Sam Levy, Clinical Intern
Sam is a masters-level clinical intern from Northwestern University with a background in psychology from Southern Methodist University in Texas. He takes a holistic and integrative approach, weaving together trauma-informed, relational, and feminist frameworks to uncover deeper patterns and new possibilities for growth. Sam believes therapy isn’t about quick answers—it’s about making space for self-discovery, meaning-making, and reclaiming personal power.
As a White, cisgender, Jewish man who grew up in rural Kentucky, Sam is committed to continually examining how his identities show up in the therapy space. He appreciates the vulnerability it takes to reach out and share your experience with someone new, and he approaches building trust—especially with individuals who hold marginalized identities—with sensitivity, humility, and care.
Sam is passionate about working with people who have been unacknowledged, shoved aside, or forgotten. Whether these feelings stem from systemic marginalization, surviving neglectful or abusive families, living with chronic illness, navigating neurodivergence, or something harder to name, he offers a space to explore who you are beyond the roles and narratives you've been handed by others. He cares deeply about life’s big questions—how we take responsibility for our lives, create meaning for ourselves, and live with the anxiety we all feel around our mortality. In the quest for self-understanding, these questions can’t be ignored. Sam especially loves working alongside individuals who are ready to sit with vulnerability, question long-held beliefs, and move toward a more self-directed and meaningful life.
Therapy is like finding your way through a dark swamp filled with fog—it’s messy, disorienting, and sometimes slow, but you don’t have to do it alone. The only way out is through, and Sam will walk with you until you make your way out together. His approach blends psychodynamic and existential therapy frameworks with a modern, intuitive touch. In sessions, he helps you start connecting the dots—exploring how early experiences, relationships, and societal power structures have shaped the way you see yourself and move through the world. Even in heavy moments, Sam brings natural warmth and humor into the room, making sure the work is never joyless—and celebrating your wins along the way.
Outside of sessions, Sam is an avid reader—and lover of TV and film—and enjoys slow mornings and quiet nights spent with his cats, Christopher and Winnie. He values his part-time work at a local Reconstructionist synagogue, where he finds meaning and connection within his community.
“Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul, be just another human soul.”
