An Overlooked Avenue to Increasing Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Humans thrive from healthy connection with others and support groups provide an untapped potential to find that connection, healing and growth. By Amir Levine, PhD, LCSW-R Understanding the...
Life Transitions & Self-Improvement
Understanding Your Window of Tolerance
The “Window of Tolerance” concept has consistently gained more traction in the world of psychotherapy, self-healing and self-transformation since it was first conceived and published by Dr. Daniel Siegal’s 1999 book, “The Developing Mind”. What is the Window of...
Teaching Vulnerability in Clinical Supervision
Practical Approaches to Acknowledging Your Vulnerability by Amir Levine, PhD, LCSW-R Vulnerability as a Path A newer clinician I supervise recently asked me, “What do you believe is the most important quality a therapist should have?” Reflexively, I answered, “Access...
Contemplating the Aging Journey
How do you feel about aging? What does it bring up for you? This month marks my 49th birthday and so naturally the topic of aging is upfront and center in my brain. While traveling this road to 49, I’ve had waves of different feelings and beliefs flow through me -...
Five Steps to Help You Transition into The New Year
The year is quickly coming to an end. Your thoughts can be nervously drifting towards the goals you haven't started, the resolutions you didn't finish, or the pressure to do more in the coming year. You may be striving to believe that this new year brings a time of...
Tips on Staying Mentally Fit During the Holiday Season
Everywhere you look lately, there seems to be societal pressure to have a "perfect" or “joyful” holiday season. On social media, it seems like everyone has a close family, a lot of friends and amazing plans for the holidays. However, the reality is that the holidays...