Yoav Sidar, M.S.W.

Yoav Sidar is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Sex Therapist based in Jerusalem. He brings extensive experience in treating sexual dysfunction, libido disparities, and relationship challenges. His therapeutic approach integrates multiple methodologies, including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), CBT, and psychodynamic therapy, tailored to each client’s unique needs.
Specializing in working with individuals with disabilities, including mental health conditions, Yoav combines his clinical practice with academic work as a lecturer in the field. He also serves as a healthy sexuality educator, conducting workshops on the subject. His professional approach is characterized by a deep understanding of human diversity and individual uniqueness, creating a safe space for addressing intimate and emotional issues.

Hadas Zahavi, M.S.W.

Hadas Zahavi holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work (M.S.W.) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is a certified therapist and supervisor accredited by the Israeli Association for Couple and Family Therapy, and a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) specialist certified by איט”ה. Hadas is a qualified supervisor for social workers and social work supervisors, a mediator, and a parental coordinator, with clinical training in addiction treatment from the Israeli Center for Addiction (ICA).

Throughout her extensive career at the Ministry of Welfare, Hadas has served in various roles including assessment and evaluation, service supervision, and policy development, particularly focusing on people with disabilities and their families. She specializes in working with families going through separation and divorce, including parent-child contact issues.

Currently, Hadas manages a private practice offering individual, couple, and family therapy and supervision, primarily utilizing a dynamic-focused therapeutic approach.

Boaz Cohen, M.A.

Boaz Cohen is a certified family therapist specializing in the Narrative approach, holding a Master’s degree (M.A.) in Educational Counseling. He manages a private practice in Gush Etzion and provides training and supervision to therapeutic and educational teams across various settings. Boaz is the author of ” תלמידים מחפשים משמעות” (Pardes Publishing) and סיפור ומשפחה”” (Resling Publishing), which integrate insights from the fields of therapy, education, and family life.

Sarah Beth Solomont, M.A., SEP

Sarah Beth Solomont received her Master’s in Expressive Arts Therapy from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1997. Since making Aliyah in 2003, Sarah Beth has been using her creative gifts to facilitate psychological healing and deeper self-understanding through art, play, and other forms of self-expression. She has worked successfully with individuals and groups of all ages and has led professional training workshops in Expressive Arts Therapy for therapists. Sarah Beth is a certified Somatic Experiencing practitioner and uses this specific trauma training to inform her work with clients and students.
As an Expressive Arts Therapist and Creative Therapeutic Group Facilitator, Sarah Beth supports the therapeutic needs of the community through her specialized expertise.

Ta’ir Wasserman

From the beginning her professional journey, Ta’ir Wasserman has been passionate about bringing couples a true understanding of what a fulfilling intimate life can entail.
Ta’ir studied clinical psychology at the VU university in Amsterdam, and after moving to Israel, went on to receive her Kalla teacher and Balanit certificates from the Rabbinate of Israel. Since then she has continued working as both a marital and family therapist as well as a sexual health counselor. Ta’ir is a graduate of the post-master program in sexology at the Sexual Health Department (“Shesek”) of the Sheba hospital in Tel Hashomer. She serves the community by helping couples understand their intimacy and guides them towards a more understanding, intimate and satisfying relationship.
Aside from her practice, Ta’ir lectures groups of women and community workers on sexuality at the Path center, Hidabrut and other institutions. Ta’ir had also created the “Dollit” doll, used by therapists, hospital staff, and kalla-teachers in sex education and counselling.
Ta’ir Wasserman, her husband, and their seven children live in Petach Tikvah.

Talli Yehuda Rosenbaum, M.S.

Talli Yehuda Rosenbaum is an individual and couple therapist and is certified as a sex therapist and sex therapy supervisor by The International Association of Psychosexual Therapists (IAPST) as well as the Israeli Society for Sex Therapy (ISST). She cohosts the Intimate Judaism podcast and is co-author of the book “I am For My Beloved: A Guide to Enhanced Intimacy for Married Couples.” and co-edited the Springer textbook entitled “The Overactive Pelvic Floor.” She has authored over 40 journal articles and several book chapters on trauma and sexuality, sexual pain disorders, and sexuality and Judaism and is an associate editor of the Sexual Medicine Reviews. Talli earned a Masters in Clinical Sociology and Counseling and a certificate in Mental Health Studies from the University of North Texas in Neve Yerushalayim.

Marina Chazan

Marina Hazan is a social worker, therapist, and certified trainer in the IFS model, and leads international training programs on behalf of the American IFS Institute.

Marina has 25 years of experience in individual, couple, and family therapy, creating and facilitating workshops, courses, and training programs for mental health professionals. She specializes in trauma treatment, attachment issues, challenging relationships, life transitions, and more.

In 2008, while completing the Couples and Family Therapy Program at Tel Aviv University, Marina discovered the IFS model. She studied the model extensively in the United States and completed all levels with the model’s founder, Dr. Richard Schwartz.

The model has influenced Marina both personally and professionally in the deepest ways, and she is excited to share her knowledge, insights, and discoveries with others. Marina guides people with great clarity, confidence, compassion, and hope, believing that every successful journey begins with building a trustworthy and loving relationship within ourselves.

Chaya Sara Rabi

Moshe Manheim, L.C.S.W.

Moshe is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis (BA) and Virginia Commonwealth University (MSW). He has over 40 years of practice experience including over 25 years at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as the family therapist on a pediatric medical psychiatric unit and CHOA’s Marcus Autism Center where he specialized in working with families with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and related diagnoses. He consulted with Emory’s in-patient psychiatric hospital program and was appointed to Emory’s Child Psychiatry faculty from 1989-1994. He was the chair of NASW-GA Chapter Ethics Committee from 2017 – 2022 and has presented regularly on a broad variety of topics including: Autism; Family Therapy; and Professional Ethics. Moshe has recently retired from private practice and continues teaching at the Family Institute of Neve Yerushalayim.

Michaela Schur, M.S.W.

Michaela Schur- clinical social worker (M.S.W) certified couple and family therapist and certified supervisor. Psychotherapist (Winnicott Center). Therapist for over 25 years. Works with emotion-centered and attachment-based methods (E.F.T., A.E.D.P.) as well as body-mind-centered therapy.
Owns a private clinic in Mazkeret-Batya. Professional instructor for teams in the Jerusalem Municipality and in the Department of Social Services in Mazkeret-Batya. Privately instructs and teaches a marriage preparation course in pre-military preparatory schools.