ABOUT THE THERAPIST

My approach, first and foremost, is to provide you with a non-judgmental, compassionate, safe, and supportive atmosphere to talk about the issues that matter most to you. Therapy is much like teamwork in a sense. I will strive to provide you with an atmosphere where you feel comfortable to discuss any issues of importance to you. Together, we will then identify your goals for therapy and develop specific strategies and tools for managing any distress or unwanted emotions you may be experiencing. My goal, however, is not only to help you implement these strategies and develop new skills to approach challenges in a healthier way, but also to guide you in gaining a different perspective of yourself and your patterns of behaviour.

Throughout the process, I will encourage you along the bumpy path that is often necessary to achieve permanent change. In due course, effective therapy not only relieves your suffering and distress, teaches you new skills and tools, but also guides you along a journey of personal growth and change, and ultimately empowers you to have a sense of mastery and confidence in the way you approach life and its challenges.

My areas of expertise include treating sexual and couple difficulties, anxiety, depression, interpersonal difficulties, as well as issues related to self-esteem and wellness.

Therapy is a different type of dialogue than one you might have with your friends, family, or partner.  In fact, therapy is a conversation unlike any other. It affords you the opportunity to examine, understand, and change your life. And you get to do that in a place of unconditional acceptance, support, and trust. We often find ourselves engaging in the same patterns of behaviour, responding to situations or experiences in a rather predictable fashion – even when we recognize that these ways of behaving are not helping us. Therapy is that place where you get to change this – by working together with your therapist. In fact, the relationship between you and your therapist has the potential to be incredibly transformative. It’s not surprising then that research has consistently shown that the quality of the client-therapist relationship is a reliable predictor of a successful treatment outcome. 

Whatever your reasons for seeking therapy, my goal is to work with you in a safe and trusting atmosphere in an effort to bring about change. Sometimes, through no fault of our own, we get ‘stuck’ in vicious cycles: we find ourselves engaging in the same patterns of behaviour and responding to situations in a rather predictable fashion – even when we recognize that these ways of behaving are not helping us. In addition to BEHAVING in a predictable way, experiences from our past can shape the way we THINK - leading to maladaptive, irrational, or destructive thinking patterns. These thinking patterns, in turn, interfere with our ability to manage situations or enjoy life.

Therapy is that place where you get to change this – by working together with your therapist.

For clients in Israel who want to be seen in-person, I have offices in both Jerusalem and Efrat (Gush Etzion). Sessions take place individually or as a couple. Sessions are scheduled for 50 minutes. Appointments are typically arranged on a weekly schedule that is mutually convenient for both of us. As therapy progresses and goals are attained, sessions often transition to every second week, and then to “booster sessions” once a month.