Are you suffering and searching for help?

As one of the only Board-Certified Clinical Psychologists in Los Angeles with over 20 years of experience, I am here to help you. I treat the full array of psychological and emotional difficulties, including depression, panic, OCD, relationship issues, anxiety-related physical and emotional disorders, sleep or stress-related problems, intrusive thoughts, family and marital conflict, social anxiety problems and post-traumatic disorders. I can employ biofeedback therapy for patients with chronic pain disorders or those needing stress reduction techniques.

Within a 5-mile radius of zip code 90210 (Beverly Hills) there are literally hundreds of "therapists" and "counselors" offering some form of psychotherapy. However, there are only 10 Board-Certified Clinical Psychologists, and I am one of them. Learn more about why selecting a Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist should matter to you.

Following a Ph.D. degree at Hofstra University, I completed a 2-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, at Temple University Medical School. This training is not a requirement for licensing as a psychologist in California, and therefore, as you might guess, very few psychologists in LA have had this advanced clinical training. I have also served as a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Behavior Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry.

After moving to Los Angeles in 2012, I served as a Clinical Psychologist at the UCLA School of Medicine and prior to that I was the Chief Psychologist at South Nassau Communities Hospital in NY, as well as Clinical Psychologist for the hit TV series "Hoarders" on the A&E Television Network.

I have comfortable and private offices at both Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, and on Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills, closer to the Westside. When you phone, I will answer your call personally, insuring your privacy. You will never have to speak with a secretary, answering service or receptionist. And unlike some practices, you will never be transferred to an associate or intern. If required, private SKYPE consultations can also be arranged.

Please call my secure private line at (323) 417-2325 or email me at BHpsychologist to set up an appointment.

Services

Psychological Issues

Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy

Exposure & Response Prevention for OCD

Systematic Desensitization Therapy

Cognitive & Psychological Testing

Relationship Issues

Forensic Evaluation

Biofeedback

EMG and Thermal Feedback for headaches and other chronic pain disorders

Biofeedback-Assisted General Relaxation

Biofeedback therapy for stress-related disorders

Education

Ph.D. Degree Hofstra University, Department of Psychology, NY

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Behavior Therapy Temple University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, PA

Post-Doctoral Training in Clinical Hypnosis University of Pennsylvania Medical School & Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital, PA

Experience

Chief, Department of Psychology South Nassau Communities Hospital, NY

Clinical Psychologist David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

Professor of Psychology, Nassau Community College, NY

Member of the Editorial Board Journal of Behavior Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry

Clinical Psychologist "Hoarders" TV Series, A&E Network

Selected Publications

Behavioral Foundations of Clinical Psychology — Levine, B.A. New York: Simon & Shuster (SRA)

Treatment of trichotillomania by covert sensitization — Levine, B.A. Journal of Behavior Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry, Vol 7, pp 75-76.

The importance of checking the assumptions of the professional referral source: An invited paper — Levine, B.A. Journal of Behavior Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry, Vol 18, pp 241-244.

Effects of depression and headache type on biofeedback for muscle-contraction headaches. — Levine, B.A. Behavioral Psychotherapy, Vol 12, pp 300-307.

In-vivo desensitization of a severe driving phobia through radio transmission. — Levine, B.A. & Wolpe, J. Journal of Behavior Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry, Vol 11, pp 281-282.

Pitfalls and dilemmas in the diagnosing process — Perr, H. & Levine, B.A. Psychosomatics, Vol 21(4), pp 345-348.

The effects of total exposure duration and interrupted vs. continuous exposure in flooding therapy — Chaplin, E & Levine, B.A. Behavior Therapy, Vol 12, pp 360-368.

Effects of stimulus representation and cue category level on exposure therapy — Mannion, N. & Levine, B.A. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 12, pp 300-307

Fear survey response as a function of item specification — Levine, B.A., Sherry, G., Gorman, S. & Tepfer, K. The Journal of Psychology, Vol 98, 171

Bruce A. Levine, Ph.D., ABPPClinical Psychologist in Los Angeles

Board Certified in Clinical Psychology & Biofeedback Therapy