Dina Kessler
Verified
Psychotherapist
MSC
350-500 NIS
None
Sliding Scale
As a psychotherapist, I believe if you understand more about how your brain works, you can start to make sense of reactions, tendencies and habits, especially those that might be getting in your way. Therapy can be a place to explore the roots of those patterns and choose tools to help you navigate life more successfully. It starts with the safety created in the therapy room. Clients are often already in a place where life can feel painful and then on top of what is happening to them, their own judgements , self criticism and blame just increase that suffering. I strive to create a place where you can bring all parts of yourself and we can work to understand why those parts make sense and how to work with them from a compassionate stance. My training and strong interest is in working individually with adolescents (14 and up) and adults, especially those going through transitional periods, challenges with family or those experiencing anxiety.
Alongside my private practice, I have worked in Shana b'Aretz and gap year programs since I made aliya. This has given me a depth of experience with the unique challenges that clients can face during the year in Israel, and the many opportunities for growth. In addition to being trained in classical talk therapy, I have learned and incorporated a myriad of eclectic and expressive modalities such as DBT, IFS, mindfulness, visual imagery, art directives and somatic work, which I have found to be enormously helpful in my work with clients.
MSC
University of North Texas
2014
7
Certificate in mental health and family studies, May 25, 2015, The Family Institute Neve Yerushalayim
Certificate of competency in Counseling and Family Therapy, January 14, 2016, The Family Institute Neve Yerushalayim
Completion of two year training on the Adolescent Unit at the Family Institute, May 31, 2018.
Online Therapy
Adjustments
Anxiety / Panic
Family Issues
Life Transitions
Stress Management
Gender Identity Concerns
Grief
Holistic
Sleep / Insomnia
Spiritual Concerns
Psychoeducation
Adolescents
Adults
Men
Women
English
Body-Mind Psychotherapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Expressive Arts Therapy
Family Systems Therapy
Guided Imagery
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Somatic Experiencing (SE)
Individual Therapy
Workshops/Educating
Therapist's Experience with Gap Year Students
I have worked in gap year programs since making aliya 14 years ago. For the past 6 years I have worked as a guidance counselor in MTVA and YTVA. Additionally, gap year students have comprised a large percentage of my private practice clients since I began practicing.