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Tending the sheep at the Lahav Farm. (Keshet Ben Muvchar)
May 28, 2026, 11:48 pm
Germinated by its founder’s trauma, growing farm network cultivates healing through work
Rimon Farms Association, which harnesses nature and agriculture to help PTSD sufferers and youth at risk, is now fundraising to seed two new programs to serve Gaza border area
By Sue Surkes
Interacting with puppies at Beit Daniella, west of Jerusalem. (Courtesy, Beit Daniella)
November 13, 2023, 2:29 pm
Troubled teens cut off from nature rehab over lack of bomb shelter
Youngsters attending Beit Daniella, near Jerusalem, are forced to meet in a school, far from the horses, dogs, and green hills that are helping them heal
By Sue Surkes
Dr. Charles Silverstein, therapist and LGBTQ rights activist, died on January 30 at the age of 87. (YouTube screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the copyright law)
February 7, 2023, 7:47 pm
Charles Silverstein, who helped delist homosexuality as mental illness, dies at 87
The Jewish American therapist, author and activist was best known for role in securing the landmark DSM reclassification in 1973 and for his canonical book ‘The Joy of Gay Sex’
By Yaakov Schwartz
Naomi Zelwer, November 2022. (Courtesy: Dani Sarusi)
January 1, 2023, 3:14 am
Clean slate: Jerusalem’s ‘home therapist’ tidies rooms into a well-ordered life
Psychotherapist Naomi Zelwer finds having people focus on the things they really love while minimizing excess baggage can re-energize clients and their homes
By Danielle Nagler
Yuval Carmi, a psychologist convicted of committing sexual offenses against least two of his patients, is brought for a court hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on August 2, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 2, 2022, 11:25 am
Psychotherapist convicted of sexually abusing patients sentenced to 39 months
Yuval Carmi, 67, also ordered to pay total of NIS 130,000 as compensation to two of his victims; ‘I’m full of regret for what I did,’ he says after sentencing
By ToI Staff
Ukrainian mental health professionals sit with Israeli clinical psychologist Dr. Danny Brom, right, at the Herzog Medical Center in Jerusalem, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
July 22, 2022, 8:25 am
Ukrainian professionals turn to Israel for help in treating mental trauma
A history of treating victims of wars and the Holocaust has provided Israelis with extensive experience in handling psychological suffering
By Emily Rose
Illustrative photo of a man drinking alcohol (iStock photos/ boggy22)
June 13, 2022, 3:19 am
In hitting bottom, an alcoholic psychiatrist finds the key to fighting addiction
In ‘The Urge: Our History of Addiction,’ author Carl Fisher taps into both his own experience and humanity’s to argue that substance abuse isn’t a one-off solvable issue
By JP O’ Malley
Aaron T. Beck, in 2016 (Slicata/ Wikimeida commons CC BY-SA 4.0)
November 2, 2021, 2:11 am
Aaron Beck, father of cognitive therapy, dies at 100
His work revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of depression and other psychological disorders, helping patients to identify and dismiss irrational negative thoughts
By AP
Rick Doblin is a leading advocate for the use of MDMA in psychotherapy. A clinical trial he championed produced favorable results this year. (Ben Harris/ illustration by Grace Yagel/ JTA)
November 29, 2020, 6:05 am
Jewish psychedelics reformer Rick Doblin wants to see therapeutic MDMA legalized
Head of nonprofit psychedelics research center MAPS celebrates phase 3 trial results showing Ecstasy can treat PTSD; says tripping was better rite of passage than his bar mitzvah
By Ben Harris
Israeli children watch as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a live press conference on the new government restrictions for the public regarding the coronavirus COVID-19 on March 19, 2020. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
March 28, 2020, 8:55 am
How to get through the virus lockdown with your marriage and family intact
A clinical psychologist and couples therapist gives some tips on how to survive under new pressures of pandemic rules
By Sue Surkes
Author Gabor Mate, and his book, 'Scattered Minds.' (Ebury Publishing UK)
December 21, 2019, 8:49 am
Addictions guru channels survival of the Holocaust into self-help empire
Dr. Gabor Mate’s theories on coping with early-life mental wounds, and strong stress on empathy, have made him a global sensation as he releases his latest book, ‘Scattered Minds’
By JP O’ Malley
Illustrative: A horse stable located on private Palestinian land seized by the state for security purposes in the West Bank settlement of Beit El. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
June 1, 2018, 8:48 am
Rein in illegal Israeli horse farms in West Bank? State signals nay
Supported by state healthcare providers, some settlers are using swaths of Palestinian land seized for security purposes to build dozens of stables
By Jacob Magid
Meir Charash
May 7, 2018, 3:57 pm
Meir Charash
Trauma therapy works — with no happy ending
My therapist helped me move forward, but I’ll carry the heavy burden of my son’s loss forever
Sima Gordon
February 21, 2018, 3:18 pm
Sima Gordon
Mentors help shield kids from sex abuse
A carefully trained, vetted mentor offers a supportive, safety-conscious approach to the youth at risk who need it
US Second Lady Karen Pence (left) and Sara Netanyahu hold up drawings during a session with art therapists in Jerusalem on January 22, 2018. (Screen capture/YouTube)
January 22, 2018, 9:52 pm
Second Lady joins Sara Netanyahu at roundtable with art therapists
Prime minister’s wife praises Karen Pence for her efforts to promote field and welcomes her to ‘Jerusalem, our eternal capital’
By ToI Staff
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