Lev, Arlene Istar, LCSW, CASAC

Contact Information
(518) 463-9152
Professional Information
Member Type: 
Full Member
Languages Spoken: 
English
Professional Roles: 
Consultation
Psychoeducation
Publication
Teaching
Therapy
Supervision
Work Settings: 
College or University
Independent or Group Practice
Postgraduate Training Institute / Center
Therapeutic Approach / Theoretical Model: 
Imago / Contextual Family Therapy
Integrative Models
Narrative Therapies
Postmodern Practices: Constructionist / Constructivist Models
Psychoeducation
Psychodynamic / Psychoanalytic
Relational Models
Sex Therapy
Social Justice Therapies
Structural Family Therapy
Office Location
321 Washington Ave
Albany, NY, 12206
United States
Interests
Family Life Cycle / Developmental Issues: 
Couple Formation
Transition to Parenthood
Family Therapy with Children / Child Therapy
Adolescents and Their Families
Young Adults and Their Parents
Geriatric Issues / Older Families
Family Structure / Composition: 
Adoption
Collaborative Reproduction / Infertility
Extended Families
Foster Care Families
GLBT Families
Single Adults
Single Parent Families
Step Families / Remarriage
Gender and Sexuality: 
Gender - Men's Issues
Gender - Women's Issues / Feminist Therapy
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersexual Issues
Infidelity
Intimacy / Intimate Relationships
Marriage / Cohabitation
Larger Systems: 
Business Consultation
Diversity Training / Cultural Competence
Family Systems Medicine
Human Rights
International Family Therapy / Dialogue
Organizational Development
Public Health
Learning and Teaching about Families and Family Therapy: 
Family Typology
Professional, Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Relational Diagnoses
Resilience / Healthy Families
Theory Development
Sociocultural Issues: 
Low Income Families
Health Care Reform
Work / Family Issues
Multicultural Issues: 
African-American Families
Biracial / Bicultural Families / Couples
Jewish Families / Holocaust Survivors
Therapeutic Focus / Area of Interest: 
Affective Disorders
Aging
Anxiety / Panic
Attachment Disorders
Disability
Eating Disorders
Family Violence / Including Partner, Child, and Elder Abuse
Family-of-Origin
Infertility / Collaborative Reproduction
Major Mental Disorders
Multi-Problem Families
PTSD and Trauma
School and Learning Issues: LD / ADD / School Achievement
Sexual Dysfunctions
Spirituality
Substance Abuse / Addictions