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Michael Lavetter
Credentials
Type of Therapist:
Clinical Social Worker, CBT Therapist
Primary Degree(s):
MSW
Finances
Average Cost Per Session:
350-500 NIS
Insurance:
Private Insurance
Discounts Available:
Free Consultation | Student Discount
Licensed in Israel
Office
  • HaRav Mark 10
  • Tel Aviv
Telehealth Available
Office
  • HaRav Mark 10
  • Tel Aviv

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Credentials
Type of Therapist:

Clinical Social Worker, CBT Therapist

Primary Degree(s):

MSW

Finances
Average Cost Per Session:

350-500 NIS

Insurance:

Private Insurance

Discounts Available:

Free Consultation | Student Discount

Licensed in Israel

ABOUT THE THERAPIST

I am a veteran Social Worker and Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Therapist with a range of experience working with school-age children and adolescents, young adults and parents wanting guidance on issues including, but not limited to ADHD, anxiety, OCD, and trauma. I believe that therapy is a process of acceptance and change that starts with the therapist-client alliance. 

I earned my Master's of Social Work and moved to Israel in 2003. Being a part of both American and Israeli communities has raised my understanding and empathy towards the complex issues we face - whether as immigrants finding their place or visitors in Israel. I speak both English and Hebrew fluently and have professional experience in both. 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree
Education
Year of Graduation

MSW

Washington University of St. Louis

2003


Degree
MSW

Education
Washington University of St. Louis

Year of Graduation
2003
Years in Practice

16

LICENSED IN ISRAEL
Registered Social Worker in Israel

23003

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ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS

Theraplay Level 1 - 2024

Cognitive Psychotherapy - ITA - 2022

DISTANCE COUNSELING

Online Therapy

PRIMARY SPECIALTIES

Anxiety / Panic

Behavioral Concerns In Children

Parenting Issues / Training

Self-Esteem

Stress Management

ADDITIONAL SPECIALTIES

Borderline Personality Disorder

Depression

Family Issues

Grief

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Trauma / Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD

CLIENT FOCUS

Population

Children
Adolescents
Adults
Men
Women
LGBTQ

Languages

Hebrew
English

TREATMENT APPROACH

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of psychotherapy that encourages individuals to accept their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without judgment and to use them as tools to help them to make changes in their lives that are consistent with their values. It is based on the idea that by changing the way we think about our inner experiences, we can reduce emotional distress and increase our sense of well-being.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on how one's thoughts, feelings and behaviors are connected and can be changed. It is based on the idea that how we think (cognition) and how we feel (emotion) can influence how we behave. CBT helps people identify and challenge distorted thinking and replace it with more balanced thinking, leading to improved mood and behavior. ‘Homework’, usually containing practical writing exercises, is often completed by the client between sessions to reinforce the therapy. Examples of tools that practitioners often use are journaling, challenging beliefs, and mindfulness.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy developed by Marsha Linehan to help people learn to better manage and cope with emotions and stress. It focuses on developing skills and strategies to help regulate emotions, improve relationships and communication, and reduce self-destructive behaviors. Through DBT, people learn to identify and modify unhealthy thoughts and behaviors, while also learning to accept and validate their own feelings. DBT teaches skills to help individuals become aware of and accept and regulate their emotions, tolerate distress, and improve interpersonal relationships.

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based practice used to help children, adolescents and their parents who have experienced a single or multiple traumatic events. This type of therapy combines cognitive and behavioral strategies to help people process their traumatic experiences, manage their distress, develop coping skills, and restore their sense of safety and well-being. TF-CBT focuses on education and skill-building, creating an environment of safety and trust, and using therapeutic activities to help people understand their responses and control their symptoms. Children are shown how perceptions may be distorted and are given the tools to redesign those perceptions. TF-CBT is a skills-based model, and it requires the child and parent to practice its components in order to be optimally effective. Parents and children are commonly asked to practice skills at home.

SERVICES OFFERED

Individual Therapy
Hadrachat Horim

PROUD PARTICIPANT

Therapist's Experience with Gap Year Students

I am a certified student supervisor through Tel Aviv University's School of Social Work and I have clinical experience working with children, adolescents and young adults. Personally, I studied abroad in Israel in high school and university and have lived here since 2003.