Professional Credentials
Paula Levinrad is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been working in human services for over 20 years. She lives and runs her practice out of Eugene, Oregon and is a member of the National Association of Social Workers.
Paula worked at Center for Family Development, a private non-profit Community Agency, for eleven years gaining varied experience and expertise. For the last five years she worked in both in the Child and Adult Outpatient Mental Health Program working with children, families, couples and adults and the Adult, Youth and Co-Occurring Recovery Program, working with adolescents, adults, and families.
She currently has a full time Private Practice.
She continues to engage in ongoing learning completing the requirements of a two-year Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program from the Oregon Psychoanalytic Center in 2023.
Paula has an unusual depth of experience and skills which ensures effective treatment while working with these populations. She has the developmental knowledge of children, the skills and competency to provide therapeutic interventions to support the complex issues of these families. Working in a chemical dependency recovery program has given her the skills to be uniquely qualified to work with substance abuse issues, as well as co-occurring mental health disorders and fills a need in our community.
She also has worked extensively to help parents dealing with postpartum difficulties and new parent issues, including but not limited to parental and behavioral support for children and adolescents, adoption issues, and interruptions in attachment.
Education
Bachelors in Human Development, major in Child Development, 1998- Pacific Oaks College
M.S.W, 2005- Portland State University
Experience
- Parent Educator at Birth To Three
- Interned at Lane County Mental Health- working with the severely and persistently mentally ill
- Center for Family Development- working with individuals, couples & families
Licensing & Certification
L.C.S.W- Licensed Clinical Social Worker- State of Oregon
Member of the National Association of Social Workers
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