Levi Bentley, LAPC

I am a queer transmasculine therapist who loves working with folks from a wide diversity of backgrounds navigating the effects of trauma, struggling with identity development, working through relationship difficulties, or navigating change.

I have a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Antioch University where I specialized in Trauma and Trans Experiences. I work from a social-justice oriented trauma-informed lens, which recognizes the impacts of systemic oppressions on formative experiences, identity development, and conceptions of what we believe is possible.

I use modalities of IFS, EMDR, and Gestalt to support folks in identifying emotional histories, the unmet needs beneath patterns, and support integration that aids with transformation. All parts of you are valuable and welcome. I think of integration as putting the painful shards of an aspect of the past together in a way that informs but does not have to control or limit the present. Healing is a process of becoming a larger, more flexible, more alive version of ourselves.

My practice is person-centered, gender affirming, queer, trans, kink, sex and body positive. I believe that labels are very helpful, and can’t do anyone full justice. I look forward to getting to know you.