Education and Training

Peggy Levinson, L.C.S.W., L.M.F.T. is a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. She has over thirty five years of experience and has worked with hundreds of couples, families, and individuals. Peggy received a B.S. in Psychology from St. Louis University in 1966 and an M.S.W. from Smith College in Massachusetts in 1968. In 1976 she completed a 3 year training program at the Gestalt Therapy Institute in Kansas City, and in 1983 completed a 3 year post graduate training program in family therapy at the Menninger Foundation. Subsequently she has pursued education in integrative therapy. This includes Mind-Body training at the Herbert Benson Institute at Harvard University, training in hypnosis and hypnotherapy at UCLA with Dr. Mark Schoen, Pastlife training with Dr. Brian Weiss and training in Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT) with Dolores Cannon. She has also continued to pursue education and training in holistic therapy approaches including Vipssana meditation, Mindfulness Meditation and Kriya Yoga Breathwork. As a Menninger and Gestalt trained therapist, she devises systems of treatment based on the individual needs of her patients. She has offered training and advanced workshops at universities, hospitals, and workplaces across the Midwest, including Washington University and the United Way.