michael levittan, PhD

Michael Levittan, PhD or Dr. Michael is an accomplished and recognized expert on domestic violence, anger management, child abuse, trauma and PTSD. He is a licensed psychotherapist, director of T.E.A.M. - a state-certified batterers’ treatment program, serves as an Expert Witness in court, teaches seminars and courses at UCLA Extension, National Alliance on Mental Illness, International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma, L.A. Superior Court, Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, U.S. Marines, Women’s Shelters, etc. His media work as an expert includes the Tyra Banks Show, ABC-TV News, Staring Over, Bad Girls Club, Montel Williams, Politico.com, Hollywood 411, and radio, on-line, and print publications. Dr. Michael wrote "The History of Infanticide" – a chapter in Violence in Our Society and a chapter on Domestic Violence in “Her Story, His Story” – published this month. He appears in the newly-released documentary on parenting, "The Golden Opportunity of Child Development." He recently completed the soon-to-be-published “Essentials of Anger Management.” Dr. Michael is currently appearing as a Relationship Expert on the Robert Irvine TV show. Recently, he launched the GLOBAL PEACE COMMITTEE as an Executive Board member of the NPEIV Think Tank (National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence) in order to promote peaceful, humane solutions to societal problems. His passion comes across in his writings, presentations, and media appearances.