Dr. LiVecchi is a clinical psychologist who has been teaching at John Jay for over 10 years. She has worked in social work, community mental health, corrections, healthcare settings, and private practice. She specializes in anxiety disorders, adults with OCD, and forensic evaluations related to immigration. She has an interest in liberation psychology and applying these principles to education.
Introduction to Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Psychological Disorders and Distress
Personality Theories
Ethics and Professional Development in Forensic Psychology
Obasaju, M. & LiVecchi P. (2018). Exploring the use of an integrative and ecological framework when treating children with trauma. Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 17:4, 252-264.
LiVecchi, P. & Obasaju, M. (2018). Utilizing an ecological framework to integrate social identities and socio-political analysis in psychotherapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 74(5).
Mazzula, S. & LiVecchi, P. (2017). Ethics for counselors: Integrating counseling and psychology standards. Springer Publishing Company, New York.
LiVecchi, P. (2017). Disability and childhood. In The Sage Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender. (Vol. 1, pp. 458- 460). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
LiVecchi, P. (2017). Posttraumatic stress disorder and gender differences in children. In The Sage Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender. (Vol. 3, pp. 1327-1331). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
LiVecchi, P. (2017). Substance use disorders and gender. In The Sage Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender. (Vol. 4, pp. 1639-1641). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Professional Presentations
LiVecchi, P. (June, 2024). Justice Through Access to Psychological Research. In P. LiVecchi (chair). Dismantling Hierarchies in Uncertain Times: Student-Centered Methods for Decolonizing Psychology Teaching and Research. Association of European Qualitative Researchers in Psychology. Lecture conducted from Milan, Italy.
LiVecchi, P. (June, 2024). Utilizing a Socio-Political Approach to Scholarship and Teaching. Association of European Qualitative Researchers in Psychology. Lecture conducted from Milan, Italy.
LiVecchi, P. (2024, March). Socio-Cultural Reflection in Academia. Caldwell University Social Justice Symposium. Lecture conducted from Caldwell, New Jersey.
LiVecchi, P. (2024, February). Dismantling Hierarchies in The Classroom: Student-centered methods for decolonizing psychology teaching and research. Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Lecture conducted via video.
LiVecchi, P. (2017, June). The political is clinical: The post-election interface between social identities of the therapist and the client on interventions from an integrative framework. New York State Psychological Association. Lecture conducted from Saratoga Springs, New York.
LiVecchi, P. (2016, June). The political is clinical: The interface between social identities of the therapist and the client on interventions from an integrative framework. Society for Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration. Lecture conducted from Dublin, Ireland.
LiVecchi, P. (2015, June). Applying George Stricker`s tier approach to inform a forensic evaluation and psychotherapy. Society for Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration. Lecture conducted from Baltimore, Maryland.
LiVecchi, P. (2014, August). Teaching correctional mental health counseling-the developing counselor and conflicting messages. American Psychological Association-Annual Convention. Lecture conducted from Washington, DC.
Distinguished Teaching Prize, John Jay College, 2025