Publications, Presentations,  MediA & Films

Books & Major contributions  

Levitt, H. M. (Under contract).  Gender Functions: A Genealogical and Empirically-Based Understanding of LGBTQ+ Gender.  Cambridge University Press.

Levitt, H. M. (2021, January).  Essentials of Critical-Constructivist Grounded Theory Research.  In book series, Introduction to Qualitative Methods (Series Eds., C. E. Hill & S. Knox). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.  https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/essentials-critical-constructivist-grounded-theory-research 

Levitt, H. M. (2020, January).   Reporting Qualitative Research in Psychology: How to Understand and Meet Journal Article Reporting Standards (Revised Edition).  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.  doi: 10.1037/0000121-000 IBSN: 9781433830037. http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316189.aspx?tab=3

• Book revised to correspond with the 7th edition of Publication Manual of the APA. 

• Translation into audiobook format contracted by BG Records

• Japanese translation by Dr. Nochi Masahiro (Publisher Shin-yo-sha) contracted and scheduled release in 2023.

American Psychological Association.  (2020).  The Publication Manual of the American Psychology Association (APA Manual), 7th Ed.  Washington, DC: APA.  The APA Manual provides guidance on research reporting standards for ~90 journals published by APA and is the dominant guide for publishing in the psychology and the social sciences broadly.  Across its prior editions, it has sold over 15 million copies. As chair of the Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS) Qualitative task force, I co-developed the chapter on research reporting with M. Applebaum, chair of the JARS-Quantitative Task Force, based upon our task force reports and with support from APA staff.  In addition, I provided direction for the integration of qualitative research through the manual, provided feedback, and developed text for other sections (e.g., data sharing, piecemeal publication). This landmark chapter presented inaugural standards unique for qualitative, qualitative meta-analytic, and mixed methods in the field and reflected their standing as central psychological and social science methods.  It introduced into the manual a discussion of diverse epistemological perspectives as integral to the evaluation and reporting of methods in psychological reporting.  

Levitt, H. M. (2019, September). Psychology of Women Quarterly – An invited special section “Toward a Theory of Gender”. This section was centered on my program of research on LGBTQ+ genders and the resultant empirically-based theory of gender that is inclusive of LGBTQ experience, including an introduction (Elliot Tebbe), my lead article, responses from gender researchers (Bonnie Moradi & Laurel Watson), and my rejoinder. Special section editor, Dawn Szymanski; Editor, Mary Brabeck.  Article: A Psychosocial Genealogy of LGBTQ+ Gender: An Empirically Based Theory of Gender and Gender Identity Cultures.  Psychology of Women Quarterly was ranked 1st of 144 journals in Women’s Studies for 2018.

Levitt, H. M. (2019, January).   Reporting Qualitative Research in Psychology: How to Understand and Meet Journal Article Reporting Standards.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.  doi: 10.1037/0000121-000 IBSN: 9781433830037. http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316189.aspx?tab=3

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES AND ACADEMIC CHAPTERS

121 Journal Articles & 50 Chapters; Underline indicates student co-authors.

Levitt, H. M., Hamburger, A., Hill, C. E. McLeod, J., Pascual-Leone, A., Timulak, L. Buchholz, M., Frommer, J., Fuertes, J., Iwakabe, S., Martinez, C., Morrill, Z., Knox, S., Langer, P., Muran, J. C., Oddli, H., Řiháček, T., Tomicic, A., & Tuval-Mashiach, R. (In press). Broadening the evidentiary basis for clinical practice guidelines: Recommendations from international qualitative psychotherapy researchers. American Psychologist.

Levitt, H. M. (In press). How to conduct an integrative mixed method meta-analysis: A tutorial for the systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence.  Psychological Methods.

Levitt, H. M., Roberts, T., & Freeman-Coppadge, D. (In press). Internalized stigma and risky sexual behavior in gay families: A critical discourse analysis of a critical interview.  Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships.

Levitt, H. M. & Morrill, Z. (In press).  Elements of power in humanistic and existential therapy.  In L. Hoffman (Ed.), APA Handbook of humanistic and existential therapy. American Psychological Association.

Chickerella, R., Surace, F. I., & Levitt, H. M. (In press). Leathermen.  In A. E. Goldberg (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Kehoe, K. A., Surace, F. I., & Levitt, H. M. (In press). Bears.  In A. E. Goldberg (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Hand, A. B., Herbitter, C., & Levitt, H. M. (In press). LGBTQ: Butch-Femme.  In A. E. Goldberg (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Kirschner, S., Levitt, H. M., Osbeck, L., & Hammack, P. (2023).  A decade of Qualitative Psychology: Reflections and recommendations from associate editors. Qualitative Psychology, 10(3), 383–390. https://doi.org/10.1037/qup0000270

Maroney, M. R., Levitt, H. M., & Horne, S. G. (2023). Exploring the efficacy of an online therapy intervention in processing experiences of heterosexism among autistic-LGBQ adults. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.  Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06027-1

Levitt, H. M., Kehoe, K. A., & Hand, A. B. (2023). Beyond minority stress: Toward a multidimensional psychology of trans/nonbinary gender.  Current Opinion in Psychology, 49. Advance online publication.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101515 

Levitt, H. M., & Whelton, W. J. (2023). On the need to reconcile cultural and professional power in psychotherapy: Humanistic principles that are foundational for feminist-multicultural practice.  The Humanistic Psychologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/hum0000327 

Levitt, H. M., Collins, K. M. & Morrill, Z. (2023).  A functionalist theory of gender, gender identities and sexuality: A humanistic exploration of experiences of LGBTQ+ gender communities (Vol. 1). In L. Hoffman, M. Racho, B. Robbins, & B. McInerney (Eds.), Eros and Psyche: Humanistic and Existential Approaches to Sex and Sexuality (pp. 27-49).  University Professors Press.

Maxwell, J. A. & Levitt, H. M. (2023). How qualitative methods advance the study of causation in psychotherapy research. Psychotherapy Research. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2023.2181112

Porter, E. F., Mackenzie, J. Coleman, J. J., Sinha, S., Devor, N., Sauer-Zavala, S., Levitt, H. M., Tao, K., Zanarini, M., Farchione, T., Sandage, S. J., & Owen, J. (2023). Therapist experiences and perspectives on moving beyond symptoms and into flourishing: A grounded theory analysis.  Counselling Psychology Quarterly. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2023.2225033 

Levitt, H. M., & Morrill, Z. (2023). Silences in psychotherapy: An integrative meta-analytic research review. Psychotherapy, 60(3), 320-341. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pst0000480

Levitt, H. M., & Morrill, Z. (2023).  Silence.  In C. E. Hill & J. C. Norcross (Eds.), Psychotherapy Skills and Methods That Work (pp. 281-326).  American Psychological Association. 

Levitt, H. M. (2023). Toward a meta-psychological methodology: Reflections on Maslow and the role of experiencing and perspective in scientific methods.  Journal of Humanistic Psychology.  Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00221678231167619  

Levitt, H. M., Grabowski, L. M., Minami, T., & Morrill, Z. (2023). An initial validation of the Clients’ Experience of Therapy Scale (CETS): Assessing the quality of psychotherapy process and outcome from clients’ perspectives. Counselling Psychology Quarterly. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2023.2191171   

Levitt, H. M., Collins, K. M., Morrill, Z., Gorman, K. R., Ipekci, B., Grabowski, L., Karch, J., Kurtz, K., Orduña Picón, R., Reyes, A., Vaswani-Bye, A., & Wadler, B. (2022). Learning clinical and cultural empathy: A call for a multidimensional approach to empathy-focused psychotherapy training. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy: On the Cutting Edge of Modern Developments in Psychotherapy, 52(4), 267–279. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10879-022-09541-y

Wu, M. B., & Levitt, H. M. (2022). How to become a responsive therapist: A study of experiences of developing therapists. Psychotherapy Research.  Advance Online Publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2021.2009929 

Levitt, H. M., Surace, F. I., Wu, M. B., Chapin, B., Hargrove, J. G., Herbitter, C., Lu, E. C., Maroney, M. R., & Hochman, A. L. (2022). The meaning of scientific objectivity and subjectivity: From the perspective of methodologists. Psychological Methods, 27(4), 589–605. https://doi.org/10.1037/met0000363

Levitt, H. M., Collins, K. M., Rizo, J. L., & Hand, A. (2022).  Why clients’ experiences of psychotherapy should direct the training of therapists’ skills and a re-thinking of responsiveness.  In J. N. Fuertes (Ed.), The Other Side of Psychotherapy: Understanding Clients’ Experiences and Contributions in Treatment  (pp. 266- 294). American Psychological Association. 

Levitt, H. M. (2021).  Introduction to the Special Section: Questioning established qualitative methods and assumptions.  Qualitative Psychology, 8(3), 359-364.  https://doi.org/10.1037/qup0000222  

Levitt, H. M., Ipekci, B., Morrill, Z. & Rizo, J. (2021). Intersubjective recognition as the methodological enactment of epistemic privilege: A critical basis for consensus and intersubjective confirmation procedures.  Qualitative Psychology, 8(3), 407-427. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/qup0000206 

Levitt, H. M., McLeod, J., & Stiles, W. B. (2021). The conceptualization, design, and evaluation of qualitative methods in research on psychotherapy. In M. Barkham, L. Castonguay, & W. Lutz (ed.) Bergin and Garfield's Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change, 7th ed. (pp. 351-384), New York: Wiley.

McLeod, J., Levitt, H. M., & Stiles, W. B. (2021). Qualitative Research: Contributions to theory, policy and practice. In M. Barkham, L. Castonguay, & W. Lutz (ed.) Bergin and Garfield's Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change, 7th ed. (pp. 51-86), New York: Wiley.

Levitt, H. M., Morrill, Z., Collins, K. M., & Rizo, J. L. (2021).  The methodological integrity of critical qualitative research.  Journal of Counseling Psychology, 68(3), 357-370. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000523 

Collins, K. M., & Levitt, H. M. (2021).  Heterosexism and the Self: A systematic review informing LGBQ-affirmative research and psychotherapy.  Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538720.2021.1919275 

Levitt, H. M., Collins, K. M., Maroney, M. R. & Roberts, T. S. (2021). Healing from heterosexist experiences:  A mixed methods intervention study using expressive writing.  Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication.  https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000478  

Collins, K. M., & Levitt, H. M. (2021).  Healing from heterosexism: A discovery-oriented task analysis of emotion-focused writing. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health.  Online first publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2021.1876805  

Levitt, H. M. & Collins, K. M. (2021, August).  Making intelligible the controversies over femme identities:  A functionalist approach to conceptualizing the subversive meanings of femme genders.  In R. A. Hoskin (Ed.), Feminizing theory: Making space for femme theory. Routledge.

Levitt, H. M. (2021).  Qualitative generalization, not to the population but to the phenomenon: Reconceptualizing variation in qualitative research.  Qualitative Psychology 8(1), 95-110. https://doi.org/10.1037/qup0000184

Collins, K. M., & Levitt, H. M. (2021).  Gender Functions.  In A. E. Goldberg (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Rizo, J. & Levitt, H. M. (2021).  Qualitative Methods.  In A. E. Goldberg (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Levitt, H. M. & Morrill, Z. (2021). Measuring silence: The pausing inventory categorization system and a review of findings (pp. 233-250). In Michael Buchholz & Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (Eds.), Silence and silencing in psychoanalysis: Cultural, clinical and research perspectives. New York: Routledge.

Collins, K. M., Maroney, M. R., Roberts, T. S., Wadler, B. M. & Levitt, H. M. (2021, February). Healing from heterosexism: An empirically-based exercise for processing heterosexist experiences (pp. 150-157).  In Joy S. Whitman & Cyndy J. Boyd (Eds.), Homework assignments and handouts for LGBTQ+ clients: A mental health and counseling handbook.  Harrington Park Press.  

Herbitter, C. & Levitt, H. M. (2021). Open chair work for coping with heterosexist and/or transphobic family rejection.  In Joy S. Whitman & Cyndy J. Boyd (Eds.), Homework assignments and handouts for LGBTQ+ clients: A mental health and counseling handbook.  Harrington Park Press.  

Levitt, H. M. & Collins, K. M. (2021).  Making intelligible the controversies over femme identities:  A functionalist approach to conceptualizing the subversive meanings of femme genders.  Journal of Lesbian Studies, 25(2), 123-140.  doi: 10.1080/10894160.2019.1694788  

Collins, K. M., Levitt, H. M. & Maroney, M. (2020).  Peeling back the layers: How expressive writing about heterosexist events benefits LGBQ adults. Journal of Homosexuality. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2020.1826834

Levitt, H. M., Schuyler, S. W., Chickerella, R., Elber, A., White, L., Troeger, R. L., Karter, J. M., Preston, J. & Collins, K. M. (2020, Online first). How discrimination in adoptive, foster, and medical systems harms LGBTQ+ families: Research on the experiences of prospective parents, Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, https://doi.org/10.1080/10538720.2020.1728461 

Wu, M. B., & Levitt, H. M. (2020, Online first). A qualitative meta-analytic review of the therapist responsiveness literature: Guidelines for practice and training. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10879-020-09450-y   

Levitt, H. M., Morrill, Z., & Collins, K. M. (2020).  Considering methodological integrity in counselling and psychotherapy research. Counselling & Psychotherapy Research: Special issue on Innovative Methods (20)3, 422-428.  https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12284 

Levitt, H. M. (2019). A psychosocial genealogy of LGBTQ+ gender: An empirically based theory of gender and gender identity cultures.  Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43(3), 275-297. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684319834641 .

Levitt, H. M. (2019). Applications of a functionalist theory of gender: A response to reflections and a research agenda.  Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43(3), 309-316. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684319851467 

Levitt, H. M. & Grabowski, L. M. (2019).  Professional wisdom: functions and processes of psychotherapeutic and judicial wisdom.  In R. Sternberg & J. Gluck (Eds.), Cambridge handbook of wisdom (pp. 676-697).  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108568272 

Levitt, H. M., Whelton, W. J., & Iwakabe, S. (2019).  Integrating Feminist-Multicultural Perspectives into Emotion-Focused Therapy.  In L. Greenberg & R. Goldman, Clinical Handbook of Emotion-Focused Therapy (pp. 425-444).  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ISBN: 978-1-4338-2977-2

Levitt, H. M., Motulsky, S. L., Wertz, F. J., & Morrow, S. L., Ponterotto, J. G. (2018). בפסיכולוגיה איכותני מחקר של ולהערכה לתכנון המלצות :מתודולוגית: שלמות קידום למען [Journal article Recommendations for designing and reviewing qualitative research in psychology: Promoting methodological integrity.]  Megamot /מגמות, 53(2) 9-44.  https://www.megamot-journal.org.il/Recommendations+for+Designing+and+Reviewing+Qualitative+Research+in+Psychology+Promoting+Methodological+Integrity_lan_english_11134_5331.aspx

Puckett, J. A., Mereish, E. H., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., & Hayes-Skelton, S. A. (2018). Internalized heterosexism and psychological distress: The moderating effects of decentering. Stigma and Health, 3(1), 9-15. doi: 10.1037/sah0000065    

Levitt, H. M. (2018). How to conduct a qualitative meta-analysis: Tailoring methods to enhance methodological integrity. Psychotherapy Research, 28(3), 367-378, doi: 10.1080/10503307.2018.1447708 

Flückiger, C., Del Re, A. C., Barth, J., Hoyt, W. T., Levitt, H., Munder, T., Spielmans, G. I., Swift, J. K., Vîslă A. & Wampold, B. E. (2018). Considerations of how to conduct meta-analyses in psychological interventions. Psychotherapy Research, 28(3), 329-332. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2018.1430390.

Levitt, H. M., Wheeler, E., Maki, E., Surace, F, I., Alacantra, D., Cadet, M., Cullipher, S., Desai, S., Garza, G., Hite, J., Kosterina, E., Krill, S., Liu, C., Manove, E., Martin, R. & Ngai, C. (2018). Drag gender: Experiences of gender for gay and queer men who perform drag. Sex Roles, 78(5), 367-384. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-017-0802-7

Levitt, H. M., Bamberg, M., Creswell, J. W., Frost, D., Josselson, R., & Suárez-Orozco, C. (2018).  Journal article reporting standards for qualitative research in psychology: The APA Publications and Communications Board Task Force report.  American Psychologist, 73(1), 26-46.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/amp0000151

Levitt, H. M., Gerrish, E., & Hiestand, K.  (2018). The misunderstood gender: A model of modern femme identity (pp. 285-308). In R. F. Plante & L. M. Maurer (Eds.), Doing gender diversity: Readings in theory and real-world experience. doi: 10.1023/A:1022453304384

Levitt, H. M., Pomerville, A., Surace, F. I., & Grabowski, L. M. (2017).  Meta-method study of qualitative psychotherapy research on clients’ experiences: Review and recommendations.  Journal of Counseling Psychology, 64, 626-644. doi: 10.1037/cou0000222

Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., Freeman-Coppadge, D., Roberts, T.  (2017).  HIV prevention in gay family and house networks: Fostering self-determination and sexual safety.  AIDS & Behavior. 10, 2973-2986. doi: 10.1007/s10461-017-1774-x.  

Surace, F. I., Levitt, H. M., & Horne, S. G. (2017). The relation between cultural values and condom use among Latino gay men.  Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 29(3), 252-272. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538720.2017.1320255

Levitt, H. M., Wheeler, E., Maki, E., Surace, F, I., Alacantra, D., Cadet, M., Cullipher, S., Desai, S., Garza, G., Hite, J., Kosterina, E., Krill, S., Liu, C., Manove, E., Martin, R. & Ngai, C. (2017). Drag gender: Experiences of gender for gay and queer men who perform drag. Sex Roles. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28451890

Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., Freeman-Coppadge, D., Roberts, T.  (2017).  HIV prevention in gay family and house networks: Fostering self-determination and sexual safety.  AIDS & Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s10461-017-1774-x.  Online First link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28451890

Levitt, H. M., Pomerville, A., Surace, F. I., & Grabowski, L. M. (2017).  Meta-method study of qualitative psychotherapy research on clients’ experiences: Review and recommendations.  Journal of Counseling Psychology.

Levitt, H. M., Motulsky, S. L., Wertz, F. J., & Morrow, S. L., Ponterotto, J. G. (2017). Recommendations for designing and reviewing qualitative research in psychology: Promoting methodological integrity. Qualitative Psychology, 4, 1-22. doi: 10.1037/qup0000082

Levitt, H. M. & Piazza-Bonin, E. (2017). The professionalization and training of psychologists: The place of clinical wisdom.  Psychotherapy Research, 27(2), 127-142.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2015.1090034

Kannan, D., & Levitt, H. M. (2017). Self-criticism in therapist training: A grounded theory analysis.  Psychotherapy Research, 27(2), 201-214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2015.1090036]

Dawes, N. & Levitt, H. M. (2017).  Qualitative research methods. In A. E. Wenzel (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 6. (pp. 2777-2778). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Begg, N., Levitt, H. M., & Hayden, L. (2017).  Understanding the school experience of African-American homeless children: A grounded theory analysis.  Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 30, 235-254. doi: 10.1080/10720537.2016.1183539

Puckett, J. A., Horne, S. G., Herbitter, C., Maroney, M. R., & Levitt, H. M. (2017). Differences across contexts: Minority stress and interpersonal relationships for lesbian, gay, and bisexual women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 41, 8-19.

Puckett, J. C. & Levitt, H. M. (2017). Genderqueer. In K. L. Nadal, S. L. Mazzula, & D. P. Rivera, (Eds.) The Sage Encyclopedia on Psychology and Gender (pp. 807-808). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage 

Puckett, J. C. & Levitt, H. M. (2017). Androgyny.  In K. L. Nadal, S. L. Mazzula, & D. P. Rivera, (Eds.) The Sage Encyclopedia on Psychology and Gender (pp. 66). Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Levitt, H. M. (2016).  Qualitative approaches. In John C. Norcross, Gary R. VandenBos, & Donald K. Freedheim & Bunmi O. Olatunji (Eds.), APA Handbook of Clinical Psychology: Volume II. Clinical Psychology: Theory and Research (pp. 335-348).  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Puckett, J. A., Surace, F., Levitt, H. M., & Horne, S. G. (2016). Sexual orientation identity in relation to minority stress and mental health in sexual minority women. LGBT Health, 3, 350-356. doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2015.0088

Levitt, H. M., Pomerville, A. & Surace, F. I. (2016). A qualitative meta-analysis examining clients’ experiences of psychotherapy: A new agenda.  Psychological Bulletin. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bul0000057 

Levitt, H. M., Motulsky, S. L., Wertz, F. J., Morrow, S. L., & Ponterotto, J. G. (2016, November 7). Recommendations for Designing and Reviewing Qualitative Research in Psychology: Promoting Methodological Integrity. Qualitative Psychology. Advance online publication. http:// dx.doi.org/10.1037/qup0000082

Levitt, H. M. (2016). Qualitative Methods. In D. J. Cain, S. Rubin, & K. Keenan (Eds.), Humanistic Psychotherapies: Handbook of Research and Practice (Second Edition) (pp. 81-114). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 

Puckett, J. A., Maroney, M., Levitt, H. M., & Horne, S. G. (2016). Relations between gender expression, minority stress, and mental health in cisgender sexual minority women and men. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 34, 489-498. doi:10.1037/sgd0000201

Levitt, H. M. & Piazza-Bonin, E. (2016). The professionalization and training of psychologists: The place of clinical wisdom.  Psychotherapy Research, 26(1), 31-47.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2015.1090034

Surace, F. I., & Levitt, H. M. (2016). Leathermen Subculture.  In A. E. Goldberg (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Surace, F. I., & Levitt, H. M. (2016). Bear Subculture.  In A. E. Goldberg (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Herbitter, C. & Levitt, H. M. (2016). LGBTQ: Butch-Femme Subculture.  In A. E. Goldberg (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 

Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., Herbitter, C., Ippolito, M.  Reeves, R., Baggett, L. R., Maxwell, D., Dunnavant, B., & Geiss, M. (2016). Resilience in the face of LGB minority stress: “Choices” between authenticity and self-determination.  Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 28, 67-91. doi: 10.1080/10538720.2016.1126212

Levitt, H. M., Minami, T., Greenspan, S., Puckett, J. A., Henretty, J. R., Reich, C. M., & Berman, J. S. (2016).  How therapist self-disclosure relates to outcome and alliance? A naturalistic study. Counselling Psychology Quarterly. [E-publication ahead of print: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2015.1090396]

Kannan, D., & Levitt, H. M. (2015). Self-criticism in therapist training: A grounded theory analysis.  Psychotherapy Research. [E-publication ahead of print: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2015.1090036]

Puckett, J. A. & Levitt, H. M. (2015). Internalized stigma within sexual and gender minorities: Change strategies and clinical implications.  Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, 9, 329-349. doi:10.1080/15538605.2015.1112336

Puckett. J. A., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., & Hayes-Skelton, S. A. (2015). Internalized heterosexism and psychological distress: The mediating roles of self-criticism and community connectedness. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2, 426-435.

Levitt, H. M. & Dunnavant, B. (2015). Judicial wisdom: The process of forming wise decisions. Journal of Constructivist Psychology. doi: 10.1080/10720537.2014.928810 [E-publication ahead of print: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10720537.2014.928810.]

Gray, S., Sweeney, K. Randazzo, R., & Levitt, H. M. (2015).  Am I doing the right thing?  Pathways to parenting a gender variant child.  Family Process. doi: 10.1111/famp.12128.  [E-publication ahead of print: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25639568.]

Dunnavant, B. & Levitt, H. M. (2015). The development of wisdom in judicial decision-making.  The Humanistic Psychologist, 43, 1-23. doi: 10.1080/08873267.2014.993068

Levitt, H. M. (2015).  Qualitative psychotherapy research: The journey so far and future directions.  Psychotherapy, 52, 31-37. doi: 10.1037/a0037076

Levitt, H. M. (2015). Interpretation-driven guidelines for designing and evaluating grounded theory research: A pragmatic-social justice approach. In O. Gelo, A. Pritz, & B. Rieken (Ed.), Psychotherapy Research – Foundations, Outcome and Process (pp. 445-484). New York: Springer.

Levitt, H. M., Lu, E. C., Pomerville, A., & Surace, F. I. (2015). Pursuing the question of reflexivity in psychotherapy and qualitative methods: The contributions of David L. Rennie.  The Journal of Counselling & Psychotherapy Research. 15, 3-11. doi: 10.1002/capr.12021 

Surace, F. I., & Levitt, H. M. (2015). LGBTQ: Bear and Leathermen Subcultures.  In J. D. Wright (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Ed (pp. 888-893).  Elsevier, Oxford, London.

Puckett, J. A., & Levitt, H. M. (2015). LGBTQ: Butch and Femme Subcultures.  In J. D. Wright (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Ed (pp. 870-875).  Elsevier, Oxford, London.

Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., Puckett, J. C., Sweeney, K. K. & Hampton, M. (2015). Gay families: Challenging racial and sexual/gender minority stressors through social support. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 11, 173-202. doi: 10.1080/1550428X.2014.958266

Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., Wang, M. C. & Wheeler, E. (2015). Addressing intimate partner violence within a religious context. In D. Walker, C. Courtois and J. Aten (Eds.), Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy for Trauma (pp. 211-231). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.  ISBN: 978-1-4338-1816-5

Levitt, H. M. & Ippolito, M. R. (2014). Being transgender: The experience of transgender identity development. Journal of Homosexuality. 61, 1727-1758. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2014.951262 

Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., Puckett, J. C., Sweeney, K. K. & Hampton, M. (2014). Gay families: Challenging racial and sexual/gender minority stressors through social support. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 1-30.

Levitt, H. M. & Piazza-Bonin, E. (2014). Wisdom and psychotherapy: Studying expert therapists’ clinical wisdom to explicate common processes. Psychotherapy Research, 1-17.  E-pub available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25084092

Horne, S. G., Puckett, J.A., Apter, R., & Levitt, H. M. (2014). Positive Psychology and LGBTQ Populations. In J. Teramota Pedrotti & L. Edwards (Eds.), Perspectives on the Intersection of Positive Psychology and Multiculturalism (pp. 189-204). NY: Springer Publishing.

Horne, S. G., Levitt, H. M., Sweeney, K. K., Puckett, J. C., & Hampton, M. (2014). African American gay families: An entry point for HIV prevention.  Journal of Sex Research, 3, 1-14.  doi: 10.1080/00224499.2014.901285

Reich, C. M., Berman, J. S., Dale, R., & Levitt, H. M. (2014).  Vocal synchrony in psychotherapy. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 33, 481-494. doi: 10.1521/jscp.2014.33.5.481

Henretty, J. R., Berman, J. R., Currier, J., & Levitt, H. M. (2014). The impact of counselor self-disclosure on clients: A meta-analytic review of experimental and quasi-experimental research.  Journal of Counseling Psychology, 61, 191-207. doi: 10.1037/a0036189

Horne, S., Levitt, H. M., & Wheeler, E. (2014).  Groupwork with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered clients: Discussing invisible differences (2nd ed.; pp. 253-263).  In J. L. DeLucia-Waack, D. A. Gerrity, C. Kalodner, & M. Riva (Eds.), Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Levitt, H. M. & Ippolito, M. R. (2014). Being transgender: Navigating minority stressors and developing authentic self-presentation.  Psychology of Women Quarterly, 38, 46-64. doi:10.1177/0361684313501644

Kannan, D., & Levitt, H. M. (2013).  A review of client self-criticism in psychotherapy. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 23, 166-178.

Levitt, H. M., Ippolito, M. R., Kannan, D. (2013). Teaching qualitative methods using a research team approach: Publishing grounded theory projects with your class. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 10, 119-139. DOI: 10.1080/14780887.2011.586101.

Gray, S., Carter, A. , & Levitt, H. M. (2012). A critical review of assumptions about gender variant children. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, 16, 4-30. doi: 10.1080/19359705.2012.634719

 Levitt, H. M., Puckett, J. A., Ippolito, M. R., & Horne, S. G. (2012). Sexual Minority Women's Gender Identity and Expression: Challenges and Supports.  Journal of Lesbian Studies, 16, 153-176. DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2011.605009

 Kannan, D., Henretty, J. R., Piazza-Bonin, E., Coleman, R., Levitt, H. M., Townsend, M. & Mathews, S. S. (2011). The Resolution of Anger in Psychotherapy: A Task Analysis. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 39, 169-181. doi: 10.1080/08873267.2011.563724

 Puckett, J. A., Horne, S. G., Levitt, H. M., Reeves, T. (2011). Out in the country: Rural sexual minority mothers.  Journal of Lesbian Studies (Special Issue: Rural Lesbian Life: Narratives of Community, Commitment, and Coping), 15, 176-186. doi: 10.1080/10894160.2011.521101

Levitt, H. M., Piazza-Bonin, E. (2011). Therapists’ and clients’ significant experiences underlying psychotherapy discourse.  Psychotherapy Research, 21, 70-85. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2010.518634

 Stringer, J. V., Levitt, H. M., Berman, J. S., & Mathews, S. S. (2010). A Study of Silent Disengagement and Distressing Emotion in Psychotherapy. Psychotherapy Research, 20, 495-510. doi: 10.1080/10503301003754515

 Levitt, H. M. & Williams, D. C. (2010). Facilitating client change:  Principles based upon the experiences of eminent psychologists. Psychotherapy Research, 20, 337-352. doi: 10.1080/10503300903476708.

Knickmeyer, N., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., & Bayer G. (2010). Putting on Sunday’s best: The silencing of battered women within Christian faith communities. Feminism and Psychology, 20, 94-113. doi: 10.1177/0959353509347470

Henretty, J. R. & Levitt, H. M. (2010). The role of therapist self-disclosure in psychotherapy: A qualitative review.  Clinical Psychology Review, 30, 63-77. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.09.004

 Plexico, L., Mannings, W. H., & Levitt, H. M. (2009).  Coping responses by adults who stutter: Part I. Protecting the self and others. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 34, 87-107. doi:10.1016/j.jfludis.2009.06.001

 Plexico, L., Mannings, W. H., & Levitt, H. M. (2009).  Coping responses by adults who stutter: Part II. Approaching the problem and achieving agency. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 34, 108-126. doi:10.1016/j.jfludis.2009.06.003

Wang, M. C., Horne, S. G., Levitt, H. M. & Klesges, L. M. (2009). Christian women in IPV relationships: An exploratory study of religious factors.  Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 28, 224-235.

Kannan, D., & Levitt, H. M. (2009).  Challenges facing the developing feminist psychotherapist.  Women and Therapy, 32, 406-422. doi: 10.1080/02703140903153377

Horne, S. G., Overbo, E., Levitt, H. M., & Franeta, S. (2009). Leaving the herd: The lingering threat of difference for same-sex identities in post-communist Russia.  Sexuality Research and Social Policy: Journal of NSRC, 6, 88-102.

Levitt, H. M., Rattanasampan, W., Chaidaroon, S. S., Stanley, C., & Robinson, T. (2009). The process of personal change through reading fictional narratives: Implications for psychotherapy practice and theory.  The Humanistic Psychologist, 37, 295-321. doi: 10.1080/08873260903113501

Levitt, H. M., Ovrebo, E., Anderson-Cleveland, M. B., Leone, C., Jeong, J. Y., Arm, J. R., Piazza-Bonin, B., Cicala, J. Coleman, R. A., Laurie, A., Vardaman, J. M., & Horne, S. G., (2009).  GLBT experience in a time of Anti-GLBT Legislation. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56, 67-81. doi: 10.1037/a0012988

Arm, J. R., Horne, S. G., & Levitt, H. M.  (2009). Negotiating Distance to GLBT Experience: Family Members’ Experience of Anti-GLBT Movements and Policies. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56, 82-96. doi:10.1037/a0012813

Levitt, H. M., Williams, D. C., Cifci-Uruk, A., Kannan, D., Obana, M., Smith, B., Wang, M. C., Plexico, L. W., Camp, J., Hardison, H., Watts, A., & Wonch, W. (2009.)  The experience of depth curiosity: The pursuit of congruence despite the danger of engulfment.  The Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 22, 187-212. doi: 10.1080/10720530902915093

Hiestand, K., Horne, S. G., & Levitt, H. M.  (2008). Lesbian gender identity in health care access and treatment.  Journal of GLBT Health, 3, 15-27. doi: 10.1080/15574090802263405 

Frankel, Z.  F., & Levitt, H. M. (2008). Clients’ experiences of disengaged moments in psychotherapy: A grounded theory analysis.  Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 39, 171-186. doi: 10.1007/s10879-008-9087-z

 Henretty, J. R., Levitt, H. M. & Mathews, S. S, (2008). Clients’ experiences of moments of sadness in psychotherapy: A grounded theory analysis. Psychotherapy Research, 18, 243-255. doi: 10.1080/10503300701765831

 Williams, D. C., & Levitt, H. M. (2008). Clients’ experiences of difference with therapists: Sustaining faith in psychotherapy.  Psychotherapy Research, 18, 256-270. doi: 10.1080/10503300701561545

Williams, D. C. & Levitt, H. M.  (2008). When constructs collide: Constructivist research on when and how to challenge clients.  In J. D. Raskin & S. K. Bridges (Eds.) Studies in Meaning III.  Pace University Press.

 Levitt, H. M., Todd-Swanger, R., & Butler, J. B. (2008). Male perpetrators’ perspectives on intimate partner violence, religion, and masculinity. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 58, 435-448. . doi: 10.1007/s11199-007-9349-3

Smith, B. L., & Levitt, H. M. (2007).  Transgender.  In W. Darity (Ed.), International encyclopedia of the social sciences, 2nd edition.  Farmington Hills, MI: MacMillian.

Williams, D. C. & Levitt, H. M. (2007). A question of values: Developing principles for change.  Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 17, 159-184. doi: 10.1037/1053-0479.17.2.159

 Levitt, H. M. & Bridges, S. K. (2007).  Gender expression in bisexual women: Therapeutic issues and considerations (pp. 297-311).  In B. Firestein (Ed.) Becoming visible: Counseling bisexuals across the lifespan.  New York: Columbia University Press.

Manley, E., Levitt, H. M., & Mosher, C. (2007). Understanding the bear movement in gay male culture: Redefining masculinity. Journal of Homosexuality, 53, 89-112. doi: 10.1080/00918360802103365

 Williams, D. C. & Levitt, H. M. (2007). Principles for facilitating agency in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy Research, 17(1), 66-82.  doi: 10.1080/10503300500469098

Levitt, H. (2006). Butch, Femme, Bear and Leatherman: A programmatic exploration of gender identities within gay and lesbian subcultures (pp. 105-121).  In Kam-shing, YIP (Ed.), Psychology of gender identity: An international perspective. Hauppauge NY: Nova Science.

Levitt, H., & Ware, K. (2006). “Anything with two heads is a monster”: Religious leaders perspectives on marital equality and domestic violence.  Violence Against Women, 12 (12), 1-22. doi: 10.1177/1077801206293546

Frankel, Z. F., Levitt, H. M., Murray, D. M., Greenberg, L. S., & Angus, L. E. (2006). Assessing psychotherapy silences: An empirically derived categorization system and sampling strategy. Psychotherapy Research, 16(5), 627-638. doi: 10.1080/10503300600591635

Levitt, H. M., Butler, M., & Hill, T. (2006).  What clients find helpful in psychotherapy:  Principles for facilitating change.  Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53,3, 314-324. doi: 10.1037/0022-0167.53.3.314

Frankel, Z. F., & Levitt, H. M. (2006). Postmodern strategies for working with resistance: Problem resolution or self-revolution? Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 19, 219-250. doi: 10.1080/13854040600689141

Levitt, H. M., Clark, M. H., Shulman, J., Begg, N., Butler, M., Gillies, J., Sheffield, A., J., Smart, C., & Waits, M. (2006). How I ended up in a happy relationship: Women’s process of successful partnering. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 46, 449-473. doi: 10.1177/0022167806286744

Mosher, C., Levitt, H. M., & Manley, E. (2006). Layers of leather: The identity formation of leathermen as a process of transforming meanings of masculinity. Journal of Homosexuality. 51(3), 93-123. doi: 10.1300/J082v51n03_06

Levitt, H. M. & Ware, K. N. (2006). Religious leaders’ perspectives on marriage, divorce and intimate partner violence. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 30, 212-222. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2006.00283.x

 Horne, S. G. & Levitt, H. M. (2005). Russia & LGBT youth.  In J. T. Sears (Ed.), Encyclopedia of [Homo]Sexualities,Education and Youth. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing.

Mathews, S. S., Horne, S. G., & Levitt, H. M.  (2005). Feminism across borders:  A Hungarian adaptation of Western feminism.  Sex Roles, 53(1-2), 89-103.  doi: 10.1007/s11199-005-4281-x

Horne, S. G., & Levitt, H. M.  (2005).  Domestic violence. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Human Development.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Levitt, H. M., Stanley, C. M., Frankel, Z.,  & Raina, K. (2005).  An evaluation of outcome measures used in humanistic psychotherapy research:  Using thermometers to weigh oranges.  The Humanistic Psychologist, 33, 113-130. doi: 10.1207/s15473333thp3302_3

Levitt, H. M., Neimeyer, R. A., & Williams, D. (2005).  Rules vs. principles in psychotherapy:  Implications of the quest for universal guidelines in the movement for empirically supported treatments.  Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 35, 117-129. doi: 10.1007/s10879-005-0807-3.

Levitt, H. M. & Hiestand, K.  (2005). Enacting a gendered sexuality: Butch and femme perspectives.  Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 18, 39-51. doi: 10.1080/10720530590523062

Hiestand, K. & Levitt, H. M. (2005).  Butch identity development: The formation of an authentic gender.  Feminism and Psychology, 15, 61-85. doi: 10.1177/0959353505049709

Levitt, H., Frankel, Z., Hiestand, K., Ware, K., Bretz,, K., Kelly, R., McGee, S., Nordtvedt, R., & Raina, K. (2004). The transformative experience of insight: A life-changing event. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 17, 1-26. doi: 10.1080/10720530490250660

Levitt H. M. & Rennie, D. L. (2004). The act of narrating: Narrating activities and the intentions that guide them.  In L. Angus & J. McLeod (Eds.), The Handbook of Narrative and Psychotherapy: Practice, Theory and Research (pp. 299-314).  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Levitt, H., & Hiestand, K. (2004).  A quest for authenticity: Contemporary butch gender.  Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 50, 605-621. doi: 10.1023/B:SERS.0000027565.59109.80

Horne, S. & Levitt, H. M. (2004).  Groupwork with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered clients: Discussing invisible differences (pp. 224-238).  In J. L. DeLucia-Waack, D. A. Gerrity, C. Kalodner, & M. Riva (Eds.), Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Horne, S. G., & Levitt H. M. (2003). Shelter from the raging wind: Religious needs of victims of intimate partner violence and faith leaders’ responses. Journal of Religion and Abuse, 83-98. doi: 10.1300/J154v05n02_05

Knickmeyer, N., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., & Bayer G. (2003). Responding to mixed messages and double binds: Religious oriented coping strategies of Christian battered women. Journal of Religion and Abuse, 5, 55-82. doi: 10.1300/J154v05n02_03

Ware, K. N., Levitt, H. M., & Bayer G.  (2003). May god help you: Faith leaders’ perspectives of intimate partner violence within their communities. Journal of Religion and Abuse, 5, 29-54. doi: 10.1300/J154v05n02_04

Levitt, H. M., Gerrish, E., & Hiestand, K.  (2003). The misunderstood gender: A model of modern femme identity. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 48, 99-113. doi: 10.1023/A:1022453304384

Shulman, J. L., Horne, S. G. & Levitt, H. M. (2003).  To pass or not to pass: Exploration of conflict splits for Bisexual-Identified clients (pp. 32-36).  In J.S. Whitman and C. J. Boyd (Eds.), The therapist's notebook for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual clients.  Bingham, NY: Haworth Press.

Levitt, H. M. & Raina, K. (2003).  Opening the door or locking it tight (pp. 119-124).  In J.S. Whitman and C. J. Boyd (Eds.), The therapist's notebook for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual clients.  Bingham, NY: Haworth Press.

Levitt, H. M. &  Bigler, M. (2003).  Facilitating lesbian gender exploration (pp. 183-196).  In J.S. Whitman and C. J. Boyd (Eds.), The therapist's notebook for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual clients.  Bingham, NY: Haworth Press.

Hardtke, K., Levitt, H. M. & Angus, L. (2003).   Investigating narrative processes in psychotherapy discourse: The Narrative Processes Coding System.  Zeitschrift fuer Bildungs, Beratungs, und Sozialforschung, 1, 123-142.

Levitt, H.  (2002). Voicing the unvoiced:  Narrative formulation and silences. Journal of Counseling Psychology Quarterly, 15, 333-350. doi: 10.1080/0951507021000029667

Levitt, H. M. & Horne, S. G.  (2002).  Explorations of lesbian-queer genders.  In M. Gibson & D. T. Meem (Eds.), Femme/Butch: New considerations of the way we want to go (pp. 25-40).  New York:  The Hawthorne Press. 

Levitt, H. M. & Horne, S. G.  (2002).  Explorations of lesbian-queer genders.  Journal of Lesbian Studies, 6(2), 25-39. doi: 10.1300/J155v06n02_05

Levitt, H. M.  (2001).  Clients’ experiences of obstructive silence: Integrating conscious reports and analytic theories.  Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 31(4), 221-244. doi: 10.1023/A:1015307311143

Levitt, H. M. (2001).  The sounds of silence in psychotherapy: The categorization of clients’ pauses.  Psychotherapy Research, 11(3), 295-309. doi: 10.1080/713663985

Neimeyer, R. A. & Levitt, H. M. (2001).  Constructivism/constructivist methodology (pp. 2651-2654). In N. J. Smelser & P. B. Baltes (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Oxford: Elsevier Science.

Neimeyer, R. A. & Levitt, H. M. (2001).  Theoretical perspectives:  Constructivism (pp. 1008-1011). In R. Fernandez-Ballesteros (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Neimeyer, R. A. & Levitt, H. M. (2001). Coping and coherence: A narrative perspective. In C. R. Snyder (Ed.), Coping and copers: Adapters and adapting processes (pp. 47-67). New York: Oxford University Press 

Levitt, H., & Angus, L.  (2000).  Psychotherapy process measure research and the evaluation of psychotherapy orientation: A narrative analysis.  Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 9(3), 279-300. doi: 10.1023/A:1023200206826

Levitt, H., Korman, Y., & Angus L.  (2000). A metaphor analysis in treatments of depression: Metaphor as a marker of change.  Counseling Psychology Quarterly, 13, 23-36. doi: 10.1080/09515070050011042

Neimeyer, R. A. & Levitt, H. M. (2000). What’s narrative got to do with it?  Construction and coherence in accounts of loss.   In J. Harvey (Ed.), Handbook of loss and trauma (pp. 401-412).  Philadelphia: Brunner Mazel.

Angus, L., Levitt, H. M., & Hardtke, K.  (1999).  The narrative processes coding system: Research applications and implications for psychotherapeutic practice.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55(10), 1255-1270. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199910)55:10<1255::AID-JCLP7>3.0.CO;2-F

Levitt, H. M. (1999). The development of wisdom: An analysis of Tibetan Buddhist experience. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 39(2), 85-104.   doi: 10.1177/0022167899392006                        

Levitt, H. M., Korman, Y., Angus, L., & Hardtke, K. (1997).  A metaphor analysis in a good and a poor outcome treatment of depression: “Unloading burden” versus “Being burdened”.  Psicologia: Teoria, Investigação e Prática, (2), 329-346.   doi: 10.1080/10640269708249223

Levitt, H. M. (1997).  A semiotic understanding of eating disorders: The impact of media portrayal.  Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 5(3), 169-183. doi: 10.1080/10640269708249223

Heinrichs, R., Levitt, H. M., Arthurs, A., Gallardo, K., Hirsheimer, K., MacNeil, M., Olshansky, E., & Richards, K. (1992).  Learning and retention of a daily activity schedule in a patient with alcoholic Korsakoff's syndrome.  Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 2(1), p. 43-58. doi: 10.1080/09602019208401394

PSYCHOTHERAPY CODING SYSTEMS

Levitt, H. M. & Frankel, Z. (2004). Pausing Inventory Classification System (PICS) Manual, 2nd Revision. Unpublished manuscript, University of Memphis. (see Frankel, Levitt,  Murray, Greenberg,  & Angus, 2006).

Levitt, H. (1996). Pausing inventory categorization system: Classifying clients’ experiences of silences in psychotherapy. Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, M3J 1P3. Unpublished manuscript. (see Levitt, 2001)

Angus, L., Hardtke, K., & Levitt, H. (1996). An expanded manual for the Narrative Process Coding System. Unpublished manuscript. Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, M3J 1P3. Copyright 1997. (see Angus, Levitt, & Hartke, 1999)

Non-Peer reviewed PUBLICATIONS

Levitt, H. M. (2024). Guidance for Publishing in Qualitative Psychology.  Qualitative Psychology, 11(1) 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1037/qup0000286.

Levitt, H. M. (2019). What’s new in the seventh edition APA publication manual for qualitative and mixed methods researchers.  The Score, Newsletter of Division 5 [Quantitative and Qualitative Methods].  Invited authored article. January 2020. https://www.apadivisions.org/division-5/publications/score/issues.

Levitt, H. M. & Surace, F. I. (2015).  Visions and inspirations: Learning from leading psychotherapy researchers [Review of Visions in psychotherapy research and practice: Reflections from presidents of the Society for Psychotherapy Research].  PsycCRITIQUES, 60(42), doi:10.1037/a0039847

Wheeler, E. & Levitt, H. M. (2013). What the DSM can learn from the DDM.  [Review of Dyke diagnostic manual (DDM, 3rd ed., Rev.)].  The Journal of Lesbian Psychology, 17, 393-395. doi: 10.1080/10894160.2013.770308

Levitt, H. M. & Piazza-Bonin, E.  (2010). Can we train people/professionals to become wise?  Blog posted on the University Chicago website for the Wisdom Project funded by the John Templeton Foundation.

Levitt, H. M. & Horne, S. G. (2007). Challenging Lesbian Norms: A challenge to the academy? [Review of Challenging Lesbian Norms: Intersex, Transgender, Intersectional and Queer Perspectives.] Sex Roles: A Journal of Research.

Levitt, H. M., & Stanley, C. M. (2004). Furthering education and research on humanist psychotherapies. [Review of Humanistic psychotherapies: Handbook of research and practice.] Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 18, 166-171.

Herrero, O. & Levitt, H. (2001). Reading Rennie: A different way of talking. [Review of Client Centred Counseling: An Experiential Approach]. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 14, 161-163.

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS

Hand., A. B., Kehoe, K. A., Levitt, H. M. (October, 2023) LGBTQ+ issues important to examine in psychotherapy and psychotherapy research. Paper presentation submitted to the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research (NASPR) Meeting, Amherst, MA. 

Swanson, S., Hand, A., Day, L., Chang, E., Alfatafta, R., D’Ambrozio, G., Kehoe, K. Nadwodny, N., Priest, A., Rizo, J., Ruggeri, K., Thompson, A., & Levitt, H. M. (September 28, 2023). Being not-binary: Experiences and functions of gender.  Queer Theory Reading Group Conference: Queer Voice and Absence. Sydney, Australia.

Levitt, H. M., Kehoe, K. A., Balsam, K., Hammack, P., Maroney, M., Bettergarcia, J., Hand, A. B. (2023, August). Beyond a Damage-Centered LGBTQ+ Psychology: A Critical Discussion. Critical Conversation accepted to be presented at the 129th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C. 

Levitt, H. M. (2023, June 23).  Pre-conference workshop. Silences. With C. E. Hill & J. C. Norcross (moderators) and E. N. Williams, R. Elliott, P. Peluso, S. Knox, T. Dolev-Amit, D. Atzil-Slonin T. Ryum, Psychotherapy Skills that Work.  Symposium at the 129th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C. 

Rizo, J., Hand., A. B., Collins, K. M. & Levitt, H. M. (2023, August). Funding patterns of psychotherapy research from NIMH: A five-year analysis. Poster accepted to be presented at the 129th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C. 

Levitt, H. M. (2023, June 23).  Discussant. In C. Martinez (moderator), Research contributions to psychotherapy with trans* and gender nonconforming people.  Society for Psychotherapy Research Annual Meeting. Dublin, Ireland.

Levitt, H. M. (2023, June 23).  Pre-conference workshop. Silences. With C. E. Hill & J. C. Norcross (moderators) and E. N. Williams, R. Elliott, P. Peluso, S. Knox, T. Dolev-Amit, D. Atzil-Slonin T. Ryum, Psychotherapy Skills that Work.  Society for Psychotherapy Research Annual Meeting. Dublin, Ireland.

Levitt, H. M. (2023, June 23).  Discussant in semi-plenary. Mick Cooper (moderator), What contribution can psychotherapy research and theory make to social justice and progressive social change? Society for Psychotherapy Research Annual Meeting. Dublin, Ireland.

Hand, A. B., & Levitt, H. M. (2023, June 23).  Discussant in structured discussion. Jairo Fuertes (moderator), The Client in Psychotherapy: Representing the Client as an Expert and Important Contributor to Treatment. Society for Psychotherapy Research Annual Meeting. Dublin, Ireland.

Levitt, H. M. (2023, June 23).  Discussant in structured discussion. Fredrik Falkenström & Björn Philips (moderators), Causality in psychotherapy research. Society for Psychotherapy Research Annual Meeting. Dublin, Ireland.

Levitt, H. M. (2023, June 23). Discussant in panel. Hanne Weie Oddli (moderator) symposium, Critical perspectives on causality and outcomes: Towards evidential pluralism.  Society for Psychotherapy Research Annual Meeting. Dublin, Ireland.

Maroney, M. R., Coombs, E., & Levitt, H. M. (2023, May). “Peeling back the layers of the onions”: Refining an Emotion Focused Therapy expressive writing intervention for autistic-LGBQ individuals. Accepted poster presentation at the International Society of Autism Research, Stockholm, Sweden. 

Maroney, M. R., Coombs, E., Shinbine, D., & Levitt, H. M. (2023, May). Mental health and heterosexist discrimination among autistic-LGBTQ+ individuals. Accepted poster presentation at the International Society of Autism Research, Stockholm, Sweden. 

Andoni, L., Eisenhower, A., Levitt, H. M. (2023 May). Systematic Review of First-Person Accounts of Autistic People About Mental-Health Related Services. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research Annual Conference, Stockholm, Sweden.  

Levitt, H. M. (2023, March).  Critical-constructivist grounded theory: A feminist-multicultural approach to qualitative research. Association for Women in Psychology Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Levitt, H. M., Hand, A., & Kehoe, K. (2023, March).  Beyond minority stress discourse: Toward a multidimensional psychology of trans/nonbinary gender. Association for Women in Psychology Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Levitt, H. M. (2022, August). How to Conduct Critical-Constructivist Grounded Theory Research.  Workshop presented at the 129th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Levitt, H. M. & Morrill, Z. (2022, August). Collaboration within Critical Researchers: A Methodological Translation of Epistemic Privilege. Workshop presented at the 129th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Maroney, M., Collins, K. M., Hand, A., Kehoe, K., & Levitt, H. M. (2022, August). “Everything is intertwined”: Using expressive writing to cope with heterosexist events among sexual minority individuals. In M. Maroney (chair), Symposium presented at the 130th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hand, A., Kehoe, K., & Levitt, H. M. (2022, August). “A retrospective study of sexual minority women’s gendered sexuality. Poster presented at the 130th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hand, A. B. & Levitt, H. M. (2022, July). Why LGBTQ+ Clients Might Withhold Experiences of Heterosexism from their Therapists and the Effects of Nondisclosure on Outcome.  Paper presented in H. M. Levitt & A. B. Hand (Moderators) LGBTQ+ Psychotherapy: Mixed Methods Findings on What Works and What Doesn’t.  Society for Psychotherapy Research, Denver, Colorado. 

Maroney, M., Hand, A. B. & Levitt, H. M. (2022, July). “It Is All Rooted in Misogyny and Sexism Too:” Coping with Intersectional Stigma Through an Expressive Writing Intervention Designed to Process Experiences of Heterosexism. Paper presented in H. M. Levitt & A. B. Hand (Moderators) LGBTQ+ Psychotherapy: Mixed Methods Findings on What Works and What Doesn’t.  Society for Psychotherapy Research, Denver, Colorado. 

Rizo, J., Levitt, H. M., Morrill, Z. & Ipekci, B. (2022, July).  Analysis of Qualitative Methodology from Research Literature on Therapists' Experiences Conducting Psychotherapy. Paper presented in T. B. David-Sela (Moderator), Practicing Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy: Patients and Therapist Perspectives on Treatment. Presented at the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Denver, Colorado. 

Maroney, M., Levitt, H. M., & Horne, S. G. (2022, June). Autistic-LGBTQ participants’ experiences engaging in an EFT expressive writing intervention.  Canadian Psychological Association Conference.  Calgary, Canada.

Morrill, Z., & Levitt, H. M. (2021, August).  Navigating power dynamics in psychotherapy to promote wellness and liberation: Merging Existential-Humanistic and Feminist-Multicultural approaches.  In “On prejudice: Embodiment of implicit associations and critical narratives.” Symposium presented at the 129th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Online.

Morrill, Z., & Levitt, H. M. (2021, August).  Psychotherapy as a contact zone: Merging humanistic and multicultural approaches to navigate power dynamics in session.  In “Humanistic Approaches to Multiculturalism and Diversity: Starting the Dialogue”.  Symposium presented at the Society for Humanistic Psychology (SHP) conference, postponed to a virtual format, presented in February of 2021.

Levitt, H. M. (2021, June).  Lightening/enlightening consultations: Publishing strategies. Presented at the 8th annual conference of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (SQIP), Online.

Levitt, H. M., Ipekci, B., Morrill, Z., & Rizo, J. (2021, June). A New Agenda for Research on Personalizing Therapy: Findings from an Omnibus Qualitative Meta-analysis of Therapists’ Experience.  Paper presented in J. Willemsen (Chair), Synthesizing qualitative research. Symposium presented at the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Heidelberg, Germany (online due to COVID).

Rizo, J., Levitt, H. M., Morrill, Z. & Ipekci, B. (2021, June). Meta-method analysis of qualitative psychotherapy research on therapists’ experiences.  Paper presented in Z. Tayer (Moderator), Paper presentation. Presented at the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Heidelberg, Germany (online due to COVID).

Morrill, Z., Levitt, H. M., Minami, T., Grabowski, L. M. (2021, June). Centering Client Perspectives in Psychotherapy Outcome Assessment: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Clients’ Experiences in Therapy Scale (CETS).  Paper presented in A. C. Bohart (Chair), Personalizing Psychotherapy: Aligning with the client. Symposium presented at the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Heidelberg, Germany (online due to COVID).

Collins, K. M., Hand, A., & Levitt, H. M.  (2021, March). ‘Everything is intertwined’: Does expressive writing about heterosexism inherently address intersecting identities? Poster to be presented virtually at the 46th annual meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology.

Levitt, H. M. (2020, August). Do we have consensus about consensus?  Paper presented in S. Motulsky (Chair) symposium, Questioning qualitative methods: Rethinking accepted practices. Presented at the 128th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Online.

Levitt, H. M. (2020, August). Theorizing LGBTQ+ Gender: New directions for Research and Practice.  In M. Brabeck (Chair), Theorizing LGBTQ+ Gender: New directions for research and practice. Roundtable presented at the 128th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Online.

Levitt, H. M. (2020, August). Discussant. In E. Tebbe (Chair), Anti-trans rhetoric and legislative efforts: Impacts on TGD individuals and communities.  Symposium presented at the 128th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Online.

Collins, K. M. & Levitt, H. M. (2020, August). Empowering LGBQ Adults Through Emotion-Focused Writing: A Task Analysis.  Paper presented in Z. A. Clements & S. L. Williams (Chair), Strengths-Based Interventions for Sexual and Gender Minorities. Symposium presented at the 128th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Online.

Collins, K. M., & Levitt, H. M. (2020, August). The impact of heterosexism on attachment style, defense style, and ego identity. Poster presented as part of Division 39, Psychoanalysis, at the 128th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. 

Derby, M., & Levitt, H. M. (2020, June 7-9). Task analysis of an unexpectedly productive control condition. Poster presentation for 7th annual conference of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (SQIP), Cambridge, MA, United States. http://sqip.org/sqip-2020-annual-conference (Conference canceled)

Levitt, H. M. (2020, June 7-9). What should we generalize to in qualitative research?  In H. M. Levitt (chair) symposium, Generalization in qualitative research.  7th annual conference of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (SQIP), Cambridge, MA, United States. http://sqip.org/sqip-2020-annual-conference (Conference canceled)

Rizo, J., Levitt, H. M., Morrill, Z., & Ipecki, B. (2020, June 7-9). Examining epistemological coherence of qualitative methodology used in psychotherapy research of therapists’ experiences [individual paper presentation]. 7th annual conference of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (SQIP), Cambridge, MA, United States. http://sqip.org/sqip-2020-annual-conference (Conference canceled)

White, L., Horne, S. G., & Levitt, H. M. (2020, March 7) The transphobia healing project.  Association of Women in Psychology. Austin, TX. 

Levitt, H. M., Morrill, Z., & Grabowski, L. & Minami, T. (2019, August). Measuring Psychotherapy as Clients Experience it: The Clients’ Experiences in Therapy Scale (CETS).  Presentation in Division 32 Suite Program at the 127th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Levitt, H. M.  (2019, June). Discussant in L. Granek (chair), From Conception to Death: The Power of Innovative Qualitative Methods in Addressing, Exploring and Theorizing About Life’s Mysteries. Symposium presented at the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology Conference, Boston, MA.

Levitt, H. M., Schuyler, S. W., Chickerella, R., Elber, A., White, L., Troeger, R. L., Karter, J. M., Preston, J. & Collins, K. M. (2019, June).  Challenges of Becoming an LGBTQ+ Parent:  The Many Ways Inequality Harms Families. Paper presented at the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology Conference, Boston, MA.

Morrill, Z., & Levitt, H. M. (2019, March). The risk of empathizing with “the other;” A qualitative analysis of therapist trainee experiences developing clinical and cultural empathy.  Paper presented at the 12th annual convention of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, Corvallis, Oregon.

Levitt, H. M. (2019, March). Publishing qualitative methods: Supports for feminist and critical researchers.  Paper presented at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, Newport, RI.

Maroney, M. R., Collins, K. M., White, M. & Levitt, H. M. (2019, March). The experiences of trans and gender diverse individuals participating in an online intervention.  Paper presented at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, Newport, RI.

Collins, K. M., Levitt, H. M., & Maroney, M. R. (2019, March). A four-stage model of how LGBQ adults can become empowered by processing heterosexist events.  Poster presented at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, Newport, RI.

Maroney, M.R., Levitt, H.M., Horne, S.G., Collins, K.M., & Derby, M. (2019, March). The impact of heterosexist events and coping experiences among a sample of autistic LGBQ individuals. Poster presentation at the Association for Women in Psychology 2019 in Newport, Rhode Island.

Levitt, H. M., Grabowski, L., Morrill, Z., & Minami, T. (2019, September 29). Measuring psychotherapy as clients experience it: The Clients’ Critical Experiences in Therapy Scale (CCETS).  In J. K. Swift (chair), Client, therapists and supervisor perspectives of change processes and outcomes. Presented at the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research Conference, Snowbird, UT.

Grabowski, L. M., Levitt, H. M., Morrill, Z. & Minami, T. (2018, June). The Clients’ Critical Experiences in Psychotherapy Scale: Initial Measure Development. Poster presented at the Society for Psychotherapy Integration, New York, NY.

Levitt, H. M. (2018, August).  Qualitative Research Reporting Standards: Considering Ethics and Subjectivist Practices. In H. M. Levitt (chair), APA Reporting Standards for Quantitative and Qualitative Research: Increasing Transparency. Paper presented at the 126th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Levitt, H. M. (2018, August).  Mixed methods scale development: Combining the strengths of qualitative and quantitative methods to measure covert internal experiences. Paper presented at the 126th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Maroney, M., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G. & Collins, K., (2018, August). Exploring the efficacy of an online intervention in processing heterosexist events among LGBTQ-Autistic individuals. Poster presented at the 126th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Ipekci, B., Morrill, Z., & Levitt, H. M. (2018, August). A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of Therapists' Relational Processes in Therapeutic Interaction.  Poster presented at the 126th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Morrill, Z., Ipekci, B., & Levitt, H. M. (2018, August). Beyond Manuals and Into Practice: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of Cultural Factors in Psychotherapy.  Poster presented at the 126th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Ipekci, B., Morrill, Z., & Levitt, H. M. (2018, August). A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of Therapists' Experiences: Conducting Empowering Psychotherapy.  Poster presented at the 126th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Levitt, H. M. (2018, June).  Healing from heterosexist events: An online intervention. Paper presented at Preaching to the Choir: An International LGBTQ Psychology Conference/29th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Montreal, Canada.

Maroney, M., Horne, S. & Levitt, H. M. (2018, June).  “Tuned into a different channel:” Navigating identity and social support for individuals who identify as trans and autistic. Paper presented at Preaching to the Choir: An International LGBTQ Psychology Conference/29th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Montreal, Canada.

Wu, M., & Levitt, H. M. (2018, June). Novice therapist responsiveness: Description and development. Poster presented at the Society for Psychotherapy Integration, New York, NY.

Grabowski, L. M., Levitt, H. M., & Minami, T. (2018, June). The Clients’ Critical Experiences in Psychotherapy Scale: Initial Measure Development. Poster presented at the Society for Psychotherapy Integration, New York, NY.

Morrill, Z., Ipekci, B., & Levitt, H. M. (2018, June). Developing Principles for Clinical Practice from Qualitative Meta-Analyses.  Paper presented at the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Herbitter, C. & Levitt, H. M. (2018, June). Working with LGBQ clients who have experienced heterosexist parental rejection.  Paper presented at the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Levitt, H. M. (2018, May). Considering Critical Questions that Influence the Methodological Integrity of Meta-Analyses.  In H. M. Levitt (chair), Methodological Issues Regarding Qualitative Meta-Analyses:  How to Synthesize Primary Qualitative Research. The Society of Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

Morrill, Z., Ipekci, B., & Levitt, H. M. (2018, May). Developing Principles for Clinical Practice from Qualitative Meta-Analyses.  In H. M. Levitt (chair), Methodological Issues Regarding Qualitative Meta-Analyses:  How to Synthesize Primary Qualitative Research. The Society of Qualitative Inquiry Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Levitt, H. M. (2018, March).  Mixed methods scale development: Combining the strengths of qualitative and quantitative methods to measure covert internal experiences. Division 5 Mid-Winter Meeting, Princeton, NJ. 

Herbitter, C. M. & Levitt, H. M. (2018, March). Coping with Heterosexist Parental Rejection: Common Themes and a Preliminary Stage Model.  Paper presented at the Association for Women in Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

Levitt, H. M. (2017, August). Considering variability and adequacy in qualitative and quantitative data collection.  In H. M. Levitt (chair), Relationships between Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: Implications for Education.  Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Levitt, H. M. (2017, August). Discussion hour (H. M. Levitt, chair), Update on Reporting, Design, and Reviewing Standards for Qualitative Research. Discussion presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Koven, J., Horne, S. G., Hampton, M., Levitt, H. M., Maroney, M.S., Wadler, B., Emerson, H. (2017, August). Community-targeted public service announcements for HIV Prevention. Poster presented at 125th Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Pomerville, A., Levitt, H. M., Surace, F. I., & Grabowski, L. M.  (2017, August). Are qualitative methods theoretically informed? Examining two psychotherapy literatures. In L. McMullen (chair), Reconsidering rigor in qualitative psychology. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Surace, F. I & Levitt, H. M. (2017, August). The effect of causal models of depression on likelihood of treatment engagement. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. 

Grabowski, L. M., Levitt, H. M., & Minami, T. (2017, August). Identifying Clients’ Critical Experiences in Psychotherapy: Initial Measure Development. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Collins, K., Levitt, H. M., Maroney, M., Roberts, T., & Wadler, B. (2017, August). Healing from heterosexist events: Examining group differences. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Maroney, M., Horne, S. & Levitt, H. M. (2017, August). The experiences and identity development of trans and autistic individuals. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Wadler, B., Maroney, M., Horne, S. & Levitt, H. M. (2017, August). Experiences of activism in LGBTQ communities in the mid-South. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Levitt, H. M. (2017, June). Structured discussion. W. Lutz (chair), Publishing in Psychotherapy Research: An open discussion with the editors and the publisher. Discussion held at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Toronto, Canada.

Collins, K., Levitt, H. M. Roberts, T., Maroney, M. & Wadler, B. (2017, June). Healing from heterosexism through expressive writing interventions.  In H. M. Levitt (chair), Psychotherapeutic Responses to Heterosexist Injuries: Research toward Recovery.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Toronto, Canada. 

Levitt, H. M. (2017, June). Aggregating qualitative psychotherapy research: Distinctive processes and goals.  In H. M. Levitt (chair), Considering Challenges and Innovations in Quantitative and Qualitative Reviews of the Psychotherapy Research Literature.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Toronto, Canada.

Levitt, H. M. (2017, June). Professional wisdom: Functions and processes of psychotherapeutic and judicial wisdom.  In H. M. Levitt (chair), On clinical wisdom: Guidance for practice, training, and research.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Toronto, Canada.

Surace, F. I. & Levitt, H. M. (2017, June). The effect of causal models of mental illness upon psychotherapy expectancies, engagement, and stigma. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Toronto, Canada.

Wu, M. & Levitt, H. M. (2017, June). A Review of the Therapist’s Responsiveness Literature: What Do We Know?  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Toronto, Canada.

Herbitter, C. & Levitt, H. M. (2017, June). Whether or Not “It Gets Better”… Helping LGBQ People Cope with Parental Heterosexist Rejection.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA. 

Ipek, B., & Morrill, Z., & Levitt, H. M. (2017, June). A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of Therapists’ Experiences Conducting Psychotherapy.   Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.

Wu, M. & Levitt, H. M. (2017, June).  Reviewing of the Therapist’s Responsiveness Literature.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.

Levitt, H. M. (2017, May). Objectivism in Qualitative Research and Alternative Rhetorical Strategies to Enhance Epistemic Coherence and Methodological Integrity.  In H. M. Levitt (chair), Objectivism in Qualitative Research Reporting: Problems, Challenges, and Strategies.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Qualitative Research in Psychology, New York, NY

Levitt, H. M. (2017, May). Diversity and Methodological Integrity:  Why and How Diversity Influences Qualitative Research Design and Pedagogy.  In S. L. Motulsky (chair), Challenges and Innovation in Teaching Qualitative Research in Psychology.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Qualitative Research in Psychology, New York, NY.

Wu, M., & Levitt, H. M. (2016, November).  A review of the therapist responsiveness literature:  What do we know?  Poster presented at the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research Conference, Berkeley, CA.

Maroney, M. R., Levitt, H. M., Wadler, B. M., & Roberts, T. (2016, October). Using an online writing intervention to process experiences of heterosexism in LGBQT individuals.  Poster presented at the Diversity Challenge Conference.  Boston, MA.

Puckett, J. A., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., & Hayes-Skelton, S. (2016, October). Promoting decentering as a potential key mechanism of change.  Chair S. Hayes-Skelton.  Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, New York, NY.

Roberts, T. & Levitt, H. M. (August, 2016). Intersectionality and healing from heterosexism. In C. DeBlaere & C. Green (Chairs), Intersectionality and Racial Minority Identities.  Symposium at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention.

Kosterina, E., Horne, S., Lamb, S., Minami, T., Levitt, H. M. (2016, August). Role of gender-based violence and femininity in development of gynecological symptoms in women in Kyrgyzstan. Poster presented at the 124th Annual Convention of APA, Denver, CO.

Levitt, H. M. (August, 2016). The Politics and Erotics of Gender Across LGBTQ Identities. In K. Balsam (Chair), Gender within the LGBTQ community.  Symposium at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention.

Surace, F. I., Pomerville, A., & Levitt, H. M. (August, 2016). A Meta-Analysis of the Qualitative Literature on Clients’ Experiences of Psychotherapy. In R. Josselson (Chair), Qualitative Meta-syntheses and meta-analyses.  Symposium at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention.

Pomerville, A., Surace, F. I. & Levitt, H. M. (August, 2016). Power and Power Imbalance in Psychotherapy: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of Client Experiences. In R. Josselson (Chair), Qualitative Meta-syntheses and meta-analyses.  Symposium at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention.

Wadler, B. M., Maroney, M. R., Horne, S. G., Levitt, H. M., Wheeler, E. E., Freeman-Coppadge, D. J., Roberts, T.,  Carreiro, T., Simons, P., & Guerrero, A. J. (August, 2016). Equality and Satisfaction: Predictors of Relationship Satisfaction Among Sexual Minority Women. Poster presented at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention.

Guerrero, A. J., Wheeler, E., Roberts, T., Freeman-Coppadge, D. J., Carreiro, T., Morris, A. P., Horne, S. G., & Levitt, H. M. (August, 2016). Don't Tell Me to Calm Down! Sexual Minority Stress in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Parents. Poster presented at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention.

Levitt, H. M., Roberts, T., Wader, B. & Maroney, M. (August, 2016). Healing from Heterosexist Events: An Online Intervention. In H. M. Levitt (Chair), Psychotherapy and Intervention Research with LGBTQ Populations.  Symposium at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention.

Levitt, H. M., Bamberg, M., Creswell, J. W., Frost, D., Josselson, R., & Suárez-Orozco, Carola.  APA Publications and Communications Qualitative Article Reporting Standards Task Force.  (August, 2016). In H. M. Levitt (Chair), Qualitative Reporting Standards for Research in Psychology. Skill-building session at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention.

Puckett, J. A., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., & Hayes-Skelton, S. (August, 2016). Coping with internalized heterosexism: The moderating effects of decentering. Poster presentation at the 124th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Colorado, CA.

Levitt, H. M., Whelton, W. J., Surace, F. I., Grabowski, L. M. (June, 2016). Incommensurable but not Incompatible: Thoughts on Integrating Humanistic and Feminist-Multicultural Psychotherapies. In H. M. Levitt (Chair), Integrating Multicultural-Feminist and Humanistic Approaches.  Paper presented at the Society of Psychotherapy Integration 32nd Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Levitt, H. M. (June, 2016). How Clients’ Experiences of Therapy Inform Theories of Psychotherapy Integration: A Meta-Analysis. In H. M. Levitt (Chair), Advancing the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration by Using Qualitative Methods. Paper presented at the Society of Psychotherapy Integration 32nd Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Surace, F. I., & Levitt, H. M., (June, 2016). Determined Wellness: The Influence of Mental Illness Models upon Treatment Outcome Expectancies and Treatment Engagement. Paper presented at the Society of Psychotherapy Integration 32nd Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Levitt, H. M., Bamberg, M., Josselson, R., & Wertz, F. (2016, May). Considering Methodological Integrity in the Review Process. In H. M. Levitt (Chair), Developing Standards for Qualitative Research in Psychology.  Paper presented at the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology Conference, Ramapo, New Jersey.

Horne, S. G., Maroney, M. G., Wheeler, E. & Levitt, H. M. (2016, March). Homophobia Knows No Borders: The Development of an LGBTQ Activist Identity in International Contexts.  Paper presentation at the Annual Conference for the Association of Women in Psychology, Pittsburgh, PA.

Levitt, H. M. (2016, March). Politics and Erotics: The Formation of Gender Identities Across LGBTQ Communities.  Paper presentation at the Annual Conference for the Association of Women in Psychology, Pittsburgh, PA.

Horne, S. G., Maroney, M. G., Wheeler, E. & Levitt, H. M. (2016, March). Impact of Legal Parenting Rights in Same-Sex Couples.  Paper presentation at the Annual Conference for the Association of Women in Psychology, Pittsburgh, PA. 

Puckett, J. A., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., & Hayes-Skelton, S. (2015, November) Coping with Minority Stress: Decentering as a Moderator of the Association between Internalized Heterosexism and Psychological Distress.  Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Chicago, IL.

Oliveira, A. L., Sales, C., Levitt, H., & Cruz, A. (2015, September). Patient-Informed Principles in Morenian Psychodrama.  Paper presented at 8th European Conference on Psychotherapy Research, Klagenfurt, Austria.

Levitt, H. M., Morrow, S. L., Motulsky, S. L., Wertz, F. J., Josselson, R. (2015, August). Recommendations for designing and reviewing qualitative research from the SQIP task force.  Conversation hour held at the 122nd American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.

Surace, F. I., Levitt, H. M., Grabowski, L. M. Herbitter, C. S. (2015, August). Integrating Multicultural-Feminist and Humanistic Approaches In H. M. Levitt, Minimizing harm in psychotherapy: Critical examinations of multicultural and humanistic discourses.  Paper presented at the 122nd American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.

Freeman-Coppadge, D. J., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., Roberts, T. S., Carriero, T. (2015, August). Gay families and houses: Mitigating HIV risk among ethnic minorities. Poster presented at the 122nd American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.

Surace, F. I. & Levitt, H. M. (The Relation Between Cultural Values and Unprotected Sex Among Latino Gay Men.  Poster presented at the 122nd American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.

Levitt, H. M. (2015, August).  Politics and erotics: The functioning of gender across LGBTQ communities.  In D. Frost (chair), Method matters: The value of qualitative inquiry within a socially responsible LGBTQ psychology.  Paper presented at the 122nd American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.

Levitt, H. M. (2015, June). Text analysis in psychotherapy research.  Structured discussion at the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Philadelphia, PA.

Gelo, O., Anderson, T., Bucci, W., Levitt, H. M., Magill, M., Ronning, G., Stiles, W., (2015, June). Recommendations for Designing and Reviewing Qualitative Research: The Role of Methodological Integrity.  In A. Bohart (Chair), Evolving Understandings on Trustworthiness or Rigor in Qualitative Research. Presented at the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Philadelphia, PA.

Levitt, H. M., Surace, F., Grabowski, L. (2015, March).  Complexities in the conversations between Humanistic and Multicultural Psychologies.  Paper presented at the Society for Humanistic Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL 

Puckett, J. A., Herbitter, C. Levitt, H. M., & Horne. (2015, March). Gender Expression in Sexual Minority Women: Relations with Minority Stress and Mental Health. In H. Levitt (chair), Minority Stress, Resilience and Repair.  Paper presented at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., Herbitter, C., Baggett, R., Dunnavant, B., Reeves, T., & Weiss, M. (2015, March). Resilience in the face of LGB Minority Stress: "Choices" between Authenticity and Self- Determination. In H. Levitt (chair), Minority Stress, Resilience and Repair.  Paper presented at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Levitt, H. M., Morrow, S., Wertz, F., Motulsky. S. & Ponterotto J. (2014, August). Inviting Comments on the Evolving Recommendations for Reviewing Qualitative Research in Psychology. Paper presented at the 122nd American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Panesis, C. P., Levitt, H. M., & Bridges, S. K. (2014, August).  Sexuality within butch and femme sexual minority women.  Poster presented at the 122nd American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Sweeney, K. K., Randazzo, R. K., Gray, S., Levitt, H. M., & Horne, S. G. (August, 2014).  Experiences of Parents Raising Gender Variant Children. Poster presented at the 122nd American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Levitt, H. M. (2014, August). Silence in psychotherapy: A multi-method exploration. In S. Churchill (Chair), Mixed methods: The collaborative interface of quantitative and qualitative research. Paper presented at the 122nd American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Levitt, H. M., Pomerville, A., & Surace, F. I. (2014, August). Meta-Analytic findings: Identifying clients’ needs in psychotherapy. In H. M. Levitt (Chair), How therapy helps clients identify their needs: Empirically-based processes. Paper presented at the 122nd American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Freeman-Coppadge, D. J., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., Sweeney, K. K., Maroney, M. R., Roberts, T. S., Peters, S. M., & Dangler, L. M. (2014, March). African American gay family networks: An entry point for HIV prevention. Poster presented at the 2014 Counseling Psychology Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Puckett, J. A., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., & Hayes-Skelton, S. (March, 2014). The psychological and social processes through which internalized heterosexism influences psychological distress in sexual minorities. Paper presentation at the 2014 Annual Conference for the Association of Women in Psychology, Columbus, OH.

Wheeler, E., Horne, S. G., Peters, S. M., Maroney, M. R., & Levitt, H. M. (2014, March). To change the world here and how: The development of LGBTQ activist identities in international contexts.  Poster presented at the 2014 Counseling Psychology Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Puckett, P.C., Herbitter, C., Maroney, M., Horne, S. G., & Levitt, H. M. (2013, November). I Think a Change Would Do You Good: Connections between Shifting to Pro-LGBT Contexts, Interpersonal Relationships, and Minority Stress for Sexual Minority Women. Poster presented at the Chicago LGBTQ Health and Wellness Conference, Chicago, IL.

Levitt, H. M., Pomerville, A., & Surace, F. I. (2013, October). A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of the Psychotherapy Literature Based upon Interviews with Clients across Psychotherapy Orientations. H. M. Levitt (Chair), Quantitative, Theoretical, and Qualitative Reviews:  The State of the Literature on Negotiating Difference and Disclosing to Clients within Psychotherapy Relationships. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, Memphis, TN.

Williams, D.C., Levitt, H. M. & Greenspan, S. B. (2013, October). A Theoretical Review and Synthesis of the Value Conversion and Multicultural Literatures on Therapist-Client Value Conflict. H. M. Levitt (Chair), Quantitative, Theoretical, and Qualitative Reviews:  The State of the Literature on Negotiating Difference and Disclosing to Clients within Psychotherapy Relationships. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, Memphis, TN.

Henretty, J., Berman, J. S., Levitt, H. M. Currier, J. (2013, October). A Quantitative Meta-Analysis of Research on Therapist Self-Disclosure. H. M. Levitt (Chair), Quantitative, Theoretical, and Qualitative Reviews:  The State of the Literature on Negotiating Difference and Disclosing to Clients within Psychotherapy Relationships. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, Memphis, TN.

Reich, C. M., Berman, J. S., Spencer, L. A., Levitt, H. M., Mathews, S. S., Barrett, M. S., Barber, J. P., & Holmes, M. K. (2013, October). Psychotherapist Disfluencies, Therapeutic Alliance, and Treatment Outcome. Poster presented at the meeting of the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, Memphis, TN.

Reich, C. M., Berman, J. S., Battles, M. B., Levitt, H. M, Mathews, S. S., Barrett, M. S., Barber, J. P., Holmes, M. K. (2013, October). Verbal synchrony in psychotherapy sessions: Does it predict therapeutic alliance or treatment outcome? In J. S. Berman (Chair), Conversational dynamics in psychotherapy: Relationships with therapeutic alliance and treatment outcome. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, Memphis, TN.

Spencer, L. A., Reich, C. M., Berman, J. S., Dale, R., Levitt, H. M., Mathews, S. S. (2013, October). Speech rate synchrony and psychotherapy process and outcome. In J. S. Berman (Chair), Conversational dynamics in psychotherapy: Relationships with therapeutic alliance and treatment outcome. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, Memphis, TN. 

Battles, M. B., Reich, C. M., Berman, J. S., Levitt, H. M., Mathews, S. S., Barrett, M. S., Barber, J. P., Holmes, M. K. (2013, October). When psychotherapists do not say much: The relationship between verbal acknowledgers and treatment process and outcome. In J. S. Berman (Chair), Conversational dynamics in psychotherapy: Relationships with therapeuticalliance and treatment outcome. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, Memphis, TN.

Levitt, H. M. (2013, August). A Review of Qualitative Research on Clients’ Experiences of Psychotherapy: Robust Findings and Future Directions.  In M. J. Hilsenroth (Chair) Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Psychotherapy -- Looking Ahead to the Next Decade of Research.  Paper presented at the 121st American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Hawaii. 

Horne, S. G. Wheeler, E. E.,  & Levitt, H. M. (2013, August). The Psychological Development of Transnational LGBT Activists.  In S. G. Horne (Chair) Promotion of Transnational LGBT Activism and Rights.  Paper presented at the 121st American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Wheeler, E., Horne, S. G., Puckett, J. A., & Levitt, H. M. (2013, March). The Impact of Lesbian Gender Expression on Body Image and Eating Disorders. Poster presented at the Association of Women in Psychology Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.

Sweeney, K., Surace, F. I., Levitt, H. M., & Horne, S. G. (2013, March). DSM-V and Gender Dysphoria. Poster presented at the Association of Women in Psychology Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.

Greenspan, S.B., Levitt, H.M., Surace, F.I., Reich, C.M., Matthews, S.S., Berman, J.S., (2012, October), Emotional Experiencing in Psychotherapy for First-Time Clients versus Repeat Clients.  Poster presented at The Massachusetts Psychological Association Annual Conference, Norwood, MA.

Pomerville, A., Levitt, H. M., & Surace, F. I. (2012, October) What Clients Say About Therapy: Client Perspectives on Therapeutic Orientations. Poster presented at the Massachusetts Psychological Association Annual Conference, Norwood, MA.

Puckett, J. A., Sweeney, K. K., Levitt, H. M., & Horne, S. G., Hampton, M. L., (2012, August). African American Gay Families of Choice in the South: Supports and Challenges. Poster presented at the 120th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.

Sweeney, K. K., Horne, S. G., Levitt, H. M., Puckett, J. A., & Hampton, M. (2012, August). African American Gay Family Social Networks and HIV Intervention/Prevention. Poster presented at the 120th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.

Greenspan, S. B., Levitt, H. M., Surace, F. I., Reich, C. M., Berman, J. S., & Mathew, S. S. (2012, August). Emotion in Psychotherapy:  An Exploration within a Naturalistic Database. Poster presented at the 120th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.

Surace, F. I., Levitt, H. M., Pommeville, A. (2012, August). What Clients Report is Important about Psychotherapy Outcome?  Poster presented at the 120th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.

Levitt, H. M. (2011, November).  Lessons from expert therapists: Implications for Counseling Fluency-Disordered Clients. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA.

Levitt, H. M. Puckett, J. A., Greenspan, S., Reich, C.,  & Berman, J. S. (2011, September).  Self-disclosure subtypes and outcome.  Poster presented at the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research conference, Banff, Canada. 

Reich, C. Berman, J. S., Dale, R., Levitt, H. M., & Mathews, S. (2011, September). Is It Useful to Analyze Language in Psychotherapy at the Level of Words? Poster presented at the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research conference, Banff, Canada.

Levitt, H. M. (2011, September).  Four generations of qualitative researchers.  Katrin Moertl (Moderator). Discussion held at the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research conference, Banff, Canada.

Piazza-Bonin, E., & Levitt, H. M. (2011, September).  Developing wisdom in psychotherapy trainees.  Paper presented at the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research conference, Banff, Canada.

Levitt, H. M. (2011, June). Principles of Change used by Expert Therapists across Psychotherapy Orientations.  Keynote presentation at the 3rd International Psychotherapeutic Symposium. Masaryk University, Brno Czech Republic.

Levitt, H. M. (2011, June). Using Grounded Theory Methods to Explore Psychotherapy Processes. Invited workshop at the 3rd International Psychotherapeutic Symposium. Masaryk University, Brno Czech Republic.

Puckett, J. A., Gray, S., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., Rotosky, S., & Riggle, E. (2011, August). The Role of Gender Expression for Sexual Minority Men and Women:  Effects upon Social Support, and Internalized Homophobia in Outcomes. Poster presented at the 119th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Horne, S. G., Hickman, A., Green, M., Levitt, H. M., Reeves, T. Gerbara, R. (2011, March). The role of social support and GLBT support factors for same-sex parents’ stress and worry. Poster presented at the Association of Women in Psychology Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Puckett, J. A., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G. & Rotosky, S., & Riggle, E. (2011, March). Gender Expression, Experiences of Heterosexism and Mental Health in Sexual Minority Individuals.  Paper presented at the Association of Women in Psychology Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Levitt, H. M., & Piazza-Bonin, B. (2010, August).  Wise approaches to training: Questioning the clinical wisdom of EST-Advocacy. In B. Robbins (Chair), Science and Politics of the APS Accreditation Initiative: A Cross Divisional Response. At the 118th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.

Piazza-Bonin, B., & Levitt, H. M.  (2010, August). The role of wisdom in psychotherapy. In H. M. Levitt (Chair), Studying clinical wisdom: Research on therapists' and clients’ wisdom-related processes.  At the 118th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, New San Diego, CA.

Horne, S. G., Levitt, H. M., Russell, G., Prince, S. & Bohan, J. (2010, February). Stress, resilience, and anti-LGBT politics: Strategies for nurturing ourselves and caring for one another. Symposium, Annual Conference for the Association for Women in Psychology, Portland, OR.

Puckett, J. A., Ippolito, M. R., Horne, S. G., & Levitt. H. M. (2010, February). Who I Am and What I See: How Sexual Minority Women's Gender Identity and Expression Relate to their Mental Health, Heterosexist Events, and Identity Supports. In H. Levitt (Chair) Understanding sexual minority identities and their relationship to mental health factors:  How does who we are influence what we experience? Annual Conference for the Association for Women in Psychology, Portland, OR.

Ippolito, M. R., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., Reeves, T., Baggett, L., Dunnavant, B., Geiss, M., Aycock, R., Brown, K., Hickman, A., Hatchett, S., Ueng, H., Pickens, B.,  Maxwell, D., & Huang, Q. (2010, February). Stress, resilience, and anti-LGBT politics: Strategies for nurturing ourselves and caring for one another. Poster, Annual Conference for the Association for Women in Psychology, Portland, OR.

Levitt, H. M. (2009, September). What clients find helpful in psychotherapy. At a meeting of the Memphis Area Psychological Association.

vanDyke, J. G., & Levitt, H. M. (2009, August). Disengagement from emotional experience in psychotherapy. Poster presented in Advances in humanistic theory, research, and practice poster session. At the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Kannan, D., & Levitt, H. M. (2009, August).  A review of client self-criticism in psychotherapy. Poster presented in Advances in humanistic theory, research, and practice poster session. At the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Piazza-Bonin, E., & Levitt, H. M. (2009, August).  Role of wisdom and emotion in psychotherapy. Poster presented in Advances in humanistic theory, research, and practice poster session. At the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Baggett, L. R., Reeves, T., Horne, S. G., & Levitt, H. M. (2009, August).  Well-being of lesbians and bisexual women with and without male sexual partners. Poster presented in Innovative research and practice within LGBT communities - I poster session. At the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Ippolito, M. R., & Levitt, H. M. (2009, August).  Developing an understanding of transgender gender. Poster presented in Innovative research and practice within LGBT communities - II poster session. At the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Levitt, H. M. (2008, June). Principles to guide moment-to-moment psychotherapy process:  Articulating common factors and processes across psychotherapy orientations. Poster presented In N. Conceicao (Chair), The trees through the forest: Does moment-to-moment responsiveness beget phase-to-phase responsiveness? Society for Psychotherapy Research 39th Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain.

Kannan, D., & Levitt, H. M. (2008, June). A theoretical exploration of self-criticism in psychotherapy. Poster presented at Society for Psychotherapy Research 39th Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain.

Henretty, J. R., & Levitt, H. M. (2008, June). Therapist self-disclosure: A qualitative review. Poster presented at Society for Psychotherapy Research 39th Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain.

Henretty, J. R., & Levitt, H. M. (2008, November). Therapist self-disclosure: A qualitative review. Poster presented at Tennessee Psychological Association’s Annual Convention, Nashville, TN.

Kannan, D., & Levitt, H. M. (2008, November). A theoretical exploration of self-criticism in psychotherapy. Poster presented at Tennessee Psychological Association’s Annual Convention, Nashville, TN.

Bonin, E. P., Henretty, J. R., Coleman, R. A., Kannan, D. Mathews, S. & Levitt, H. M. (2008, November). Resolving anger in psychotherapy. Poster presented at Tennessee Psychological Association’s Annual Convention, Nashville, TN.

Henretty, J. R., Kannan, D., Coleman, R. A., Townsend, M. A., Bonin, E. P., Levitt, H. M., & Mathews S. S. (2007, August). Resolution of Anger in Psychotherapy: A Task Analysis. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Fransisco, California.

Coleman, R. A., Kannan, D., Henretty, J. R., Townsend, M. A., Bonin, E. P., Levitt, H. M., & Mathews S. S. (2007, June). The Task of Resolving Anger in Psychotherapy. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, Madison, Wisconsin.

Frankel, Z. F. & Levitt, H. M. (June, 2007). Clients' Experiences of Disengaged Moments in Psychotherapy: A Grounded Theory Analysis. Paper presented at the international meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Madison, WI.

Levitt, H. M. (August, 2006). Participant in an Invited Panel Discussion. In H. Levitt (Chair), Publishing Qualitative Research. At the 114th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Henretty, J. R. Levitt, H. M. & Mathews, S. S. (August, 2006). Sadness in psychotherapy: A grounded theory analysis. Poster presented at the 114th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Levitt, H. M. (August, 2006). Participant in an Invited Panel Discussion. In F. Wertz (Chair), Humanistic Psychology in Diverse Academic Contexts: Educating the Next Generation. The 114th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Kannan, D., & Levitt, H. M. (August, 2006). Mental and physical health, gender roles, and identity development. Poster presented at the 114th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Wang, M. C., Horne, S. G., Levitt, H. M. & Klesges, L. (August, 2006). The role of religion among Christian women in abusive relationships. Poster presented at the 114th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Levitt, H. M. (August, 2006). Invited Address: Recipient of the Carmi Harari Early Career Award. The 114th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Cifti Uruk, A., Sayger, T. G., & Levitt, H. M. (April, 2006). The adaptation process of Turkish individuals in the US: An integrated framework. The Careers in Psychology Conference, Memphis, TN.

Kannan, D. & Levitt, H. M. (April, 2006). Challenges facing the developing psychotherapist with feminist beliefs. The Careers in Psychology Conference, Memphis, TN.

Hiestand, K. R., Levitt, H. M., & Horne, S. G. (April, 2006). Factors impacting butch and femme lesbiansÕ experience of medical and mental health care. The Careers in Psychology Conference, Memphis, TN.

Wang, M., Horne, S., Levitt, H. (2006). Benevolent sexism: Predicting Emotional Abuse. Presentation at the American Psychological Society.

Kannan, D. & Levitt, H. M. (March, 2006). The experience of feminist graduate students in psychology. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Women in Psychology, Ann Arbor, MI.

Levitt, H. M. (August, 2005). The Current Psychotherapy Research Crisis: Developing a New Agenda. In A. Bohart (Moderator), How Should We Construe The Relationship Between Science and Practice? Symposium held at the 114th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Çiftçi Uruk, A., Sayger, T. V. & Levitt, H. M. (June, 2005). Cultural differences in the perception of family: a qualitative study. Paper presented at The International Conference on Family Therapy, Washington, DC.

Henretty, J. R., Mathews, S., Levitt, H. M., Coombs, R., Maichrowicz, R. J., Obana, M., Kuehl, G. A., & Johnson, J. H. (June 2005). Developing a Psychotherapy Project within a University Counseling Center. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, Montreal, Canada.

Frankel, Z. & Levitt, H. M. (June, 2005) Problem resolution or self-revolution? Resistance related therapy goals in postmodern psychotherapies. In H. Levitt (Moderator), The Establishment of Goals in Psychotherapy: How Clients and Therapists Negotiate Direction. Symposium held at the international meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Montreal, Canada.

Mergenthaler, E., & Levitt, H. M. (June, 2005). Pausing experiences and the Therapeutic Cycles Model. In E. Mergenthaler (Moderator), Micro-processes in therapeutic dialogue: How do patient and therapist do the work of therapy? Symposium held at the international meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Montreal, Canada.

Horne, S. G. & Levitt, H. M. (February, 2005). Being Lesbian and Gay in Russia: The Threat of a Dissident Identity. In S. Horne (Moderator), Women in Transition: The Evolution of Gender in Postcommunist Cultures. Symposium session held at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Tampa, FL.

Hiestand, K. R., Levitt, H. M., & Horne. S. G. (February, 2005). Gender Identity, Internalized Homophobia, and Feminist Identity: Non-Heterosexual WomenÆs Quest for Healthcare In H. Levitt (Moderator), Research on Non-Heterosexual Women's Experiences: Informing Future Psychological Work. Symposium held at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Tampa, FL.

Levitt, H. M. & Horne, S. G. (February, 2005). She Looked Like a Dyke: The Relation between Homophobic Discrimination and Gender Expression. In H. Levitt (Moderator), Research on Non-Heterosexual Women's Experiences: Informing Future Psychological Work. Symposium session held at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Tampa, FL.

Levitt, H. M. (November, 2005). Invited Dialogue. In L. Angus (Moderator), Empiricism and Constructivism. North American Chapter Society for Psychotherapy Research Conference, Springdale, UT.

Levitt, H. M. (November, 2005). Principles for the facilitation of change in psychotherapy: Trans-Theoretical Guidelines for Practice from the Study of Eminent Psychotherapists. In A. Bohart (Moderator), Qualitative Explorations of the Context-Specific Nature of Therapy: Client and Therapist Factors. North American Chapter Society for Psychotherapy Research Conference, Springdale, UT.

Williams, D. C. & Levitt, H. M. (November, 2005). What client interviews reveal about psychotherapy process: principles for the facilitation of change in psychotherapy. In A. Bohart (Moderator), Qualitative Explorations of the Context-Specific Nature of Therapy: Client and Therapist Factors. North American Chapter Society for Psychotherapy Research Conference, Springdale, UT.

Hiestand, K., Levitt, H., & Horne, S. (2004, August). Healthcare utilization by lesbians: Factors that impact use and comfort. Paper session held at the 113th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

Levitt, H., Hiestand, K., Mosher, C. & Manley, C. (2004, June). Gender within gay and lesbian subculture. In H. Levitt (Moderator), Explorations of Sexuality and Gender within Gay and Lesbian Communities. Symposium held at the biannual meeting of the North American Personal Construct Network, Memphis, TN.

Butler, J. & Levitt, H. M. (2004, June). Religious teachings on negative emotions and their impact upon domestic violence victims. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the North American Personal Construct Network, Memphis, TN.

Mathews, S., Horne, S., & Levitt, H. (2004, June). International Consultation Dialogues: Constructing a Feminist-Activist Movement in Hungary. Plenary panel session held at the biannual meeting of the North American Personal Construct Network, Memphis, TN.

Williams, D. & Levitt, H. (2004, June). Therapists or Crypto-Missionaries: An Analysis of Psychotherapists' Management of Values. Paper session held at the biannual meeting of the North American Personal Construct Network, Memphis, TN.

Mathews, S., Horne, S., & Levitt, H. (2004, February). Feminism across borders: A Hungarian adaptation of western feminism. Paper session held at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

Levitt, H. (2004, February). Signifiers of lesbian gender and sexuality. In B. Strickland (Chair.), Gender roles among lesbians. Symposium held at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

Hiestand, K. & Levitt, H. (2004, February). Access to and Utilization of Health Care by Women: Does Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity Affect Experiences in Medical and Mental Health Care? Paper session held at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

Frankel, Z. & Levitt, H. (2003, November). Which silences are golden: Giving Pause to Pauses in Psychotherapy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, Newport, RI.

Todd, R., & Levitt, H. (2003, November). Religion and Intimate Partner Violence: Perpetrator Perspectives. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.

Ware, K. & Levitt, H. (2003, November). Religion and Intimate Partner Violence: Religious Leader Perspectives. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.

Hiestand, K. & Levitt, H. (2003, November). Butch/Femme sexuality. In H. Levitt (Chair), Engendering New Meanings: Evolving Gender Identities within GLBT Communities. Symposium held at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, San Antonio, TX.

Manley, E. & Levitt, H. (2003, November). Layers of Leather: Qualitative Analysis of the Identity of Leathermen. In H. Levitt (Chair), Engendering New Meanings: Evolving Gender Identities within GLBT Communities. Symposium held at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, San Antonio, TX.

Mosher, C. & Levitt, H. (2003, November). The Bear Movement. In H. Levitt (Chair), Engendering New Meanings: Evolving Gender Identities within GLBT Communities. Symposium held at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, San Antonio, TX.

Levitt, H. & Neimeyer, R. A. (2003, August). Evidence-Based Practice as an Essential Tension: Toward the Construction of Principles of Practice. In A. R. Mahrer (Chair), Evidence-based therapies and therapy relationships: Eminent practitioners reply. Symposium held at the 112th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Williams, D. & Levitt, H. (2003, August). The generation of a model of change in hermeneutic psychotherapies. In paper session, Multiple paradigm research on change process on process-experiential therapy. Paper session held at the 112th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Ware, K. & Levitt, H., & Bayer, G. (2003, August). Clergy-Related Issues in the Psychology of Religion. In paper session, Faith leaders' perspectives on Domestic Violence Issues. Paper session held at the 112th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Ware, K. & Levitt, H., & Bayer, G. (2003, March). Faith Leaders' Perspectives on Domestic Violence. In H. Levitt & S. Horne (Co-chairs), Multiple Perspectives on the Influence of Faith on Intimate Partner Violence. Symposium held at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Jersey City, NJ.

Knickmeyer, N., Levitt, H., Horne, S. & Bayer, G. (2003, March). The Bruised Reed Does Not Break: Listening to the Voices of Christian Battered Women. In H. Levitt & S. Horne (Co-chairs), Multiple Perspectives on the Influence of Faith on Intimate Partner Violence. Symposium held at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Jersey City, NJ.

Todd, R., Levitt, H. & Bayer, G. (2003, March). Perpetrators' Rationales for Wife Abuse. In H. Levitt & S. Horne (Co-chairs), Multiple Perspectives on the Influence of Faith on Intimate Partner Violence. Symposium held at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Jersey City, NJ.

Hiestand, K. & Levitt, H. (2003, March). Butch Childhood: Transforming Difference to Strength. In LBGT Women, Girls, and Families. Paper session held at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Jersey City, NJ.

Stanley, C., Raina, K. & Levitt, H. (2002, June). Is falling in love a gender-scripted experience? Presentation at the Association for Women in Psychology, Vancouver, Canada.

Hiestand, K. R., & Levitt, H. M. (2002, June). In her own words. Presentation at the Association for Women in Psychology, Vancouver, Canada.

Gerrish, E., Levitt, H. M., & Hiestand, K. R. (2002, June). Understanding the misunderstood gender. Presentation at the Association for Women in Psychology, Vancouver, Canada.

Raina, K., Levitt, H. & Frankel, Z., (2002, June). Silence: The outcome of language without words. In H. Levitt (Moderator), Voicing the unvoiced: The investigation of silence within psychotherapy. Symposium held at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, Santa Barbara, CA.

Levitt, H., Stanley, C., Raina, K., & Frankel, Z. (2002, March). Deconstructing Outcome Measures Used in Humanistic Psychotherapy. Presentation at the American Counseling Association, New Orleans, LA.

Hiestand, K., Gerrish, E., & Levitt, H. (2002, February). The Construction of Lesbian Gender. Sexual Diversity Symposium Series. The University of Memphis.

Levitt, H. Investigating the Ontology of Gender from a Constructivist Perspective. In J. Raskin (Moderator), Diversity in Humanistic and Constructivist Psychology.Symposium held at the 110th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Deitre, P., Horne, S. & Levitt, H. (2001, March). By birth or by bedding: Is gender constructed or an essential part of lesbian identity? Discussion forum held at the annual meeting of American Women in Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.

Levitt, H., Butler, M. & Hill, T. (2000, June). What do clients have to say about therapist presence? In L. Greenberg (Moderator), Presence and the therapeutic encounter. Symposium held at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, Chicago, IL.

Anderson, A. & Levitt, H. (2000, June). Evaluating outcomes of experiential psychotherapy: A quantitative review. In H. Levitt (Moderator), Analyses of change in experiential psychotherapy: From qualitative analysis to meta-analysis. Symposium held at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, Chicago, IL.

Levitt, H., & Brunschaw, J. (1999, June). Clients’ experiences of silent resistance: Re-framing psychoanalytic and object-relations theories. In L. Greenberg (Moderator), Self-Criticism: Understanding and Tracking the Self-Critical Process. Symposium held at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, Braga, Portugal.

Choi, J. & Levitt, H. (1998, July). Teaching development graduate positions: Advocating professionalism and excellence in teaching. Presented at the 106th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Levitt, H. (1998, June). Client’s experience of silence: Articulations of the unspoken. In H. Levitt (Moderator), Silence in Psychotherapy: Meaning beyond words.Symposium held at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, Provo, Utah.

Hardtke, K. & Levitt, H. (1998, June). A method for tracking therapist impact on therapy content and process: The narrative process coding system. In S. Toukmanian (Chair), Three different approaches to the studying the therapist’s contribution to the process of therapy. Symposium held at annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, Provo,Utah.

Levitt, H. (1997, July). The unsaid in the narrative: Understanding silences in psychotherapy. Presented at a Research Meeting at the University of Minho, Lisbon, Portugal.

Levitt, H. (1997, June). The development of self reflection: The structured use of silence across cultures. In J. Ball (Chair), Cultural and inter-cultural conditioning of psychological distress and healing: Implications for counselling. Symposium held at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario.

Levitt, H., Korman, Y., & Angus, L. (1997, April). An analysis of metaphor in a good and a poor integrative therapy. In L. Angus (Chair), Narrative processes and psychotherapeutic change. Symposium held at the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration annual meeting, Toronto, Ontario.

Angus, L., Hardtke, K., & Levitt, H. (1996, September). Narrative psychotherapy: The development of the narrative process model. In L. Angus (Chair), The narrative and change in successful psychotherapy. Symposium held at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research International Conference, Como, Italy.

Hardtke, K., Angus, L., & Levitt, H. (1996, September). Exploring content and narrative processes in successful psychotherapy. In L. Angus (Chair), The narrative and change in successful psychotherapy. Symposium held at annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research International Conference, Como, Italy.

Levitt, H. (1996, August). The sound of silence: Pausing in the narrative of psychotherapy. In L. Angus (Chair), Narrative process and client change. Symposium held at the 104th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario.

Levitt, H. (1996, August). The concept of self development: A cross-cultural analysis. In J. Ball (Chair), Implications of Asian views of the self and self-development for counselling. Clinical/cross-cultural sections integrated paper session, International Congress of Psychology, Montreal, Quebec.

Levitt, H., Korman, Y., Angus, L., & Hardtke, K. (1996, June). Examining narrative in a good and a poor outcome process-experiential therapy. In L. Greenberg (Chair), Client change in process-experiential therapy. Symposium held at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, Amelia Island, Florida.

Levitt, H. (1995, August). A Dynamic Semiotic Model of Eating Disorders: The Impact of Media Portrayal. In S. Kassel (Chair), Media Psychology and Health Issues.Symposium held at 103rd annual convention of the American Psychological Conference, New York, USA.

Levitt, H. (1995, June). Tibetan Perspectives on Self Growth. Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

Levitt, H. (1995, April). Connecting Semiotics and Eating Disorders. Presented at the In-house Convention, Psychology Department, York University, Toronto, Ontario.

Levitt, H., Angus, L., & Hardtke, K. (1994, July). Narrative Sequence as a Discourse Unit: Applications with a psychotherapy process measure. In L. Angus (Moderator), Narrative(s) and the Psychotherapy Client: Implications for Research and Practice. Symposium held at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, York, England.

Hardtke, K., Levitt, H., & Angus, L. (1994, July). An Inquiry into Psychotherapeutic Orientations and the Question of Client Change: A narrative approach. In L. Angus (Moderator), Narrative(s) and the Psychotherapy Client: Implications for Research and Practice. Symposium held at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, York, England.

Angus, L., Levitt, H., & Hardtke, K. (1994). Narrative Strategies in Psychotherapy Research. In L. Angus (Moderator), Narrative(s) and the Psychotherapy Client: Implications for Research and Practice. Symposium held at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, York, England.

Levitt, H., Hardtke, K., & Angus, L. (1993, June). Narrative Processes in the Gloria Sessions. In L. Angus (Moderator), Approaches to Analysing Narrative(s) in the Gloria Sessions: A Comparative Analysis. Symposium held at the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Levitt, H. & Jackson, S. (1992, March). Feminist Therapy in Practice: Contemporary Perspectives. Paper presented at the fourth Inter-Disciplinary Conference for Feminist Graduate Students, Toronto, Ontario.