I am a Licensed Psychologist, adjunct faculty member at Stanford University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and founder and director of the CBT Tools for Life Center. I have over 25 years experience, and have trained and worked at acclaimed universities and medical schools. Please visit my center at www.cbttoolsforlife.com to learn more about my services and request an initial appointment.
I have an extensive background in clinical work, research, publishing, grant writing, teaching and consulting to other professionals in my field, all with a focus on child and adolescent mental health and healthy parenting. Bringing together my background as a researcher and teacher with my years of clinical experience, and experience as a mother, I provide warm, high quality, evidence-based, treatment to my clients (children, teens, young adults and parents) with particular expertise in treating OCD, anxiety disorders, phobias, BFRBs, and coping with chronic illness.
I have been in private practice in Menlo Park for over 24 years, built strong and trusting relationships with the professionals in this community, on the peninsula, and across the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2025, I founded the CBT Tools for Life Center with a unique, exclusive focus on children, teens, young adults and parents, to broaden and expand services for youth, train professionals, and to disseminate resources to the community. Please visit the center to learn more about our services and to request an initial appointment - www.cbttoolsforlife.com.
In 2021, I partnered with Dr. Jocelyn Sze on an initiative to provide brief, free CBT tools to youth and adults with needle phobia and anxiety, who wanted to get a COVID-19 vaccine and were unable due to phobia/fear of needles. We are committed to reducing barriers to vaccinations for those who want to get vaccinated. We also are passionate about disseminating life-changing CBT tools that can increase access to vaccines and other important aspects of health care. For information and resources, go to www.idontlikeneedles.com.
The following are a selection of publications related to past research on the development and evaluation of interventions that enhance child, youth, and parent well-being including: Pediatrician training intervention for clinical preventive services, Parent peer-to-peer intervention for parents of children with chronic illness, Community-based intervention for recently divorced parents and their children, . Please reach out directly if you are interested in learning more.
Selected Publications:
Lustig , J.L., Ozer, E.M., Adams, S.H., Wibbelsman, C.J., Fuster, C.D., Bonar,
R.W., Irwin,C.E. (2001). Improving the delivery of adolescent clinical preventive
services through skills based training. Pediatrics, 107, 5, 1100-1107.
Lustig, J. L., Wolchik, S. A., & Weiss, L. The New Beginnings Parenting Program for Divorced
Mothers: Linking Theory and Intervention. (1999). In C. Essau and F. Petermen (Eds.),
Depressive disorders in children and adolescents: Epidemiology, risk factors, and treatment.
New Jersey: Jason Aronson Inc.
Lustig, J., Ireys, H., Sills, E., & Walsh, B. (1996). Mental health of mothers of children with
JRA: Appraisals as mediators. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 21, 719-733.
Wolchik, S. A., West, S. G., Westover, S., Sandler, I. N., Martin, A., Lustig, J., Yun-Tein, J., &
Fisher, J. (1993) . The children of divorce parenting intervention: Outcome evaluation of an
empirically based program. American Journal of Community Psychology, 21, 293-331.
Educational Background
Licensed Psychologist
State of California License No. PSY15670
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Children’s Mental Health Services
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Departments of Mental Health and Maternal and Child Health,
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
Arizona State University
Pre-Doctoral Internship in Child, Adolescent, and Pediatric Psychology
Children’s National Hospital and George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
B.A. Psychology
University of California, Berkeley, Cum Laude, and High Honors in Psychology
Specialty Training and Professional Organizations
International OCD Foundation:
Pediatric BTTI OCD Training
Advanced Forum OCD Training
CBIT Training Pediatric Tic Disorders - John Piacentini, Ph.D. and Douglas Woods, Ph.D.
Yale Child Study Center:
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) Training - Eli Liebowitz, Ph.D.
ACT Advanced Trainings - Steven Hayes, Ph.D.
DBT Advanced Trainings - Marsha Linehan, Ph.D.
Self-Compassion Advanced Trainings - Kristen Neff, Ph.D. and Chris Germer, Ph.D.
Mindfulness and Pediatric Mindfulness Advanced Trainings: A Still Quiet Place - Amy Saltzman; UCSD Center for Mindfulness Advanced Trainings
American Psychological Association
Division of Pediatric Psychology
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychology
California Psychological Association
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Northern California Center for Cognitive Therapy
Trichotillomania Learning Center
Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
Tourette Syndrome Association