I’m excited to share the incredible insights from Dr. Mark Levy, a seasoned clinical and forensic psychiatrist with over four decades of experience. In our podcast conversation, Dr. Levy delves into the fascinating intersection of human behavior and the law, covering topics ranging from seeking therapy to identifying red flags in treatment and addressing societal issues like incivility. It’s incredible how these topics tie into our everyday lives and the broader scope of our society!

Along with his team of 22 board-certified psychiatrists and 10 forensic neuropsychologists, Dr. Levy practices forensic psychiatry at Forensic Psychiatric Associates, L.P. (FPAMED). As a forensic psychiatric expert, he has been involved in over 500 civil lawsuits and related matters. Dr. Levy has also published numerous articles and presented talks on forensic psychiatric topics.

Dr. Levy’s expertise shines through as he discusses why incivility appeals to certain people and how it answers their anxiety and fear of uncertainty. He encourages us to look beyond the grief of incivility and ask ourselves important questions. Why is incivility appealing to certain people? What does it give those who accept a view of reality handed down to them that they accept uncritically?

Exploring our biases and distortions of reality can help us better understand ourselves and address our fears. Dr. Levy shares his experiences with biases and explains how they show up when we get defensive and struggle to be empathic. He also discusses how relationship struggles manifest in therapy and how an insightful therapist can address trust issues and boundaries.

One of the most valuable takeaways from our conversation is Dr. Levy’s guidance on finding an insightful therapist who respects client boundaries and possesses a deep understanding of human behavior. He emphasizes that the art of psychotherapy is a combination of experience, training, and self-knowledge. When seeking a therapist, Dr. Levy advises looking for someone with credentials, self-awareness, and a deep understanding of human behavior to ensure effective therapy.

His artful flair for psychotherapy and forensic psychiatry truly shines through in his explanations and profound insights, making each podcast conversation feel validating and enlightening. If you’re curious to learn more about Dr. Levy’s perspectives on therapy, the law, and human behavior, I highly recommend tuning in to our podcast conversation. DOWNLOAD

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Dr. Mark Levy attended Durham University, U.K. (1965-66), and is a graduate of Columbia College (A.B. 1967), the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (M.D. 1971) in New York, and the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute (1984) in San Francisco. He currently practices clinical and forensic psychiatry and has been licensed as a Physician and Surgeon since 1972 by the State of California and since 2004 by the State of Hawaii.

He was certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry (1981) and Forensic Psychiatry (1999, recertified in 2009, 2019). In addition, he was certified by the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons in both Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry (2019).

He is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, where he has been on the faculty since 1977 and has taught in the Law and Psychiatry Fellowship since 2000. He is also on the Faculty of the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. He is the Founder, former Chairman, and President of the San Francisco Foundation for Psychoanalysis, a community service outreach organization. He is now also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Since 1975, Dr. Levy has been in full-time private practice, originally in psychiatry and beginning in the 1980s in psychoanalysis and forensic psychiatry as well. He has been retained as a forensic psychiatric expert in more than 500 civil lawsuits and related matters. He has testified in State and Federal Court on 64 occasions. He has never been disqualified from testifying as an expert by any Court in any jurisdiction where he was retained.

As a result of his service and contribution to the profession, Dr. Levy was designated a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (“DLFAPA”) and has been an active member of numerous local, national, and international medical, psychoanalytic, psychiatric, and forensic psychiatric organizations, including The American Academy for Psychiatry and the Law. He has published numerous articles and presented countless talks, both in person and via webinars, to attorneys, physicians, and the general public on a wide range of forensic psychiatric topics. He has also been interviewed regularly as an expert by the print and broadcast media, discussing psychiatric and forensic psychiatric topics of general interest.

In January 2006, Dr. Levy established Forensic Psychiatric Associates Medical Corporation, of which he continues to serve as its medical director. In January 2020, together with his colleague, forensic psychiatrist Charles Saldanha, MD, Dr. Levy also established and serves as the medical director of Forensic Psychiatric Associates, L.P. (www.fpamed.com), a growing group of forensic psychiatrists and forensic psychologists that develop expert opinions for attorneys and Courts on behavioral issues within a broad range of civil and criminal matters. In addition, fpamed as a team specializes in assessing psychological injury claims from populations of litigants in mass tort and multi-plaintiff litigation. We have previously been retained in more than two dozen such cases.

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