About Dr. Levine
Welcome to my website. I am a licensed psychologist who is uniquely trained as an individual and couples therapist and psychoanalyst. This training helps me understand the individual in the context of their important relationships.
I retired as of September 30, 2020. I feel grateful for the
34 years I have worked in a profession that I Ioved. Thank you to my patients who have trusted me and been willing to work deeply to change. You have taught me so much.
Services offered
Psychotherapy: A Tool that Can Help
There are many forms of psychotherapy that can benefit you, including long-term insight oriented therapy and short-term goal directed therapy. There are also therapies designed to help your couple or family relationships.
DEPRESSION CHECKLIST
- I feel blue or down in the dumps most of the time
- Things I used to enjoy don't feel enjoyable now
- I can't get motivated to do very much
- I often feel discouraged and hopeless
- I often feel angry and negative about my life
- Everthing takes too much effort
- I feel guilty much of the time
- My friends and family tell me I'm sad and upset too often
- It scares me that I have suicidal thoughts or fantasies about ending my life
IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ONE OR MORE OF THESE ITEMS, YOU MAY BE DEPRESSED AND WOULD BENEFIT TALKING WITH A PROFESSIONAL.
ANXIETY CHECKLIST
- I worry about too many things
- I suffer from phobias, fears of bad things happening
- I feel stressed and wound tight much of the time
- I can't relax or sit still
- I do repetive behaviors to make me feel better (checking doors and windows, counting, rearranging things)
- My superstitions control my life
- My sleep is restless and unsatisfying
- I have persistent and unwanted thoughts that intrude in my mind
IF YOU CHECKED YES TO ONE OR MORE OF THESE ITEMS, YOU COULD BE SUFFERING FROM ANXIETY. PLEASE TALK TO A PROFESSIONAL.
MARITAL/COUPLES THERAPY: Why wait until it's too late
If you answer yes to most of the following, you probably have a healthy relationship:
- I look forward to coming home to see my partner
- My partner is my best friend
- We share many of the same values, hopes and dreams
- We can have different opinions and disagree without disrespecting each other
- We manage to find solutions to difficult problems
- Despite our ups and downs, I'd still pick my partner again
- I feel supported by my partner and he/she feels the same way
If you answer yes to one or more of these items, you might benefit from couples/marital therapy
- We have problems communicating
- We recycle old arguments and harber resentments
- We constantly bicker but rarely resolve the problem
- We fight about the children and undermine each other as parents
- We often argue about each other's families
- I often feel lonely and unsupported
- We have sexual problems
- Trust has been violated and is too hard to re-estabish
- One of us feels bullied and controlled
- Knowing what i know now about my partner, I'm not sure I'd chose him/her again.