The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change -C.R
Welcome.
My name is Meir and I'm a Licensed Masters Social Worker (U.S. & Israel) offering somatic, trauma-informed counseling and emotional support for adults navigating complex trauma, grief, anxiety, and disconnection.
My work blends clinical insight with creativity, drawing from relational and body-based approaches to healing. I practice what I call adaptive therapy which recognizes the distinct needs of each person in the therapeutic context. Many of us didn’t receive warm attunement and connection in developmental stages of our life and therefore need to be met by a therapist as that figure in order to develop those qualities within ourselves. Alternatively, you may have moved relatively well through early development but then developed relationship issues in later stages and that requires the therapist to step into a more engaging and challenging “adult form” of a relationship.
Whatever it is, I approach the therapeutic relationship as a creative endeavor wherein we agree about what you are wanting and how we are going to work towards that. This takes place under the backdrop of two fundamental views.
Firstly, that you, the client are basically good and healthy even though you may be experiencing many challenges and painful patterns. At times, this basic healthiness can be like the sun buried under layers of clouds. Although non-visible, the sun still exists just waiting to be uncovered.
Secondly, that you possess a basic wisdom regarding what you are needing. What naturally arises for you, your feelings and reactions, are precisely where you will find wholeness and resource.
With this adaptive approach, I draw from somatic, relational, and existentialist methods. My style is well suited for a variety of issues and in particular, it meets developmental trauma skillfully.
Somatic, means that we use our direct physical experience of our bodily sensations as an anchor into safety and as an access point to our emotions. We build the capacity for self-regulation through somatic awareness.
Relational, in that we use our relationship as a space in which to explore yourself. When invited, therapy becomes a microcosm of one’s life, and a safe, supportive space in which to learn and experiment.
Existential, means you are finding your sense of agency in your life, situation by situation. Regardless of one’s challenges, we always have a choice. Arriving at this understanding propels one naturally to enact change in one’s life.
Research strongly indicates the therapist-client relationship as the strongest predictor of therapeutic effectiveness. I really believe that a “good therapist” may not be the right fit for a particular individual. Therefore, I offer the first session free of charge as a time for us to get acquainted and for you to feel if I may be the right therapist for you.