How much does a session cost?
A standard session costs 350 New Israeli Shekels.
What about cancelling sessions?
I have, like most professionals, a 48 hour cancellation policy - should you need to cancel a session you will not be charged if you give more than 48 hours notice. You will be charged for the session if you give less than 48 hours notice.
If you are away for a period of time for work, vacation or holiday then you will not be charged so long as due notice has been given.
How long will analysis/therapy last?
This is entirely individual and therapy can be as short as 18 weeks (4 months). Many start this way and then request an open ended therapy or analysis.
Analysis is open-ended and can last a number of years.
How long is a session?
Sessions are 50 minutes long.
The first session you should allow for an hour and a half
Do I need to do anything to prepare for the first session?
Come as you are! If you want to bring something to your first session then bring it but there is no requirement other than to bring yourself and be yourself in session.
What about ending therapy?
You are free to end therapy or analysis at any time. I think that the decision to end is an important psychological experience.
For those in brief therapy a date may have already been set for how many sessions and when sessions will be ending.
For many the therapy or analysis is open ended. I encourage patients, where possible, to allow for at least 4 weeks notice (for patients who have been in long-term analysis I may recommend longer).
This will allow us to investigate the feelings, thoughts and associations about ending, endings and what it means to end.
Do you do CBT? And isn’t it more effective?
I did my Master’s research in CBT and know that it is a very important method that helps many people. That being said I find CBT to be limited to treating symptoms rather than looking at the underlying issues deeper in the personality. For this reason I do not do CBT.
Psychoanalysts have been resistant to opening up about what happens in sessions and turning it into a statistic to prove its validity and worth. Yet research is finally coming out about the effectiveness of intensive psychoanalytic psychotherapies - showing better outcomes for patients over an extended length of time. Patients are also returning to the couch on the understanding that they want to have a full undirected conversation about how they feel. There is something so primary in being listened to, and feeling heard, and allowing a patient to unburden themselves of their challenges and difficulties.
Is psychotherapy good for everyone?
No. It is not. For some people it is not the right course of action. The first sessions are about finding out if this is the right therapy, the right relationship or if there is something else that might be better suited for what you want to do.
A standard session costs 350 New Israeli Shekels.
For patients in intensive (3-5x weekly) analysis the amount is individually agreed upon.
I have a low fee scheme where a limited number of places are reserved for those who cannot afford the standard fee.
Please contact me if you would like to come to sessions but are worried about not being able to afford it.
Please contact me if you would like to come to sessions but are worried about not being able to afford it.
What's the difference between psychiatry and psychoanalysis? Are you a psychiatrist?
Firstly, I am not a medical doctor and am not a psychiatrist. Psychiatrists are medics who assess and monitor people's mental health. Psychiatrists can prescribe medication for mental stress and illness. Psychotherapy and psychoanalysis are non-biological treatments. If in assessment or during the course of an analysis or therapy it is felt that medication might be useful, I work with a number of psychiatrists who I trust and make referrals to. I think it is helpful to keep the two areas of medicine and therapy separate so that you have the benefit of two independent professional opinions.
What about cancelling sessions?
I have, like most professionals, a 48 hour cancellation policy - should you need to cancel a session you will not be charged if you give more than 48 hours notice. You will be charged for the session if you give less than 48 hours notice.
If you are away for a period of time for work, vacation or holiday then you will not be charged so long as due notice has been given.
How long will analysis/therapy last?
This is entirely individual and therapy can be as short as 18 weeks (4 months). Many start this way and then request an open ended therapy or analysis.
Analysis is open-ended and can last a number of years.
How long is a session?
Sessions are 50 minutes long.
The first session you should allow for an hour and a half
Do I need to do anything to prepare for the first session?
Come as you are! If you want to bring something to your first session then bring it but there is no requirement other than to bring yourself and be yourself in session.
What about ending therapy?
You are free to end therapy or analysis at any time. I think that the decision to end is an important psychological experience.
For those in brief therapy a date may have already been set for how many sessions and when sessions will be ending.
For many the therapy or analysis is open ended. I encourage patients, where possible, to allow for at least 4 weeks notice (for patients who have been in long-term analysis I may recommend longer).
This will allow us to investigate the feelings, thoughts and associations about ending, endings and what it means to end.
Do you do CBT? And isn’t it more effective?
I did my Master’s research in CBT and know that it is a very important method that helps many people. That being said I find CBT to be limited to treating symptoms rather than looking at the underlying issues deeper in the personality. For this reason I do not do CBT.
Psychoanalysts have been resistant to opening up about what happens in sessions and turning it into a statistic to prove its validity and worth. Yet research is finally coming out about the effectiveness of intensive psychoanalytic psychotherapies - showing better outcomes for patients over an extended length of time. Patients are also returning to the couch on the understanding that they want to have a full undirected conversation about how they feel. There is something so primary in being listened to, and feeling heard, and allowing a patient to unburden themselves of their challenges and difficulties.
Is psychotherapy good for everyone?
No. It is not. For some people it is not the right course of action. The first sessions are about finding out if this is the right therapy, the right relationship or if there is something else that might be better suited for what you want to do.
