Michael Levittan
Calm guidance for stressful times
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Michael
Michael Levittan is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 30 years of experience in California. He focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and anger. He aims to create an open space where people can speak honestly about what they are feeling.
Michael emphasizes straightforward, practical conversations to help people take the first steps toward change. Over his three decades in practice, Michael has guided people through panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety.
Background and approach
He also addresses communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, and feelings of guilt and shame. His work includes helping clients who feel isolated or who are searching for greater life purpose and self-love. Sessions are built around listening first, then offering clear options and tools that clients can try between meetings.
He keeps language plain and focuses on small, manageable steps. The goal is progress you can notice in daily life, not just ideas on paper. Michael offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.
He provides multiple ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. His approach is flexible to fit different schedules and preferences. People who want practical guidance and a calm, steady clinician may find his style a good fit.
He encourages those feeling stuck to reach out and begin with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Michael draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach uses structured strategies to reduce panic and anxiety by teaching breathing, grounding, and stepwise exposure to feared situations. These tools aim to reduce the intensity of panic attacks and help people feel more in control.Another approach emphasizes trauma-informed work that helps people process past hurts at a manageable pace. This usually involves creating safety in conversation, making sense of upsetting memories, and building skills to cope with triggers and strong emotions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michael listens to your goals, discusses options, and adjusts methods as progress and preferences become clear. Together you decide which techniques fit your needs and pace.
Online therapy lets people access these approaches from home through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. That flexibility makes it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, or caregiving. It also allows follow-up between visits so tools can be practiced in everyday moments and discussed in the next session.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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