A family system tries to remain in homeostasis. Any family, like most complex systems, wants to remain in balance and resists any change that may
People do not usually realize that OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) is a serious disorder and that serious cases of OCD can lead to suicide. Last year,
When parents suspect their child may have ADHD and bring that child into my office there are two questions they want answered: What is wrong?
“Hillel said: ‘Be among the students of Aharon –—loving peace and pursuing peace, loving people and bringing them closer to the Torah’” (Pirkei Avos). Does
It is hard for people to mourn the loss of a parental relationship when they are overwhelmed by negative memories and feelings. Psychotherapy can be
The events of October 7 traumatized many Israeli citizens, both those who experienced it directly and those who did not. Individuals and families of victims
A woman, who we shall call Caroline, contacted me three years ago and presented with anxiety and panic attacks which became unbearably intense when she
In 1997, the diaries of Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, were opened and read. In the diaries was a story about his grandfather,
Every thought, feeling, memory, emotion and wish in the human mind is connected to every other thought, feeling, memory, emotion and wish. They are connected
