2026 Heidi M. Levitt: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	54	4578	4238	2541	2299	156	11750

Overview

Heidi M. Levitt is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Boston in the United States. Their primary field of study is psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology, social psychology, sociology and political science, gender studies, and general health professions.

Their research spans several main topics, including:

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Counseling Practices and Supervision
Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
Gender, Feminism, and Media
Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Levitt has contributed to a wide range of publication venues, with frequent contributions to:

Qualitative Psychology
Psychotherapy Research
Counselling Psychology Quarterly
Journal of Lesbian Studies
The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies

Best Publications

Journal article reporting standards for qualitative primary, qualitative meta-analytic, and mixed methods research in psychology: The APA Publications and Communications Board task force report.

Heidi M. Levitt;Michael Bamberg;John W. Creswell;David M. Frost

2039
Citations
Recommendations for designing and reviewing qualitative research in psychology: Promoting methodological integrity.

Heidi M. Levitt;Sue L. Motulsky;Fredrick J. Wertz;Susan L. Morrow

1110
Citations
The role of therapist self-disclosure in psychotherapy: A qualitative review

Jennifer R. Henretty;Heidi M. Levitt

447
Citations
Being Transgender: The Experience of Transgender Identity Development

Heidi M Levitt;Maria R Ippolito

350
Citations
The narrative processes coding system: research applications and implications for psychotherapy practice.

Lynne Angus;Heidi Levitt;Karen Hardtke

348
Citations
What clients find helpful in psychotherapy: Developing principles for facilitating moment-to-moment change.

Heidi Levitt;Mike Butler;Travis Hill

347
Citations
A qualitative meta-analysis examining clients' experiences of psychotherapy: A new agenda.

Heidi M. Levitt;Andrew Pomerville;Francisco I. Surace

306
Citations
A metaphor analysis in treatments of depression: Metaphor as a marker of change

Heidi Levitt;Yifaht Korman;Lynne Angus

242
Citations
A review of client self-criticism in psychotherapy

Divya Kannan;Heidi M. Levitt

233
Citations
Being Transgender Navigating Minority Stressors and Developing Authentic Self-Presentation

Heidi M. Levitt;Maria R. Ippolito

229
Citations
Coping responses by adults who stutter: part I. Protecting the self and others.

Laura W. Plexico;Walter H. Manning;Heidi Levitt

226
Citations
The Misunderstood Gender: A Model of Modern Femme Identity

Heidi M. Levitt;Elisabeth A. Gerrish;Katherine R. Hiestand

184
Citations
Qualitative generalization, not to the population but to the phenomenon: Reconceptualizing variation in qualitative research.

Heidi M. Levitt

174
Citations
The Development of Wisdom: An Analysis of Tibetan Buddhist Experience

Heidi M. Levitt

170
Citations
Balancing Dangers: GLBT Experience in a Time of Anti-GLBT Legislation.

Heidi M. Levitt;Elin Ovrebo;Mollie B. Anderson-Cleveland;Christina Leone

162
Citations
A Quest for Authenticity: Contemporary Butch Gender

Heidi M. Levitt;Katherine R. Hiestand

160
Citations
Coping responses by adults who stutter: part II. Approaching the problem and achieving agency.

Laura Plexico;Walter H. Manning;Heidi Levitt

159
Citations
Internalized heterosexism and psychological distress: The mediating roles of self-criticism and community connectedness.

Jae A. Puckett;Heidi M. Levitt;Sharon G. Horne;Sarah A. Hayes-Skelton

148
Citations
SOUNDS OF SILENCE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: THE CATEGORIZATION OF CLIENTS' PAUSES

Heidi M. Levitt

147
Citations
How to conduct a qualitative meta-analysis: Tailoring methods to enhance methodological integrity.

Heidi M Levitt

139
Citations
The impact of counselor self-disclosure on clients: a meta-analytic review of experimental and quasi-experimental research.

Jennifer R. Henretty;Joseph M. Currier;Jeffrey S. Berman;Heidi M. Levitt

131
Citations
Coping and coherence: A narrative perspective on resilience.

Robert A. Neimeyer;Heidi Levitt

128
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon G. Horne University of Massachusetts Boston

Lynne Angus York University

Robert A. Neimeyer University of Memphis

Alice S. Carter University of Massachusetts Boston

Leslie S. Greenberg York University

David M. Frost University College London

Jürgen Barth University of Zurich

Joseph M. Currier University of South Alabama

Rick Dale University of California, Los Angeles

William T. Hoyt University of Wisconsin–Madison

External Links

Personal website of Heidi M. Levitt

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