PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

For over 30 years, I have worked with children and families, couples, and individuals, specializing in couples’ and family therapy, and in the adjustment challenges of relocation, immigration and inter-cultural interaction.

I provide a unique insight into the impact of relocation and immigration on the family unit, and my approach utilizes the tools and concepts I have developed over many years, which enable families’ successful adjustment to relocation. I divide my time between my mental health private practice and my relocation-services consulting practice.

I began my professional practice in Israel in the 1970s, after training in couples’ and family therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy, and receiving a Master’s degree from Bar-Ilan University. In 1989, I moved with my family to the U.S., and since that time, I have continued to expand my practice, providing consultation, supervision and psychotherapy.

I am a member of the National Association of Social Workers (U.S.) and am licensed in Massachusetts (LICSW). I have taught family therapy at several clinics in the Boston area, including the Couple and Family Clinic of the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Cambridge Hospital, and the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, where I taught Family Assessment to Supervisors and Case Managers. I have also consulted in the computer industry, where I developed programs to ensure successful integration of international employees and their families. I have additionally presented papers on the impact of relocation and immigration on the family, and was a guest lecturer at Lesley College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

I am a member and an Approved Supervisor of The Association for Marital and Family Therapy in Israel. I taught Family Therapy at The Barkai Institues for Family Therapy and at the Kibbutz Child and Family Clinical Training Institute, both in Tel Aviv, Israel. I served as Clinical Director of the Kibbutz clinic branch in the Arava region of southern Israel, and Assistant Clinical Director of the Barkai Institute.