Press & Publications
"Sara [Levley] is a psychologist specializing in child development and a therapist to what she describes as "excited but overwhelmed" young parents...According to [Levley], “Some types of purchasing can serve a higher purpose. Retail purchases can be helpful if the product inspires self-confidence and a sense of mastery.” Psychology Today - Retail Therapy: "The Why Behind the Buy" (05/02/13)
A similar version of this article also appeared on Time.com - "Is Retail Therapy for Real?" (04/16/13)
Presentations by Dr. Levley
San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (MUNI) Employee Assistance Program (2013). Invited to speak at MUNI Peer Assistance Program training. Presented a one-hour talk and led discussion on maintaining a useful therapeutic frame in a brief, solution-oriented milieu setting.
CPMC Department of Psychiatry (2012). Invited to speak at Professional Development Seminar Series. Presented a one-hour talk and led discussion on professional development for early career psychotherapists.
San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis Psychotherapy Forum (2012). Invited to present a 90-minute clinical case and psychotherapy session to senior SFCP clinicians and public forum of community psychotherapists and prelicensed clinicians.
CPMC Chief’s Rounds (2010). Presented a one-hour psychodynamic clinical case and psychotherapy session to CPMC Department of Psychiatry Chair, psychiatry residents, and clinical psychology interns.
UCSF Department of Medicine (2007). Invited to speak at “Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations” monthly seminar series. Presented a one-hour talk entitled “Religious Community Social Support and Health Status in a Diverse Population.”
Levin SK, Metlay JP, Stewart AL, Maselli JH, Camargo CA Jr., Gonzales R. (2007). Religious community social support and health status in a diverse population. Accepted for poster presentation and recipient of “Scholar Award” at American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting; Budapest, Hungary.
Levin SK, Gonzales R, Stewart AL, Camargo CA Jr, Maselli JH, Kersey AS, Metlay JP. (2006). Social support and resolution of acute respiratory illness. Awarded as Citation Poster and “Practice-Relevant Abstract” at American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting; Denver, Colorado.
Publications, under former name
Levin SK, Metlay JP, Maselli JH, Kersey AS, Camargo CA Jr., Gonzales R. (2009). Perceived social support among adults seeking care for acute respiratory tract infections in US emergency departments. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 27(5), 582-7.
Aagaard, EM, Gonzales R, Camargo CA Jr., Auten R, Levin SK, Maselli JH, Metlay JP. (2010). Physician champions are key to improving antibiotic prescribing quality. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 36(3), 109-16.
Gonzales R, Aagaard EM, Camargo CA Jr, Ma OJ, Plautz M, Maselli JH, McCulloch CE, Levin SK, Metlay JP. (In press). C-reactive protein testing does not decrease antibiotic use for acute cough illness when compared to a clinical algorithm. Journal of Emergency Medicine.
Metlay JP, Camargo CA Jr., MacKenzie T, McCulloch C, Maselli J, Levin SK, Kersey A, Gonzales R, IMPAACT Investigators. (2007). Cluster-randomized trial to improve antibiotic use for adults with acute respiratory infections treated in emergency departments. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 50(3), 221-30.
Gonzales R, Camargo CA Jr., MacKenzie TD, Kersey AS, Maselli JH, Levin SK, McCulloch CE, Metlay JP and the IMPAACT Trial Investigators. (2006). Antibiotic treatment of acute respiratory tract infections in acute care settings. Academic Emergency Medicine, 13(3), 288-294.
Killen JD, Robinson TN, Ammerman S, Hayward C, Rogers J, Stone C, Samuels D, Levin SK, Green S, Schatzberg AF. (2004). Randomized clinical trial of the efficacy of bupropion combined with nicotine patch in the treatment of adolescent smokers. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,
A similar version of this article also appeared on Time.com - "Is Retail Therapy for Real?" (04/16/13)
Presentations by Dr. Levley
San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (MUNI) Employee Assistance Program (2013). Invited to speak at MUNI Peer Assistance Program training. Presented a one-hour talk and led discussion on maintaining a useful therapeutic frame in a brief, solution-oriented milieu setting.
CPMC Department of Psychiatry (2012). Invited to speak at Professional Development Seminar Series. Presented a one-hour talk and led discussion on professional development for early career psychotherapists.
San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis Psychotherapy Forum (2012). Invited to present a 90-minute clinical case and psychotherapy session to senior SFCP clinicians and public forum of community psychotherapists and prelicensed clinicians.
CPMC Chief’s Rounds (2010). Presented a one-hour psychodynamic clinical case and psychotherapy session to CPMC Department of Psychiatry Chair, psychiatry residents, and clinical psychology interns.
UCSF Department of Medicine (2007). Invited to speak at “Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations” monthly seminar series. Presented a one-hour talk entitled “Religious Community Social Support and Health Status in a Diverse Population.”
Levin SK, Metlay JP, Stewart AL, Maselli JH, Camargo CA Jr., Gonzales R. (2007). Religious community social support and health status in a diverse population. Accepted for poster presentation and recipient of “Scholar Award” at American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting; Budapest, Hungary.
Levin SK, Gonzales R, Stewart AL, Camargo CA Jr, Maselli JH, Kersey AS, Metlay JP. (2006). Social support and resolution of acute respiratory illness. Awarded as Citation Poster and “Practice-Relevant Abstract” at American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting; Denver, Colorado.
Publications, under former name
Levin SK, Metlay JP, Maselli JH, Kersey AS, Camargo CA Jr., Gonzales R. (2009). Perceived social support among adults seeking care for acute respiratory tract infections in US emergency departments. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 27(5), 582-7.
Aagaard, EM, Gonzales R, Camargo CA Jr., Auten R, Levin SK, Maselli JH, Metlay JP. (2010). Physician champions are key to improving antibiotic prescribing quality. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 36(3), 109-16.
Gonzales R, Aagaard EM, Camargo CA Jr, Ma OJ, Plautz M, Maselli JH, McCulloch CE, Levin SK, Metlay JP. (In press). C-reactive protein testing does not decrease antibiotic use for acute cough illness when compared to a clinical algorithm. Journal of Emergency Medicine.
Metlay JP, Camargo CA Jr., MacKenzie T, McCulloch C, Maselli J, Levin SK, Kersey A, Gonzales R, IMPAACT Investigators. (2007). Cluster-randomized trial to improve antibiotic use for adults with acute respiratory infections treated in emergency departments. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 50(3), 221-30.
Gonzales R, Camargo CA Jr., MacKenzie TD, Kersey AS, Maselli JH, Levin SK, McCulloch CE, Metlay JP and the IMPAACT Trial Investigators. (2006). Antibiotic treatment of acute respiratory tract infections in acute care settings. Academic Emergency Medicine, 13(3), 288-294.
Killen JD, Robinson TN, Ammerman S, Hayward C, Rogers J, Stone C, Samuels D, Levin SK, Green S, Schatzberg AF. (2004). Randomized clinical trial of the efficacy of bupropion combined with nicotine patch in the treatment of adolescent smokers. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,