ASK THE KAV L’NOAR THERAPIST Q: I am concerned about a friend my daughter has. I feel that their relationship is unhealthy and codependen...

When fear takes over Adele’s mother was very clear on the phone about why she wanted help for her daughter. “I don’t care about her grade...

Self-Conscious and uncommunicative Binyamin is one of nine brothers and sisters. One day, his father walked into the Kav L’Noar superviso...

A mentor would improve Nachson’s self-esteem It was his school principal who first contacted Kav L’Noar and told us about Nachshon’s diff...

What’s the point in even trying to deal..? It was my last meeting with Huvi. As her mentor, I knew that I had helped. We had been meeting...

Healthy Relationships require commitment, loyalty and respect Neshama was a popular student who was looking forward to finishing school a...

Rafael was born with a life-threatening neurological disorder. He had multiple seizures through his early life. His parents constantly sh...

Socially Awkward: lacking accepted social skills, inability to judge interactions with others  in an acceptable manner. Hillel was a soci...

Living for the moment, without consequences Yossi and his friends spent most of their time roaming around the streets of Jerusalem, bored...

Starting Over Against her wishes, Dina had made aliyah from Los Angeles with her family about three years ago. She hadn’t wanted to leave...

He was his own harshest critic and judgemental toward others Yitzchak was a talented adolescent. He was very smart, had an interest in mu...

Negativity, aggression and lack of self-control There are some schools where it feels like everybody has problems. And that is exactly th...

Being a mentor impacts being a parent Nadav is a hands-on parent. He never wanted to be the sort of dad who locks himself away in an offi...

Kobi was 15, tall, strong, and often, very angry. He took offence easily, he got frustrated quickly, and he regularly flew into violent r...

Are you on my side? Shani was extremely thin and hated the way she looked and the way that others looked at her. She was never a big eate...

Think back to all the people who were in your life nine years ago. Some, you’re still in touch with. But of those who you lost contact wi...

Nir didn’t like small talk. He didn’t like deep and meaningful conversation either. In fact, he just didn’t like talking to other people ...

Amichai had always had a tough time. His learning difficulties placed him in a special education track at school.  His mother was frail, ...

Shlavim is an agency which bridges the gap between Yeshivas and the mental health world, and which has long held a warm, collegiate relat...