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Heidi M. Levitt Associate Professor Director of Clinical Training Clinical (Psychotherapy) Psychology Building, Room 352 901.678.5489 (telephone) 901.678.2579 (fax) h.levitt@memphis.edu website

Education

Ph.D., York University (Toronto)
M.A., York University
B.A., York University

Research Interests

• Psychotherapy Change
• Construction of Gender
• Domestic Violence
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Subcultures
• Narrative, Silence, and Emotion in Psychotherapy

Recent Publications

• Williams, D. C., & Levitt, H. M. (2007). Principles for facilitating agency in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy Research, 17(1), 66-82.
• Levitt, H. (2006). Butch, Femme, Bear and Leatherman: A Programmatic exploration of gender identities within gay and lesbian subcultures (pp. 105-121). In Kam-shing, YIP (Ed.), Psychology of gender identity: An international perspective. Hauppauge NY: Nova Science.
• Levitt, H., & Ware, K. (2006). “Anything with two heads is a monster”: Religious leaders perspectives on marital equality and domestic violence. Violence Against Women, 12(12), 1-22.
• Frankel, Z. F., Levitt, H. M., Murray, D. M., Greenberg, L. S., & Angus, L. E. (2006). Assessing psychotherapy silences: An empirically derived categorization system and sampling strategy. Psychotherapy Research, 16(5), 627-638.
• Levitt, H. M., Butler, M., & Travis, H. (2006). What clients find helpful in psychotherapy: Principles for facilitating change. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53, 3, 314-324.