Amir Levine Ph.D.

About

Amir Levine, Ph.D., LCSW-R, is the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Bhava Therapy Group in New York City, which provides psychotherapy and continuing education programming rooted in the values of compassionate presence and action, respect, accountability, professional integrity, holistic support, and humility. For over a decade, Levine served as the Director of Behavioral Science at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Department of Family Medicine, where he developed and directed the behavioral medicine training curriculum for medical professionals. Levine completed his Masters Degree and Ph.D. in Social Work from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University. He has presented at numerous national conferences and co-directs the Bhava Therapy Group Continuing Education Program, where he facilitates workshops on providing psychotherapy for older adults, holistic treatment of personality disorders, and other topics.

Recent Posts

Navigating the Mental Health Effects of Partisan News

Partisan news can have a deleterious impact on our relationships. Learn effective ways to manage these effects and build bridges to those with different views.

Addressing Political Anxiety in Psychotherapy

Political anxiety is a real phenomenon, and mental health clinicians and clients will greatly benefit when best prepared for how to manage it in the psychotherapy space.

Secondary Trauma: How to Build Resilience and Heal

With increased reliance on social media access to traumatic information, many people have become highly susceptible to the effects of secondary trauma.

Is Now the Right Time to Start Therapy?

On the fence about starting therapy? Learn how to work with your ambivalence.

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Skills in Mental Health Clinicians

Therapists can be their own worst critics in terms of competence and efficacy. Supporting the integration of external wisdom with our internal strengths is the key.

The Value of Support Groups

Humans thrive from healthy connections with others and support groups provide the potential to find that connection, healing, and growth.

Living in the Age of Dysfunctional Doubt

Doubt, as a phenomena of humanity, may be increasing and intensifying. Learn how to decipher between what's functional and dysfunctional and how to manage with dysfunctional doubt.

3 Skills Teens Can Develop to Have a Healthy Relationship With Technology

Struggling to manage technology usage by our youth is ubiquitous. It doesn't have to be a losing battle. There are steps to take to shift the dynamic to a healthier outcome.

Teaching Vulnerability in Clinical Supervision

What is a powerful gift a supervisor can give their supervisee? A path to accessing their vulnerability.

5 Emotional Drivers of Political Beliefs

Have you ever wondered what motivates someone to follow certain political beliefs?