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My name is Dr. Lucetry B. Dalton-Trusty and I am fully licensed psychologist in the state of Michigan. I have also obtained an Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology in 40+ states from the PSYPACT Commission. In addition to providing psychotherapy services as a clinical psychologist for over 10+ years, I am also an assistant professor at a college university in Detroit, MI, a published researcher, and author, with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. I am skilled in various areas of mental health and psychology, including but not limited to Behavioral Health Psychology, Sport Psychology, and Family/Couple Therapy. I am included as a member of the national directory/registry of licensed mental health providers for The Detroit Lions Health & Wellness Team, the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) for Team USA. I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2011 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, then earned my Master of Arts in 2013 and Doctorate of Psychology in 2017, both in Clinical Psychology, from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Washington D.C. Campus. Upon my return to my home state, Michigan, in 2017, I completed a two-year Postdoctoral Psychology fellowship at McLaren-Flint hospital. My honors and achievements include: commencement speaker at the 2018 graduation of my alma mater, Pontiac High School; Top Winner and Most Elite of the Oakland County Executive Elite 40 under 40 Class of 2018; highest honor of Proclamation by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners (March 2018); honored as a “Hometown Hero” (August 2018) by the honorable former Mayor Deidre Waterman of Pontiac, MI; and nominated for the Health Professional Hero Award by the Grand Blanc Chamber of Commerce (2019).
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing. The first session is primarily focused on rapport building and history gathering, which essentially involves learning more about you, your personality, values, perspectives, & treatment goals, which we will develop together during our first session. The first session may last approximately 50-60 minutes, and the goal is for me to learn as much about your life story during that time, in addition to giving you the opportunity to provide further elaboration on your presenting concerns and background. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
My greatest strengths as a provider are my integrative approach & skillset, which provides me the ability to be flexible and appropriately adapt to the therapeutic needs of my patient. Although patients may present with similar presenting problems, I do not treat any two people exactly the same and my therapeutic approach is tailored to each individual based on their personality, interests, & clinical need. My sessions tend to be very interactive, engaging, and collaborative with a touch of humor and fun as appropriate. I enjoy learning just as much from my patients as they learn from me and offer a safe, secure, trusting, & judgement free zone to my patients where they can be their true authentic selves and say whatever is on their mind, as they will get the same in return from me.
Due to my vast amount of training and experience, I am positioned to serve various individuals from diverse populations, communities, and backgrounds, who may present with an array of life stressors and mental health challenges. I have a great deal of experience providing psychological services to those from minority and underserved communities, who may initially be reluctant to seek these services, but quickly develop an appreciation for the value of such services throughout their therapeutic experience. I typically suggest "therapeutic homework assignments" that are often brief & enjoyable in nature, but also challenging with the purpose of encouraging the patient to engage in some deep self-reflection, critical thinking, & cognitive reframing and learning to view situations and people from various perspectives.
Integrative
I offer virtual telehealth psychotherapy services utilizing an evidence-based integrative therapeutic approach based on the individualized clinical need of the patient. My experience with this treatment method approach often integrates various systems of psychotherapy including but not limited to CBT, Psychodynamic, Systemic, Humanistic-Existentialism, Expressive Art Therapy, Multicultural/Culturally Sensitive Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Gestalt, and several others. I have implemented such treatment methods to various diverse populations via individual, couples, and family therapy modalities. My sessions tend to be very interactive, engaging, and collaborative with a touch of humor and fun as appropriate. I enjoy learning just as much from my patients as they learn from me and offer a safe, secure, trusting, & judgement free zone to my patients where they can be their true authentic selves and say whatever is on their mind, as they will get the same in return from me. I typically suggest "therapeutic homework assignments" that are often brief & enjoyable in nature, but also challenging with the purpose of encouraging the patient to engage in some deep self-reflection, critical thinking, & cognitive reframing and learning to view situations and people from various perspectives. Although patients may present with similar presenting problems, I do not treat any two people exactly the same and my therapeutic approach is tailored to each individual based on their personality, interests, & clinical need.