when a visual connection is helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can work when a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat or text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions and can make it easier to share thoughts outside scheduled appointments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does Jodi address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, blending Emotionally-Focused Therapy, attachment-informed ideas, and cognitive behavioral techniques to notice feelings and change unhelpful patterns.
What is her background and experience?
She has 20 years in human services with work in community mental health, home health and hospice, outpatient substance use programs, and nonprofit leadership, plus coaching experience.
What credentials and region should I know about?
She is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing from Michigan.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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