Program Faculty
Maty Lieblich is a Scholar-Practitioner integrating Mindfulness based practices and theory from current psychological research with the traditional Buddhist points of view.
Maty Lieblich is a Scholar- Practitioner integrating Mindfulness based practices and theory from current psychological research and the traditional Buddhist points of view.
Shantam Zohar is an Accredited Psychotherapist in the field of Mindfulness-based Psychotherapy. He is an adjunct faculty member at Tel Aviv University and teaches in the Clinical Psych. M.A. Program
Dr. Krichman is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who works and writes at the juncture of Mindfulness and Psychoanalysis.
Dr. Yakir Krichman is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor, who teaches the course “Mindfulness and Psychoanalysis” and holds group supervision at the Bar-Ilan University Mindfulness-Based Therapy program.
Dr. Nitzan is a teacher and clinical supervisor of the ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) approach.
Dr. Yaara Nitzan
Dr. Almog lectures about ACT and implements the ACT training in various CBT trainings and mental health clinics throughout the country.
Dr. Ran Almog has an MA in Clinical Psychology from the Tel Aviv-Jaffa College and a PhD in Sociology from Bar Ilan University. He is an expert member of the Israeli Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the ACBS, the ACT world organization.
Gabo Weiss, psychotherapist, directs the Psychotherapy Training Program for Sex Therapy with people with special needs at Bar Ilan University.
Porat is a certified teacher of Authentic Movement from the Authentic Movement Institute in California and has been teaching for the past 18 years.
Program Clinical Supervisors
Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, trained both in classical dynamic therapies and Dharma-inspired, body-centered psychotherapies.
Dr. Oded Arbel, MD. Is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, trained both in classical dynamic therapies and Dharma-inspired, body-centered psychotherapies. He is the founder and director of the Mindfulness Clinic at the Be’er Sheba Mental Health Center.
Expert clinical psychologist with residencies at the Givat Hayim Psychological Center and the Sha’r Menashe Psychiatric Hospital
Asi Sorek is an expert clinical psychologist with residencies at the Givat Hayim Psychological Center and the Sha’r Menashe Psychiatric Hospital. He is founder and director of the Essential Nature School of Psychotherapy.
Social Worker (M.S.W), Psychotherapist and certified Group Moderator
Rany Levi, Social Worker (M.S.W), Psychotherapist and certified Group Moderator. Levi teaches the in the Psychotherapy program at Bar Ilan University. He Instructs clinical teams in the central school for Social Work at the Israeli ministry of social affairs and social services.
Clinical Psychologist with over 30 years of Psychotherapy practice. Ovadia has extensive background in philosophy, cultural and gender studies
Reni Ovadia, a clinical Psychologist with over 30 years of Psychotherapy practice. Ovadia has extensive background in philosophy, cultural and gender studies. She was the program’s clinical director between 2012-2018, is a Buddhist practitioner and teacher in Israel’s Tovana Vipassana organization.
psychotherapist and organizational consultant with over 20 years of experience in personal therapy and counseling processes, specializing in Mindfulness-based Psychotherapy
Eran Cohen is a psychotherapist and organizational consultant with over 20 years of experience in personal therapy and counseling processes, specializing in Mindfulness-based Psychotherapy.
Maura Sills is the Founder of Core Process Psychotherapy which offers an innovative psycho-spiritual approach to therapy
Maura Sills is the Founder of Core Process Psychotherapy which offers an innovative psycho-spiritual approach to therapy. The Karuna Institute integrates western psychotherapeutic models with Buddhist psychology and mindfulness practices. Drawing on over 30 years of experience, Core Process Psychotherapy offers a depth understanding of what helps and hinders healing insight and transformation.
Senior lecturer on the faculty of Emergency Medicine at Ben Gurion University and a senior member of the PREPARED center for emergency response research
Dr. Rony Berger is a senior lecturer on the faculty of Emergency Medicine at Ben Gurion University and a senior member of the PREPARED center for emergency response research as well as on the faculty of the Stress, Crisis and Trauma program at Tel Aviv University.
Cognitive and behavioral neuroscience researcher and faculty member at the School of Education and School of Neuroscience at Tel Aviv University.
Dr. Ricardo Tarrasch is a cognitive and behavioral neuroscience researcher and faculty member at the School of Education and School of Neuroscience at Tel Aviv University.
Artist, educator and writer, working at the meeting point of corporeal arts, values-based education and social activism
Moriya Rosenberg is an artist, educator and writer, working at the meeting point of corporeal arts, values-based education and social activism. Rosenberg specializes in using corporeal and contemplative arts as platforms for individual empowerment and cultivation of pro-social attitudes.
Psychologist at the Educational Psychology Service, holds an M.A. in Cognitive Psychology from the Ben Gurion University
Ravid Bogaire is a psychologist at the Educational Psychology Service. She holds an M.A. in Cognitive Psychology from the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, and instructed in several Universities and Colleges across Israel.