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by Jeff Levy | Feb 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
No one wants to feel pain. At least that’s true for most of us. In fact, a good number of us make the decision to enter psychotherapy to alleviate pain. As a therapist, I’ve also been in the position of wanting to support my clients in easing the pain they are...
by Jeff Levy | Dec 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last week I finished teaching a trauma course for students pursuing their graduate degree in social work. More than any other time in the 30 years I’ve been teaching has it been more difficult to balance what has been happening in the world with what I am teaching in...
by Jeff Levy | Dec 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Endings have been a topic of conversation at Live Oak recently, as our current group of graduate interns and postgraduate trainees are concluding their year with us. They are all ending their relationships with their current clients, and we’ve been having exchanges...
by Jeff Levy | Dec 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
I received a phone call earlier this week from Ray, a long time client. He rarely calls between sessions so when I listened to his voicemail asking me to call him back, I knew there was something important happening in his life. When we eventually spoke, it was...
by Jeff Levy | Dec 24, 2017 | Blog
“You need to take care of yourself!” “You need to leave your work at work!” “You shouldn’t be thinking about your clients when you’re not at work.” “You must have poor boundaries and must not be a very good social worker if you can’t separate...
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