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Couples Therapy

“We will have many relationships over the course of our lives. Some of us will have them with the same person.” - Ester Perel

Sex, frustrations in communication, arguing, differences in values, infidelity, secrets, or just an overall sense of distance, “is this it?” type of questions - are all reasons couples turn to therapy.

Together, we will unpack your success and challenges as a couple. We will explore your inner workings as individuals who are sharing a life and relational space together, and we will revisit your current dance, to make way for your new dance - either together, or separately.

I will hold the space so you are free to bring your full self; shadows, fears, dreams, wishes, desires, so that you can connect to each other in a new unfiltered way, while feeling safe and secure, empowered and daring. We will work in the here-and-now, using what happens in the room as a microcosm for your relational dance.

My style is bold and direct. I will block your exits so that, together, we can improve the way you relate to yourself and each other - whether you stay together or not.

 

Initial session

We begin with an initial 90 minute session where we get to “feel” the chemistry between us (research shows that one of the greatest factors that impacts the success of therapy is the relationship with the therapist). By the end of the session, I’ll reflect your dynamic as I see it (strengths and challenges), and map how I would work with you in therapy if we were to continue. I’ll also give you some initial practices and tools that you could apply immediately.

The decision to continue the process is yours and you take ownership over your growth.

If you choose to continue, we start working together, based on these principles:

  • I believe that one of the goals of therapy is for therapy to end. Therefore I aim for practical, no-nonsense, efficient therapy.

  • I believe that knowledge is power so I teach you effective tools, techniques and concepts that I personally tested on my own marriage. Therefore in most sessions I’ll refer you to videos from our YouTube channel so you can deepen your learning and practice at home, because therapy is what happens between sessions. I’ll encourage you to watch the videos together, so you can solidify a new language and understanding in your relationship.

  • I believe each partner needs to take responsibility over their personal and couple process. Therefore, the you determine the frequency of sessions (in consultation with me). At the end of every session, I’ll ask you when you want to meet next so you’ll be accountable for the process.

  • I believe in a holistic, geder-sensitive approach. Therefore, if during our sessions, I believe we could benefit from a wider lens, my wife Galit, who is a certified life coach and gender PhD student, will join our sessions (for an additional fee). Together we offer a sweeping, integrated, gender-aware experience, as well as model a refreshing, alternative relational space that helps couples experience these ideas viscerally. These become a two on two crucible where everyone is seen and heard. It’s been our experience that these comprehensive sessions accelerate the process.


Sessions are conducted online or in my clinic in our home in Kfar Saba Sundays through Thursdays from 9:30am till 6:15pm (IL time). Couples sessions are usually 90 minutes. 

To book your initial 90 minute session, fill out your details below or contact me directly. 

Relational Aid - Practical Skill for Couples in Hard Times - with Dr. Shari Geller
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Relational Aid - Practical Skill for Couples in Hard Times - with Dr. Shari Geller

Living in a hard times takes a toll on our relationships. We have changed and so has our partner. One of our biggest resources is our connections. Strengthening our relationships is vital for personal and collective resilience and well-being. How do we stay open and present to our partner, when our bodies and minds are closed in order to protect ourselves? OWNURSH!T together with Get Help Israel are happy to host the Relational Aid series. Real talks that offer couples practical tools to help them push past surviving into thriving through trying times. Join us as we talk to Dr. Shari Geller, clinical psychologist, Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teacher, and author of A Practical Guide For Cultivating Therapeutic Presence. We will explore how can couples cultivate Presence and Self-Compassion in hard times? For more on Dr. Assael and Galit Romanelli: https://www.potentialstate.com https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-other-side-relationships https://open.spotify.com/show/2Z6xnOpBznX7Y9Tf5VMx2z https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXwdZhwQFgUcRQgZoI_L2Uw Dr. Shari Geller is an author, clinical psychologist, and certified Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teacher. Shari co-authored the books, Therapeutic Presence: A Mindful Approach to Effective Therapeutic Relationships and  A Practical Guide For Cultivating Therapeutic Presence. She offers training modules in therapeutic presence internationally as part of her vision of having presence be a foundational training across psychotherapy approaches. https://www.sharigeller.ca/ https://www.sharigeller.ca/publications/ https://www.sharigeller.ca/shari-geller-events/
Relational Aid - Practical Skill for Couples in Wartime - with Alan Marriott
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Relational Aid - Practical Skill for Couples in Wartime - with Alan Marriott

We’re deep in wartime. We’re surrounded by war, trauma, power, dichotomies of good and bad and power. All this impacts our relationships and hurts our ability to be vulnerable. Join us as we talk with Alan Marriott, professional improvisor, voice actor, teacher and author of Genius Now! He is one of my all-time favorite improv teachers and he is BRILLIANT. His book is phenomenal and I reached out to him so we can play together and learn from his genius how we can use improv and specifically status play (which is the improv concept of power dynamics) to help couples soften hierarchy and co-create synergistic moments and intimacy For more on Dr. Assael and Galit Romanelli: https://www.potentialstate.com https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-other-side-relationships https://open.spotify.com/show/2Z6xnOpBznX7Y9Tf5VMx2z https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXwdZhwQFgUcRQgZoI_L2Uw Alan Marriott has a career spanning improvisation, music, acting for stage, film and television, coaching, voiceover acting, creativity training, and global language and dialect exploration. Alan is a popular motivational speaker and creativity consultant for brands and corporates. He regularly performs in London and throughout Europe with the Grand Theft Impro Team and Slattery Night Fever (with Tony Slattery).His debut book on creative thinking and improvisation sums his message up well...‘Genius Now!’ www.alan-marriott.com
Relational Aid - Practical Tools For Couples in Hard Times - with Mary Jo Barrett
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Relational Aid - Practical Tools For Couples in Hard Times - with Mary Jo Barrett

OWNURSH!T together with Get Help Israel are happy to host the Relational Aid series. Real, honest talks that offer couples practical tools to help them push past surviving into thriving through these trying times. Join us as we talk to Mary Jo Barrett, MSW, Collaborative Change Consultant and author of Treating Complex Trauma: A Relational Blueprint for Collaboration and Change. We will explore how partners can get out of our survival mindstate and re-connect? For more on Dr. Assael and Galit Romanelli: https://www.potentialstate.com https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-other-side-relationships https://open.spotify.com/show/2Z6xnOpBznX7Y9Tf5VMx2z https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXwdZhwQFgUcRQgZoI_L2Uw Get Help Israel is the primary resource in English for the public in Israel and for professionals in the mental health field: https://gethelpisrael.com/ Mary Jo Barrett is the Executive Director and co-founder of The Center for Contextual Change, Ltd. She is currently on the faculties of University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, The Chicago Center For Family Health, and the Family Institute of Northwestern University. Ms. Barrett has coauthored two books with Dr. Terry Trepper. Incest: A Multiple Systems Perspective and The Systemic Treatment of Incest: A Therapeutic Handbook. She also authored with Linda Stone Fish the seminal book Treating Complex Trauma. She co-created the Collaborative Stage Model (CSM), a highly successful contextual model of therapy used to transform the lives of those impacted by abuse and/or traumatic events. Ms. Barrett provides consultations, workshops, courses and other training opportunities nationally and internationally. www.centerforcontextualchange.org maryjo.ccc@gmail.com
Relational Aid - Practical Tools For Couples in Hard Times - with Dr. Betty Martin
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Relational Aid - Practical Tools For Couples in Hard Times - with Dr. Betty Martin

OWNURSH!T together with Get Help Israel are happy to host the Relational Aid series, a number of real and raw talks that seek to offer couples practical tools that will help them push past surviving into thriving through these trying times. Join us as we talk to Dr. Betty Martin, Chiropractor, intimacy coach and best selling author of The Wheel of Consent. We will explore how partners can update and renegotiate intimate boundaries in times of trauma. For more on Dr. Assael and Galit Romanelli: https://www.potentialstate.com https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-other-side-relationships https://open.spotify.com/show/2Z6xnOpBznX7Y9Tf5VMx2z https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXwdZhwQFgUcRQgZoI_L2Uw Get Help Israel is the primary resource in English for the public in Israel and for professionals in the mental health field: https://gethelpisrael.com/ Dr. Betty Martin started as a Chiropractor and upon retiring from that practice,  as a certified Surrogate Partner, Sacred Intimate, and Somatic Sex Educator.  Her explorations in somatic-based therapy and practices informed her creation of the framework, The Wheel of Consent®. As part of her work with the School of Consent, Betty travels around the world teaching practitioners how to create empowered agreements in their client sessions. https://bettymartin.org/ https://wheelofconsentbook.com/ To download the Wheel of Consent which Betty talk describes go here: https://www.schoolofconsent.org/downloads
Relational Aid - Practical Tools For Couples in Hard Times - with Pastor Kevin A. Thompson
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Relational Aid - Practical Tools For Couples in Hard Times - with Mark O'Connell
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