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Individual Therapy

"Life begins at the end of your comfort zone." - Neale Donald Walsch
 

Individual therapy is not only a “meeting of minds” but also a Symbolic-Experiential relationship (Whitaker, 1981). You bring your conscious and unconscious parts, and so do I.

 

We will explore the transformation you are seeking and work on the here-and-now, gaining a deep understanding of the present by shedding new light on the past.
We will create both a safe and brave space that will encourage you to take risks and expand yourself - moving yourself out of your comfort zone, default patterns and behaviors.

 

My style is direct, honest, and bold.
I am ready to meet.
While therapy is not an easy journey and requires emotional energy, I incorporate a playfulness that rejuvenates the mind and invites a newfound sense of curiosity. Our process will mirror life - at times it will be fun and entertaining, at other times hard and dull. But our commitment to the encounter will lead us to a deeper understanding of ourselves, inviting a genuine change in our perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors.

 

In light of my experience I only see singles for individual therapy.

For women who are looking for individual therapy, they can work with Galit who offers Gendered Coaching for women

I find that clients that are in relationships change and grow faster when they come with their partner. That's because that couple therapy is a 2-for-1 endeavor: You get to confront yourself and grow, as well as encouraging your partner to evolve with you.

Initial session

We begin with an initial 60 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 situaion 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 my clients and I use daily. 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 believe people have agency over their lives and that I'm not here to save anyone. Therefore, 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.

  • And the rest I'll tell you when we meet...

Sessions are conducted online or in my clinic in my home in Kfar Saba Sundays through Thursdays from 9:30am till 6:15pm (IL time). Sessions run between an hour to 1.5 hours. 

To set up an initial session, contact me directly or fill your details below.

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
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