Deborah Levinson, LMFT

Deborah Levinson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience who works with individuals, couples, adolescents, and families. She provides therapy for a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, intimacy and infidelity issues, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief and sleeping difficulties, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, and coping with major life changes. Her additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, blended family dynamics, codependency, communication problems, dependent personality traits, divorce and separation, family of origin matters, fatherhood issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and related concerns.

Levinson practices in an active and directive style that blends cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused strategies. She also integrates client-centered principles, the Gottman Method for relationship work, and Internal Family Systems approaches when appropriate. Known for a down-to-earth, genuine, and frank manner, she challenges clients, assigns practical homework, and recommends supplementary materials such as YouTube videos, TED Talks, articles, books, and workbooks to support progress.

Her professional background spans schools, psychiatric hospitals in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and social service work addressing foster care, family reunification, and child abuse, along with extensive experience in private practice. She has worked successfully with diverse cultures, ethnicities, and religions, and brings a pragmatic, resource-oriented approach to helping people navigate relationship difficulties, mood concerns, parenting struggles, and the aftermath of trauma.