When your body makes you understand
Raquel thought she was taking care of her body, but she was busy. She had a full-time job, three small children, and a prize-winning...
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May 11, 20204 min read
Anxiety Can Be Overcome With The Right Therapist
Joel had struggled with on and off anxiety and obsessive tendencies since he was fourteen. It had started when a friend from the...
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May 4, 20204 min read
Self Acceptance: Finding Value Within
Parents value grades and achievement Re’ut came from a very educated family that put a high value on academic achievement. Her mother was...
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Mar 31, 20202 min read
Humor as a Therapeutic Tool
Coping with stress through Humor During these times of uncertainty and fear many people have incorporated humor into their lives as a way...
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Mar 30, 20202 min read
Coronavirus: Day in the life of Kav L’Noar Therapists and Staff
8:00: Zoom monthly therapy session with mother of teenage client. The teen is still in bed. The therapist hears updates about the teen....
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Mar 23, 20205 min read
Ask The Therapist: How to Talk to Teens about CoronaVirus
Q: I don’t want to freak my kids out about coronavirus. I’m trying to keep my stress away from them. I also need them to take the new...
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Mar 18, 20204 min read
MAINTAINING SANITY DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
While the Coronavirus pandemic is something new for all of us, many of the same principles apply that we know have been helpful in the...
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Mar 16, 20204 min read
The Importance of a Safe Space
Creating a Safe Space The Kav L’Noar group had been meeting every week for months. By now, the 9th graders were comfortable with each...
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Feb 24, 20204 min read
Ask The Therapist: Suicide
Q. “I keep hearing about teenage suicide and I’m scared. Is there anything I should be looking out for as a parent or that my children’s ...
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Feb 17, 20203 min read
Helping a victim take control!
Identifying as a victim When Meira was eight, her father walked out of the family home one night without warning and never returned. He...
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Feb 10, 20203 min read
Popular: Not as good as it seems
King of the Classroom Every group of school kids has its strict social hierarchy and there are always one or two at the very top. Eliav...
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Feb 3, 20203 min read
What’s the point of Therapy?
Gavriella’s parents were deeply concerned about their 17-year-old daughter, and as a result they were considering therapy. They were a...
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Jan 6, 20203 min read
Overcoming Social Anxiety
When Tamar was 14, she was waiting for a bus when she witnessed a horrific car crash just ahead. Other people at the bus stop rushed to...
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Dec 30, 20193 min read
Could Basketball Help Ease Anxiety?
Chronic Anxiety Disorder Adina’s parents had a very difficult relationship. They had already separated twice. Each time, her father had...
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Dec 16, 20193 min read
When a Shiva Call Creates Group Identity
Individual Development and Group Identity Shimshon was the mentor for a Kav L’Noar group of 8th graders. The biggest challenge was to...
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Dec 9, 20193 min read
When it’s your job to care
Spending time in short term foster care When young people come to Kav L’Noar, the intake assessment meeting is often their first ever...
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Nov 17, 20192 min read
Staying connected 6,000 miles away
Connected with Family Joshua is a 22 year old from upstate New York. He was raised with Zionist values, vacationing in Israel with his...
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Nov 11, 20193 min read
Things are going too well. Was he hiding emotional pain?
When things are going too well Everybody was convinced that the Kav L’Noar school mentoring group was for 9th graders with ‘issues.’...
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Nov 4, 20192 min read
Managing Chaotic Overwhelming Emotions
Overwhelming Emotions Fifteen year old Mordy suffered from depression and unhealthy eating patterns. Furthermore, he was unable to cope...
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Sep 16, 20193 min read
When a computer becomes a new best friend
Asher discovers Fortnite on the computer. Asher and Levi were twins who both had learning difficulties. As a result, they struggled to...
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