Do you feel stuck, caught in the same patterns that seem to repeat over and over?

In your relationships do you feel unheard, misunderstood, and unappreciated?

As a parent do you feel overwhelmed and exasperated, and long to regain a sense of control?

I can help you.

I offer psychotherapy and consulting services that may be appropriate and beneficial for you, your spouse, and your family.

Are you, your spouse, or your child suffering from one or more of the following?

• anxiety
• depression
• ADHD/ADD Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity
• trauma
• relationship difficulties
• stress
• physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse
• grief and loss
• food and body image issues
• low self-esteem
• excessive anger
• chronic fatigue
• chronic illness

Psychotherapy can enhance your wellbeing.

I work with individuals, couples, parents, and family members who experience feeling one or more of the following:

• emotional pain and distress
• alone, isolated, and lonely
• overwhelmed, exhausted, exasperated
• stressed, and find it hard to cope and manage
• confused, unclear, and uncertain
• frustrated, irritable, easily annoyed and agitated
• hopeless, helpless, and powerless
• tired, unmotivated, lethargic, and lacking initiative
• sad, down, and despondent
• worried and concerned
• nervous, anxious, and jittery
• abused – emotionally, physically, and/or verbally
• out of control

I consult with parents who:

• worry and are deeply concerned about their children and their children's future
• are caught in unpleasant and unhealthy reactions and interactions ["dances"] with their children
• long to create and sustain a positive climate in their home
• desire to dance gracefully with their children without stepping on each other's toes
• wish to optimize their parenting

In our sessions I listen genuinely and fully to your concerns, to your needs, and to what is troubling and bothering you. I help create a safe, caring, and nurturing space that allows you to feel supported and comfortable. When meeting with you I provide an accepting and nonjudgmental environment where we work together to help you. Within this empathic container you are more able to talk about and to become aware of your core feelings and thoughts.  

Psychotherapy is a process of joint discovery. 

Working together, I can assist you to:

• get unstuck and move on
• expand your options and choices
• learn more about yourself, who you are, what you believe
• gain clarity about what you really want and need
• discover what is nourishing for you
• listen to yourself
• regain a sense of balance, calmness, focus
• foster inner healing
• feel more hopeful
• be more accepting of yourself and others
• enhance the way you relate with others
• feel heard and understood by your partner
• feel a sense of we-ness and closeness with your partner

For individual adults and adolescents I use a therapeutic approach known as Experiential Psychotherapy. In sessions with couples and families I incorporate the Emotionally Focused Therapy model, which combines systems theory with process-oriented therapy. Through my experience with clients, I have found these modalities to be potentially powerful and transformative.      

When consulting with parents I work within a specific framework that I call Conscious Parenting. Within this approach I am able to give you effective tools, skills, and a unique corresponding, underlying attitude to assist and guide you to better cope with, relate to, and respond to your children.

To schedule an initial getting to know-each-other session or to arrange for a 10-minute phone consultation call me at 02.561.7184 or email me at dr_raf18@yahoo.ca

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My offices are located in the Old Katamon neighborhood area of Jerusalem. Services are available in English and Hebrew.