Nancy C Luckie, MD, LLC
Psychiatrist
Century Square
1188 Bishop St, Honolulu, HI 96813
808-955-7372
808-951-9282 (fax)
THE PRACTICE
My Practice
I received my B.S in Biochemistry from UCLA in 1976. I had a strong interest in Psychology and Sociology at the time. After graduation from UCLA, I spent a year as a staff member of the Feminist Women's Health Center in Los Angeles, following which, I went to the Medical College of Pennsylvania. I received my M.D. from MCP in 1981. I then moved to Hawaii, where I spent the next five years as a University of Hawaii Psychiatry resident, including two years as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow. I greatly appreciated the experience in working with the diversity of cultures in Hawaii.
Upon completion of my residency and fellowship in 1986, I returned to California, where I practiced both inpatient and outpatient Psychiatry in Mountain View, on staff at El Camino Hospital. I returned to Hawaii in 1996, where I worked with the team of the Child Guidance Center at Kapi'olani Women's and Children's Medical Center. In 2000, I joined with three colleagues from KWCMC to form my current practice, which functions as a cooperative arrangement with three psychologists. Our front office staff, who have been with us from the beginning, handle administration for each of our private practices.
My practice focuses primarily on psychotherapy with individuals of all ages and with couples and families. Therapy is based on what my experience tells me will be best for the individual, or individuals, in the particular situation. Evidence based treatment plans are used as helpful guidelines, although each case is tailored to the unique individual, couple , or family.
Medications are used as appropriate, as part of a holistic treatment. I do not provide "medication management" as a separate service. I do provide medication, as needed, for patients who see one of the psychologists in this office as their primary therapist. In these situations we work together as a team. I do not provide medications for patients who have a primary, non-MD psychotherapist outside of this office, as that would make less time available for my own psychotherapy patients.
Dr. Nancy Luckie
Some therapeutic modalities:
Interpersonal psychotherapy:
This therapy focuses on increasing awareness of the part one plays in one's relationships. Many people find themselves repeating very similar dysfunctional patterns in their relationships. They need to develop an understanding of the dynamic and to identify when they are falling back into it, so they can learn to interact with others in a more effective and more rewarding way.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy:
This style of therapy explores how our early life experiences shape our approach to others and to the world, in ways we are usually unaware of. Transference and counter-transference experiences are explored within the therapy, in order to develop awareness of and acceptance of oneself, and to improve self control and self efficacy as one negotiates his/her way through our world.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy:
Cognitive therapy focuses on identifying the negative ways we often talk to ourselves and learning to develop more positive, hopeful internal conversation with ourselves. Behavioral therapy uses rewards to shape more positive and effective behaviors in place of self defeating behaviors.
Supportive Therapy:
Supportive therapy provides a place to discuss whatever difficult circumstances one may be dealing with in his/her life, and to have one's feelings understood without judgement. Suggestions for alternative and more effective ways of dealing with one's circumstances may be offered.
Medications:
Medications may be used in conjunction with any style of psychotherapy. Even though some syndromes may be primarily caused by genetic predisposition or physiological imbalances, developing an understanding of the etiology, and learning how to cope with and manage the disorder, is very much a part of the treatment.