Ivy Levin, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Ivy Levin, LCSW
Ivy is a licensed therapist who specializes in evidenced based psychotherapies to help people skillfully manage challenges, build healthier relationships, and find more balance in their life. With over 10 years of experience and intensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Ivy focuses on practical tools that work in real life—not just in theory.
Her style is warm, direct, supportive, and down-to-earth. Therapy can feel intimidating—Ivy will help make your sessions feel like a safe, collaborative space where you can be yourself and create meaningful change. Ivy strives to provide a culturally sensitive environment and is an LGBTQIA+ allied clinician. While equipped to treat a variety of challenges, Ivy specializes in working with individuals experiencing anxiety, worry, stress, difficulties with emotion regulation, mood disorders, ADHD, relationship difficulties, psychosis, and professional and academic challenges. Additionally, Ivy offers professional coaching to enhance performance, confidence and leadership for working professionals. She also has expertise in the psychological treatment of insomnia and tinnitus.
Ivy's Professional Credentials
Education and Training
Ivy completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of New Mexico with an emphasis in Human Growth and Development, and a master’s in social work from the University of Southern California. Ivy specialized in developing expertise in evidence-based mental health treatments and systems of recovery in public mental health settings.
She has received advanced training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, high fidelity Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP).
Ivy holds certifications in Prolonged Exposure for PTSD and Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression.
Professional Experience
Prior to joining YCBT Services, Ivy helped develop and implement a large scale training program at the Department of Mental Health for all of Los Angeles County. Later she served as the clinical Practice Lead overseeing the training and dissemination and implementation of CBT, DBT and Prolonged Exposure county-wide.
Ivy has over 7 years experience serving on full-model comprehensive DBT Teams where she excelled at facilitating DBT skills training groups in both private practice and community mental health settings.
When not providing therapy, Ivy is passionate about the dissemination of evidence-based treatments as she provides regular consultation, supervision and training in CBT and evidence-based approaches to clinicians and psychiatry residents for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.
Additionally, Ivy has over 5 years of experience providing supervision to MSW students and ASWs working toward licensure.
YCBT Services is proud to be the Bixby Knolls - Long Beach, CA regional clinic for the National Social Anxiety Center, which was established to make quality psychotherapy services available to those in need.
Through research, collaboration and educating clinicians and the public, NSAC is committed to improving services and care for people seeking help for social anxiety. Visit NSAC here for more information about Social Anxiety.