Lisa Levin, LCSW

Lisa Levin began her career with a clear mission - to help people reduce pain and move out of suffering. Over the course of more than two decades she has developed a practice focused on trauma, addictions, emotional dysregulation, and self-esteem concerns, supporting clients who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties. She approaches each person as an individual and chooses interventions that work for that client rather than following a rigid formula.

Levin holds an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and brings extensive clinical training to her work. Her background includes training in evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, as well as approaches that address attachment and emotion regulation. She is also trained in trauma-focused methods and has specialized education related to addiction treatment, including certification as an Addictions Specialist and additional modalities she has integrated into practice.

Her perspective on trauma recognizes that traumatic impact is defined by how a person’s heart and mind respond to experiences - not by outside judgments about what should or should not be considered traumatic. She works with addictions broadly, addressing behaviors from substance use to compulsive patterns such as problematic sexual behavior, gambling, or overuse of technology. Levin is committed to social justice and equity and brings that commitment into clinical work with people of color and clients in LGBTQIA+ communities. She prefers to arrange scheduling directly with clients to identify appointment times that fit individual availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Lisa Levin integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into her work, helping clients clarify their values, notice unhelpful thoughts without being led by them, and take committed action toward a meaningful life. ACT can be useful for anxiety, avoidance patterns, and decisions about change.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships shape current patterns in close connections. This approach helps people understand how attachment needs and responses influence relationship struggles, abandonment concerns, and caregiving dynamics.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills inform Levin’s approach to emotional dysregulation and intense mood states, offering practical tools for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the best approach is part of the therapeutic process. Levin works collaboratively with each client and with licensed professionals as needed to identify which methods fit a person’s goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting strategies over time to optimize progress.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, manage mobility or caregiving constraints, and maintain continuity of care across changing schedules. These options allow clients and therapists to focus on meaningful work together without requiring travel to an office.