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There are multiple methods for addressing trauma, and certain approaches may be more suitable and effective depending on the individual and the type of trauma. An experienced therapist can select the most appropriate technique from their toolkit, including psychotherapy, mindfulness, guided imagery, and more. In these times of prolonged national crisis, trauma processing has taken on a central role, particularly due to events like those of October 7th and their far-reaching consequences.
Anxiety is a powerful emotion characterized by a sense of impending threat regarding potential events, often accompanied by physical sensations such as a rapid heartbeat, sweating, and sometimes breathing difficulties. Those experiencing anxiety may struggle to sleep, which in turn worsens functional challenges. Many tend to avoid perceived sources of threat, gradually expanding their range of avoidance. There are various tools available to help manage different forms of anxiety.
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Relationships are a vital, shaping force in our lives. Therefore, therapy, which occurs within the framework of a relationship, also provides the potential to transform and reshape reality in ways that can improve one’s quality of life. Therapy has the power to bring unresolved issues to light and heal past wounds. The therapeutic relationship enables the recreation and processing of complex, significant relationships, fostering growth and allowing release from difficulties associated with the original relationship.
This therapeutic approach is rooted in accepting reality as it is, without judgment or attempts to change it. For many, this can be a difficult challenge, especially for those accustomed to struggling against anything that doesn’t feel good. Within the therapeutic process, radical acceptance provides a key to healing and transformation through releasing the inner struggle with our experiences, fostering deep self-acceptance, emotional regulation, and trauma processing through present-moment awareness and integration.
Efrat Misholi Barak
Efrat Mishuali Barak is a body-mind psychotherapist focused on mindfulness. She works with adults, adolescents, and children dealing with emotional difficulties such as depression, anxiety, or stress, and with individuals facing trauma. Therapy is available in Hebrew and English.
Clinics: Tel Aviv, Ramat Hasharon (appointments can also be made via Zoom).
Efrat Misholi Barak
Phone No.: 052-3522214
Email: efratmb@gmail.com