With over thirty years' experience working in the Washington, DC area, Linda Levine weaves innovative new therapies into traditional talk therapy to help people make important life changes more quickly. Most people come to therapy when they feel stuck in their lives and need help figuring out how to make meaningful changes.
I have specialized training in mind-body therapies such as EMDR and Brainspotting, as well as more specific training with self-esteem issues and trauma. I am also a certified sex therapist and coauthored two books on sexuality - Shared Intimacies: Women's Sexual Experiences and The Intimate Male Candid Discussions About Women, Sex, and Relationships.
I have specialized training in mind-body therapies such as EMDR and Brainspotting, as well as more specific training with self-esteem issues and trauma. I am also a certified sex therapist and coauthored two books on sexuality - Shared Intimacies: Women's Sexual Experiences and The Intimate Male Candid Discussions About Women, Sex, and Relationships.
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No one has the perfect childhood, and even if you come from a family that's intact and loving, life presents crises and challenges when you least expect them. It may be the loss of a loved one, difficulty forming or maintaining relationships, frustrations around a job or reaching a life goal. For more than 30 years, I have helped clients explore their thoughts and feelings and uncover the patterns and behaviors that have shaped their lives.
EMDR is a form of psychotherapy that empowers people to move beyond distressing life events by reprocessing negative thoughts or memories. EMDR, developed by Francine Shapiro, Ph. D. in 1987, is recognized by the American Psychiatric Association and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs as a scientifically proven effective treatment for war veterans and sexual assault victims.
Brainspotting was discovered by David Grand, Ph. D. in 2003. It works with specific eye positions to access painful emotions, traumatic memories, and physical symptoms. A "Brainspot" directly connects to the neurobiological areas in the brain where memories are stored that are often inaccessible to the conscious mind.
For most of us, it's still hard to talk about sex. Even though there is a plethora of information about sex on the Internet as well as in movies and books, very few people share meaningful information about their sex lives with friends, family or even their partners. We can call friends for advice about finances or child rearing, but talking openly about sex is still difficult.
Many women feel uncomfortable about their sexual selves. Their issues may include difficulty achieving orgasms, low sexual desire, sexual inhibitions, painful intercourse, or traumatic experiences. Many women feel so much shame and alienation - and are convinced that everyone else out there is having a marvelous sex life - that it may take them months or years to seek help.
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