More About Me

My education:

​

- I have a Bachelor's degree in Music from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. 

I double majored in music and developmental psychology. 

​

- I have a Master's degree in Creative Arts Therapies from Hahnemann University (now Drexell), Philadelphia, USA, a teaching hospital with a creative arts therapy department in mental health sciences.

​

- I have worked in the field of health and mental health for over 30 years. My positions included, senior therapist, clinical manager, supervisor, trainer and consultant. My busines, Creative Arts Therapy Services is registered with Israel's Ministry of Defense.

​

How I work:

​​

My approach is human-centered therapy; I am a human working with another human. What I do is:

• Help you gain new perspectives about yourself and how you relate to others and the world around you.

• Help you make connections between the choices you make today and the influences of your past experiences.

• Help you edit your life story and your narrative, by learning what is yours to keep and what doesn’t belong to you.

• Enable you to gain insight and therefore control over your life.

 

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” -  Albert Einstein

​​

I also introduce you to creative and expressive forms of communication. I offer the visual arts, music, and narrative, as a medium through which to express your thoughts and feelings beyond words. I also introduce you to a new language, the Language of Metaphor.

​

An easy way to change our thinking is metaphorically.  Metaphors are the bridge between verbal and non-verbal communication. I consider Metaphors the language of creative thinking. 

​

When we think metaphorically, we utilize our ability to imagine. Our imagination is given expression through the non-verbal and verbal language of metaphors. The metaphor is "out there" to make it possible for us to hear, see, and experience things in different ways.

​​

In sum:

The therapeutic process will lead you toward awareness. With awareness, you will be able to understand how your feelings, behaviors, and choices are influencing you. It will then help you decide what to do about it. This therapeutic process enables you to become an active participant in your life.