Carla Levin, LCSW, BCD

First of all, big kudos to Summer P. for breaking the silence about the importance of mental health care and for sharing her experience. Thanks to her, I decided to give Carla a try since I was looking for a new therapist, and my experience has been extremely positive. Carla is a very good listener and asks helpful, relevant questions. In the short time I’ve been seeing her, she’s helped me sort through a number of difficult issues, and she gives very useful input. Moreover, she is compassionate and inviting while maintaining appropriate boundaries. When I first started seeing her she said we would meet for three sessions and then we would evaluate whether or not it was a good fit for both of us. I was glad she could see right out of the gate how important it was for us to have the right chemistry (which we ultimately do). The ONLY reason I am not giving her five stars is that she does not particpate in my insurance plan (Blue Cross-​Blue Shield), so I have to file my own claims and am only reimbursed for about half of my expenses since she is an «out of network» provider. If she were a member of BCBS, I would just be paying a per-​session co-​pay, so I really wish she was. However, me saving money is not really her problem, and she was very up front from the beginning about the fact that she is not part of my insurance network. The only reason I bring it up is that I would like to have known before I met with her… obviously it hasn’t affected my decision to keep seeing her, but that info would still have been nice to have sooner than later. All of that being said, I would still urge anyone seeking a therapist to at least give Carla a try. P. S. I think her credentials are technically LSCW… which was an important distinction to me in terms of the background of the kind of therapist I want to work with.

I’m ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ on if I should even be writing this review; it’s so personal to admit that you have a therapist but on the other hand, I believe so strongly that mental health is undervalued in the U.S. and since I’m of the school that believes it’s healthy to talk… I’m going for it.
That being said, what’s great for me, might not be great for you… but I think that Carla is great!