Faculty of Lecturers in the Core Program
Dr. Ella Oren
An expert clinical psychologist. Engages in cognitive behavioral therapy as part of her clinical work and lectures at Tel Aviv University in a variety of courses (cognitive behavioral therapy, Buddhist psychology, and history and philosophy of psychological sciences) and is an instructor at Tel Aviv University's psychological service. As part of the program, she lectures in the course 'Integrative Applications of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy'.
Mr. Lior Biran
Clinical psychologist instructor. Thinks, studies and works mainly from the worldview and thinking of ACT and behaviorism. In parallel with his private clinic, he works as a responsible psychologist in the adult clinic at the Shalvata Mental Health Center. Teaches in the clinical psychology department at Tel Aviv University. Lectures at the Mifrashim Institute in the basic ACT course and in the advanced annual program for ACT studies. As part of the Ogen program, Lior is an instructor in the adult track and lectures in the courses 'Therapy from an integrative position' and 'ACT and contemporary behavioral treatment approaches'. Lior is also a partner in the steering committee of the Ogen program.
Dr. Esther Bamberger
An expert clinical psychologist and instructor, deals with the treatment of parents, children, youth and early childhood. Treats and instructs with an integrative approach based on attachment theory, and the relational approach in individual, dyadic and family settings. Specializes in parenting and childhood trauma treatment. Graduate of the training program for training in the Child Parent Psychotherapy Model - CPP. Lecturer on the subject of integrative treatment of children and parents at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, and at the Interpretation Institute at the Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College. Private clinic in Modi'in. Esther manages the Ogen program, coordinates the Child, Youth and Parenting Treatment Track and is a partner in the program's steering committee. Esther also instructs and lectures in the Ogen program in courses on 'Fundamentals of the Integration of Psychotherapy in Children, Youth and Parenting'.
Dr. Hadar Brent-Friedler
Clinical social worker (MSW) and instructor, certified couple and family therapist, with a PhD in conflict management and resolution. Engages in integrative psychotherapy, parenting therapy, and couple and family therapy based on attachment and a dynamic-relational approach, combining tools from the world of mindfulness and self-compassion, CBT, and emotion-focused experiential work. She is part of the therapeutic team and instructs professionals at the "Dr. Tal Center" in the Tel Aviv clinic, and also instructs and conducts training and workshops for professional teams in the field of integrative therapeutic work with parents and beyond parenting. As part of the Ogen Hadar program, she instructs in the Children, Youth and Parenting track and lectures in the courses: 'Emotion-focused experiential work from an integrative position', 'Relationship-focused interventions in parent and child therapy', 'Psychopathology from an integrative position in children and youth'.
Ms. Shlomit Giloni Barak
Educational psychologist, expert instructor, couple and family therapist and certified instructor. Creates and leads 'Capsule', a program for couple and family therapy from an integrative position at the Mifarashim Institute, on the "Ogen" faculty for integrative psychotherapy studies at the Mifarashim Institute. Lecturer at the School of Social Work at Tel Aviv University, engaged in personal, couple and family therapy and integration-based guidance. Private clinic in Givatayim.
Ms. Naama Greenwald
Clinical psychologist, treats children and adults and engages in organizational consulting. Lecturer at the Hebrew University in the clinical child program and in programs for administrators at the School of Public Policy and Government. Director of Midreshet Afikim at the Mifrasim Institute for teaching psychoanalysis in an integrative spirit. As part of the program, Naama is an instructor in the adult track and lectures in the courses: 'The Psychodynamic Approach - Mapping Currents and Models', and 'Mentalization-Based Therapy MBT'.
Ms. Michal Ziv
Specialist educational psychologist. Director of the "Osshoyot" Center for the diagnosis and treatment of children and parents. Teaches and guides parenting therapy and attachment-based therapy. Lecturer at the Mifrasim Institute for Psychotherapy Research and Teaching, at the Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College in the Parenting Therapy course: Integrative Approach to Therapeutic Work with Parents, and a lecturer on behalf of the Haruv Institute. In recent years, she has been treating and guiding in integrative approaches focused on emotion and experience. In her private clinic in Tel Aviv, she treats parenting, children and youth, and adults (AEDP), couples therapy (EFT), and childhood trauma therapy (CPP). She is an expert in attention and learning disabilities and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). As part of the program, Michal guides the children, youth, and parenting track, the adult track, and lectures on the course "Parenting Therapy from an Integrative Position" and the course "Attachment, Emotion, and Experience-Based Approaches to Treating Trauma."
Dr. Sharon Ziv Beiman
Clinical psychologist, faculty member at Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic, director of the Mifrasim Institute for Psychotherapy Research. Founding co-director of "Kvutzat Sheach - Institute for Relational Psychotherapy", director of the Sadot Institute for Psychological Services, board member of the International Association for Psychoanalysis and Relational Psychotherapy, former chairman of the Israeli Forum for Psychoanalysis and Relational Psychotherapy, co-founder of the Israeli Association for Focused Psychotherapy, private practice with adults and couples. Sharon leads the Anchor Program, instructs and lectures within the program in the courses 'Fundamentals of Psychotherapy Integration', 'Principles of the Relational Approach' and 'The Use of the Focus of Treatment and Time in Short-Term Therapy'.
Dr. Lehi Hamel Belson
Expert clinical psychologist and instructor. Clinical director of the "Sdot-Yaed Chen" Institute for psychological services, and member and instructor of the "Sich Group - Institute for Relational Psychotherapy". Graduate of cognitive-behavioral training in children and adults at the "Ramat-Chen" clinic. Engages in models of integration between dynamic therapy and CBT, writes, teaches and instructs on the subject. Treats youth and adults in a private clinic in Tel Aviv. As part of the Ogen program, Lihi instructs in the children, youth and parenting track and the adult treatment track and lectures in the courses 'Integrative Applications of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy', 'Psychopathology from an Integrative Position in Children and Youth'. Lihi also coordinates the adult treatment track and is a partner in the program's steering committee.
Ms. Michal Yardeni
Specialist developmental psychologist. Lecturer in the Department of Knowledge Development at the Elut Institute, member of the teaching and training team in the Early Childhood Trauma Treatment Program (CPP) at the "Haruv" Institute and instructor in the "Ogen" program for integrative psychotherapy at the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Academic College. Teaches and instructs on autism treatment, parenting treatment and early childhood trauma treatment. Treats children and parents in a private clinic with an integrative approach based on attachment. Within the framework of Ogen, Michal instructs in the Children, Youth and Parenting track.
Dr. Ruth Messer-Koytsky
Expert clinical psychologist. Experienced therapist, instructor, and lecturer in many workshops and lectures in Israel and around the world. She began her professional career by studying clinical psychology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, where she delved into dynamic approaches/depth psychology. After completing her studies, she returned to Israel to specialize in clinical psychology. During her internship, she turned to the world of CBT in its various waves. Later, she traveled for periods of activity in centers of the greats in the field of cognitive-behavioral therapy in Britain and the USA (Prof. Marks. Prof. (Foa. Prof., Beck. Upon her return to Israel, about 25 years ago, while working in the public and private sectors, she received a license to practice hypnosis and a certification to practice focusing, which she incorporates into her therapeutic activity. The peak in building her individual integrative therapeutic language includes intensive practice in focusing and vigorous activity in this field in various treatment and training frameworks. As part of the anchor program, she is an instructor in the adult track and a lecturer in the course 'Focusing - Listening in the Presence of the Integrative Therapist'.
Dr. Ron Nissim
A certified clinical psychologist and couple and family therapist. Lecturer and instructor at the Mifarashim Institute for Psychotherapy Research and Teaching at the Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College and at the Barkai Institute for Couple and Family Therapy. In the past, he coordinated the field of couple and family therapy at the Latem Center for the Treatment of Sexual Trauma in the Psychiatric Clinic at Ichilov Hospital and was a member of the founding team of the Clinic for Couple Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress at Bar-Ilan University. Ron completed a doctorate in the Department of Psychology at Bar-Ilan in the field of psychotherapy research and a variety of his articles have been published in leading journals worldwide. His areas of interest include theoretical integration in psychotherapy, relational psychoanalysis, narrative psychotherapy, treatment of victims of sexual trauma, and couple and family therapy. He treats individuals and couples and is involved in training and teaching therapists in a private setting and within the framework of the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy in New York. As part of the Anchor Program, Ron is a guide in the adult track and lectures in the courses 'Principles of the Relational Approach', 'Narrative as an Engine of Integrative Change', 'Psychotherapy in Traumatic Situations and Dissociation from a Relational Position' and 'Roadmap to Integration.' Ron also coordinates the "On Board" clinical evenings and is a member of the program's steering committee.
Ms. Maayan Fakhat Tehumi
Expert clinical psychologist and instructor. Graduate of the training program for therapists in the referential approach at the Sheach Institute, trained in individual and couples' emotion-focused therapy (EFT). In her clinical work, she treats adults and couples from an integrative position that combines dynamic-referential thinking with emotion-focused techniques and tools, experience, and attachment. Therapist and instructor in a private clinic in Tel Aviv. As part of the Anchor program, Maayan is an instructor in the adult track.
Dr. Dafna Palti
An expert clinical psychologist, with a PhD in psychology from Tel Aviv University, a graduate of the psychotherapy program at the Academic Center for Continuing Medical Studies at Tel Aviv University and a member of the academic staff at the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo. As part of her work at the college, Dafna teaches a variety of courses in the undergraduate and graduate psychology programs, and also guides, coordinates, and researches programs for therapeutic interventions with children and youth at risk in the Jaffa community. As part of the Anchor Program, Dafna teaches the course "Ethical Issues in Psychotherapy"
Yael Perry Harchovich
Clinical psychologist. Doctoral student in the Interpretation and Culture Program at Bar-Ilan University, in the "Psychoanalysis and Interpretation" track. Her research deals with establishing a philosophical foundation in the field of integration in psychotherapy. Lecturer in the Focused Psychotherapy Program, Continuing Studies Unit, School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University. Graduate of the CBT Studies Program - Continuing Studies Unit, Bar-Ilan University. Works in a private clinic, where she combines, from an integrative perspective, dynamic therapy and CBT. In the past, she was a responsible psychologist and head of the CBT unit for anxiety disorders in the adult clinic at the Abarbanel Medical Center. As part of the Anchor Program, she instructs in the adult track, and lectures in the course "The Use of the Focus of Treatment and Time in Short-Term Treatment" and the course "Psychopathology from an Integrative Position in Adults."
Dr. Aluma Rice
Expert clinical psychologist, therapist with experience in the public sector and in private clinics. Combines psychodynamic therapy with various approaches, mainly third-wave CBT
Ms. Nurit Shahar
Clinical psychologist, instructor in psychotherapy. Therapist at a clinic in Kfar Saba, expert in the field of treating children, adolescents and parent training. DBT therapist at the Ofek Institute, facilitator of groups to learn DBT skills for patients, parents and professionals. Nurit lectures at the Mifrasim Institute as part of the 'Annual Training Program in DBT', as well as as part of the Ogen Program. Nurit is an instructor in the Children, Youth and Parenting track and a lecturer in the 'DBT in Children and Youth' course.
Ms. Gali Shine Tal
Expert educational psychologist, certified couple and family therapist, creates and leads the "Capsule" program for studying couple and family therapy with an integrative approach, instructor and lecturer in the "Ogen" program, psychotherapy studies from an integrative position at the Mifarashim Institute for Psychotherapy Teaching and Research, at the Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College, creates and leads a course in the field of community therapy on the trans continuum. Treats individuals and couples in a private clinic. As part of Ogen, Gali instructs in the adult track, and lectures in the course "Movement between private and couple and family therapy" and is a co-lecturer in the course "Roadmap to Integration in Adults."
Individual tutoring staff in the Anchor program:
*Contacting and coordinating individual training is carried out by the program staff only.
Ms. Yael Ohad, Ms. Galit Elhadad, Mr. Lior Biran, Dr. Esther Bamberger, Mr. Avishai Ben-Shitrit, Dr. Hadar Brent-Friedler, Ms. Liat Gross, Ms. Ariella Green-Misk, Dr. Avital Gershfeld-Litoin, Ms. Adi Hirsch, Ms. Racheli Siegel, Dr. Sharon Ziv Beyman, Ms. Hila Zemer, Dr. Lihi Hamel Belson, Ms. Einat Yahna, Dr. Efrat Cohen-Neumann, Ms. Einat Levin Barskin, Mr. Omri Levitan, Dr. Edna Nissimov Nachum, Dr. Ron Nissim, Ms. Hamutal Sofer Groch, Ms. Orit Finger, Mr. Thuli Flint, Ms. Shelly Frankel, Ms. Rinat Rodis, Dr. Aluma Reis, Dr. Mor Shechori Stahl, Ms. Liza Strauss, Mr. Avi Schneibaum, Dr. Shamrit Thalerz, Ms. Einat Levin Barskin, Ms. Maya Yehonatan Shechory, Michal Klein, Yael Perry Harchowitz,
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