Phyllis Leavitt

MA Author and Psychotherapist

I graduated from Antioch University with a Masters’ Degree in Psychology and Counseling in 1989. I co-directed a sexual abuse treatment program called Parents United in Santa Fe, New Mexico until 1991 and then went into private practice full time. As a psychotherapist, I treated children, families, couples, and individual adults for 34 years, and I have worked extensively with abuse and dysfunctional family dynamics, their aftermath, and some of the most important elements for healing. I have published two books, A Light in the Darkness and Into the Fire. As a podcast guest, I would like to talk about my latest book, America in Therapy: A New Approach to Hope and Healing for a Nation in Crisis. I live with my husband in Taos, NM and I am retired from my psychotherapy practice, focusing on writing and speaking.