Therapy

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy reduces PTSD in 80% of soldiers, Israeli study finds

While under the influence of MDMA, patients are believed to be able to engage with traumatic memories while experiencing emotional regulation, trust, and psychological safety.

AUGUST 4, 2026|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

The dedicated treatment suite established for the MDMA-assisted psychotherapy clinical trial, where participants undergo supervised eight-hour treatment sessions. Illustrative image.

"Incorporate the power of the sea for people living with trauma." Dr. Ariel Ezra during HaGal Sheli activity.

New bachelor's degree to train students in trauma treatment through surf therapy

This represents an effort to institutionalize knowledge accumulated not in laboratories but through thousands of encounters between therapists, waves and people searching for steadier ground.

JULY 30, 2026|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN

Sally Reidman came to Israel with a massage table - and built a healthcare empire

Born in Pennsylvania in 1949 to Holocaust survivors, Sally grew up with her mother in California and studied psychology at California State University.

JULY 25, 2026|ByLEAH HAKIMIAN

Keren Seelenfreund, a student in Ono Academic College’s M.A. program in Art Therapies – Visual Art Therapy

Creating healing through art

How Ono International School's English-language master's program in visual art therapy is preparing a new generation of therapists.

JULY 14, 2026|ByALAN ROSENBAUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE

Are you being gaslighted by your rabbi or therapist? Here's how to tell - explainer

Morning prayer: “Keep us far from an evil person and an evil companion.”

MAY 18, 2025ByMIRIAM ADAHAN

Gaslighting is the deliberate attempt to gain control over others by making them doubt their very identity, feelings, and perceptions (illustrative)

The body remembers: On documenting trauma with care - opinion

Sharing testimonies is a form of storytelling that can help survivors make sense of their trauma.

MAY 17, 2025ByIRIT GAZIT, SHARON RAPAPORT

Irit Gazit (L) and Sharon Rapaport hear a testimony.

Jerusalem's Feuerstein Institute spreads its techniques for helping kids with trauma, disabilities

Feuerstein Institute spreads its techniques for helping children with disabilities and traumatized youngsters and adults.

APRIL 14, 2025ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Dr. Rabbi Refael Feuerstein in the office of his late father, Prof. Reuven Feuerstein.

Logotherapy in action: Adapting Victor Frankl's teachings to unprecedented circumstances - opinion

As much as we strive to be individuals, unique with our fingerprints, we are social beings and depend on others and a community. I choose to stay connected.

MARCH 23, 2025BySARA JACOBOVICI

ESRA: A lifeline for English speakers facing emotional struggles in Israel - opinion

In 2007, ESRA founded its counseling service, offering affordable emotional support specifically for English speakers.

MARCH 14, 2025ByBRENDA KATTEN

An illustrative image of two people talking at an Aroma cafe.

Itamar's Home: A center for animal-assisted therapy for children in Sderot

The shipping company ZIM will expand the trauma treatment center in Sderot, which will be named after Staff Sergeant Itamar Ben Yehuda, a Golani fighter who fell on October 7, 2023.

MARCH 12, 2025ByWALLA! LOCAL

Ilai Baram: An enduring legacy

Ilai Baram’s dream of making ice baths and breathing therapy accessible to all lives on through *Ilai’s Colors*, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping vulnerable populations heal and thrive.

MARCH 3, 2025ByIRIT MATHIAS