Jeffrey C. Levenkron, Phd

The decision to seek psychological services is increasingly common and can be prompted for varying reasons. We live in an era of growing stress that recognizes the need for and benefit of many different forms of psychological treatment. Newer forms of psychotherapy are now taught and practiced by many practitioners. For several decades, clinical research has been accumulating to support the effectiveness of therapy for a wide range of emotional and psychiatric problems.

We can find newly emerging evidence connecting “mind and body” that now encourages, with increasing frequency, the use of psychological forms of therapy for managing many medical illnesses. Happily, the long-standing “stigma” of mental and behavioral health care is fading, and is accorded full legitimacy as an essential service covered by health insurance. As with other forms of health care, it is always important to find “the right fit” when seeking psychological treatment. These are some of the considerations that Dr. Levenkron believes are important to his patients.