Bella was fifteen and had a very troubled relationship with her father. Her father had never had a good relationship with his own cold...

Dovy was 12 and the middle child of three brothers. His father and brothers had been die-hard Beitar Yerushalayim soccer fans since even...

Tami, a young mother of two, had always been a worrier and liked to be prepared for worst-case scenarios. She was the sort of person who...

Neri was 14, and the oldest of three. He had always been a sweet, loving boy, but since hitting adolescence everything had changed. He...

Ido's parents were pretty laid-back, until they got a phone call that stopped them in their tracks.

How every community needs to make an extra effort to provide support for new olim.

Yaniv, being exceptionally bright and exceptionally hyperactive presents a unique scenario to his family and his therapist.

Nina, just wants to be herself, but many things are holding her back.

I need to let things go. Life is too short, It’s important to be positive and see the best in things. I’m not good at it...

Eitan and his therapist develop a relationship which ultimately helps Eitan share the thorn stuck deep within his family.

Odd one out Dvorie was twenty-six years old when she came to Kav L’Noar. She had moved out of the family home several years prior.  She...

Family Relationships Uriel had lived with his father, stepmother, sister and step-siblings for ten years. He also had two brothers who...

Q: My school aged child is having trouble making friends. How can I help him improve his social skills? A: As the world of play and...

Social Cues: Unwritten Social Rules Ever since she was tiny, Sarit had been the sort of girl that other people found it hard to relate...

Wedding Fever Keren was engaged to be married to a boy she’d known almost all her life. When they were old enough to move their childhood...

Rafi lived in Jerusalem with his parents, Yigal and Dafna, and three sisters. His parents split up when he was 11, and his father then...

Question: ‘I’m a teacher in a Gap-Year Program in Israel. How much do teachers need to know about mental health issues?’ Over the last 20...

Therapy is not for people like me Yonit was very, very embarrassed to be in the Kav L’Noar therapist’s office. “Therapy should be for...

The runt of the litter Meni grew up as the youngest child in a large, religious family filled with anger and rage. He saw his father...

Negative Parenting Zehava was surrounded by tension and negativity during her childhood in Montreal. Her father would refer to his sons...