Dr. Stephanie Livshitz is a California-licensed clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience across clinical, public safety, correctional, and forensic settings. Her career has focused on the intersection of mental health, public safety and police psychology, correctional psychology, evaluation, and professional training.

Her background includes working in partnership with a major metropolitan law enforcement agency, where she worked alongside officers and detectives on cases involving mental health crises, complex clinical presentations, and threat-related concerns. She later served as the chief psychologist and wellness officer for a medical examiner agency, conducting wellness checks and working to develop programming and resources informed by staff needs assessments and the unique occupational demands of the forensic workforce.

Her earlier clinical experience includes work within correctional and detention settings, providing psychological services to incarcerated populations with complex mental health needs, including level of care and risk assessments, brief therapeutic interventions, and competency restoration services. Her broader assessment experience includes public safety suitability evaluations, disability-related evaluations, and veterans’ evaluations. Dr. Livshitz is also a California Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME), qualified to conduct psychological medical-legal evaluations within the California workers’ compensation system.

Dr. Livshitz currently maintains an independent practice providing psychotherapy, specialized evaluation services, consultation, and professional training. Her clinical work primarily utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy while integrating mindfulness, motivational interviewing, solution-focused and strengths-based approaches, psychoeducation, and other evidence-informed interventions tailored to individual needs. She has particular experience working with first responders, public safety professionals, healthcare professionals, and others navigating high-stress and high-responsibility careers.

In addition to her clinical and assessment work, Dr. Livshitz provides professional education and training on topics related to public safety mental health, crisis response, occupational stress exposure, co-responder models, and behavioral health.

Dr. Livshitz earned her Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree from Nova Southeastern University and completed her undergraduate studies at Drexel University. Her professional work reflects a longstanding interest in supporting individuals working in demanding environments and strengthening the intersection between behavioral health and public safety systems.