As a Doctor of Psychology and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist for 45+ years, I am experienced in helping my clients deal with issues such as Loss and Grief Recovery, Substance Abuse, Anger Management, Crisis Counseling, Stress Reduction, Depression and Anxiety. I provide a calm, empathetic, and nurturing environment where you will feel heard, and most importantly, understood. Together we will work on ways to help you understand your feelings and compulsions. My grieving clients experience closure through writing letters to their loved ones who have died. This letter writing is effective for all forms of loss. Reading the letters aloud is very healing as it encourages acceptance, and permits moving on to build a life filled with love and laughter. I've dealt with my own grief, loss and growth by writing a book series, "The Adventures of the Angel Oleo," as well as "The Dog Bible for Humans - Advice from Dogs to Humans of All Ages." I hope you have an opportunity to read one of my books and that I get to help you, and someone you know.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing, as well as get a picture of your history and the events that brought you to me. This will help us decide if we're a good fit to develop a therapeutic bond. If so, we'll set up a couple of future appointments, and we are off and running ~

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I like to think that I am a straight shooter. I can be blunt while at the same time being empathetic. In other words, I've been told that I have the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. I also have a good sense of humor, and I firmly believe that laughter is the best medicine!

Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.

I love working with people of all ages - individuals, couples, adolescents, and children. My clients are seekers who want to improve the quality of their lives, but don't have the education to accomplish their goal. They often feel frustrated, frightened or sad about their situation. Anxiety and depression run rampant in our culture and, in my caseload, I strive to bring mood stabilzation and a sense of purpose to combat the sense of helplessness.

About Audrey Levy