Lisa Levin

Lisa Levin began her career determined to help people reduce pain and suffering, and that commitment continues after two decades of clinical work. She brings 20 years of experience, including work overseas, to address stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression and relationship issues. Her approach is practical and outcome-focused - she uses techniques that produce results within ethical guidelines and adapts methods to each person’s needs.

She is a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana (license number IN LCSW 34005742A) and holds board certification in her field. Her clinical training includes EMDR, prolonged exposure (PE), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and hypnotherapy. She is also certified as an Addictions Specialist (CAS) and as an Emotion Code Practitioner (CECP), which she pursued after finding it helpful alongside other therapies.

Lisa treats all forms of trauma - including experiences related to racism, discrimination, and spiritual or religious harm - as well as a broad range of addictions such as substances and behavioral addictions like love, sex, and pornography. She recognizes that trauma can be emotional or mental without a single dramatic event; years of mistreatment, microaggressions, or lack of emotional nurturance can wear on a person’s wellbeing. What matters most is how an individual’s heart and mind have responded to their experiences.

Her addiction work similarly honors that dependency can take many forms beyond drugs and alcohol. Compulsive patterns involving gambling, shopping, eating, video games and other behaviors can be powerful forces that interfere with living a freer, more satisfying life.

Lisa is also an active advocate for social justice and equality. She works to support people of color and members of LGBTQIA+ communities in reclaiming agency and healing from the harms of discrimination and microaggressions. She maintains Facebook pages titled “Equality & Justice for Black Lives” and “There’s No Such Thing As Sidelines.”

Regarding appointments, Lisa no longer uses BH’s scheduling platform and prefers to learn a client’s availability directly in order to schedule sessions one-on-one.