Matthew "Levee" Chavez

Matthew Levee Chavez is the creator of Subway Therapy, an ongoing immersive project at the Union Square subway station in Manhattan. A believer in the therapeutic power of communication and providing people with an opportunity to engage, he has worked in crisis management and education in a variety of different roles, including at a magnet school for students with autism. He is a natural born listener--strangers have always talked to him on buses, trains, subways, and planes, and sidewalks. He...See more

Matthew Levee Chavez is the creator of Subway Therapy, an ongoing immersive project at the Union Square subway station in Manhattan. A believer in the therapeutic power of communication and providing people with an opportunity to engage, he has worked in crisis management and education in a variety of different roles, including at a magnet school for students with autism. He is a natural born listener--strangers have always talked to him on buses, trains, subways, and planes, and sidewalks. He lives in Brooklyn. ... See less