Nationally recognized personality expert Dr. Richard Levak operates his private psychology practice at 240 9th St, Del Mar, CA 92014, where he has worked with individuals, couples, and organizations for over forty years. Dr. Levak is a licensed clinical psychologist who co-authored five foundational textbooks on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, including Therapeutic Feedback with the MMPI-2: A Positive Psychology Approach and Psychological Assessment with the MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF, both widely used in graduate training programs. He is a charter member and Diplomate of the American Board of Assessment Psychology and a Fellow of both the Society for Personality Assessment and the San Diego Psychological Association. His media profile is extensive — he has appeared on Larry King Live, 20/20, Nightline, Anderson Cooper, Chelsea with Chelsea Handler, and The Doctors, and he maintains a recurring Mind Matters segment on San Diego's Fox 5 news station. Perhaps most unusually for a clinical psychologist, Dr. Levak served as a personality consultant for reality television from the genre's earliest days, helping cast and predict contestant behavior on Survivor, The Amazing Race, The Apprentice, Big Brother, and The Contender. In clinical practice, he specializes in MMPI-2-based therapeutic feedback — a collaborative, non-judgmental approach that reframes psychological patterns as adaptive responses to past experiences rather than disorders. His client work spans individual and couples therapy, forensic expert testimony, and organizational consulting for executive hiring and team development, with clients ranging from small businesses to large corporations. His 9th Street office is steps from Del Mar's village center, and he shares the building with psychiatrist Kim A. Gutner, M.D., DFAPA, giving patients access to both psychological assessment and psychiatric medication management at one address. Residents exploring broader behavioral health resources in Del Mar can also connect with Casa Palmera: part of Discovery Addiction Services for residential and outpatient treatment programs.