Psychotherapy is a structured clinical process in which a trained specialist works with a patient — individually, in couples, or in a group — to address psychological difficulties, mental health conditions, and the patterns of thinking, emotion, and behaviour that affect functioning and quality of life.
Psychotherapy is not a single method but a broad field encompassing evidence-based approaches with distinct theoretical foundations and clinical applications. Choosing the right modality — or the right combination — is a clinical decision that depends on the diagnosis, the patient's goals, their psychological structure, and the specific presenting difficulties.
At IsraClinic, psychotherapy is delivered as part of an integrated clinical process — in coordination with psychiatric assessment and, where relevant, pharmacotherapy. Available in person in Tel Aviv and online, in English, Russian and Hebrew.
Psychotherapy at IsraClinic begins with a clinical assessment establishing the patient's diagnosis, psychological structure, treatment goals, and the modalities most likely to be effective. The psychotherapist is matched not only by clinical training and specialism but by language and cultural background — a factor of particular significance in psychotherapy, where the quality of communication is inseparable from the quality of treatment.
All psychotherapists work in close coordination with the treating psychiatrist and other members of the clinical team. Treatment plans are reviewed collegially and adjusted as progress evolves.
Sessions are available individually, in couples format, and in group format depending on therapeutic goals and clinical indication.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) — the most extensively researched psychotherapy, with a strong evidence base across depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, eating disorders, and bipolar disorder. Also available as CBT-I for insomnia.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) — developed for borderline personality disorder, addressing emotional dysregulation, impulsivity, self-harm, and interpersonal difficulties.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) — structured trauma-processing therapy with strong evidence for PTSD and complex trauma.
Schema Therapy — working with the deep cognitive and emotional patterns underlying personality disorders, chronic depression, and complex presentations. Standard treatment: approximately one to one and a half years, weekly.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) — addresses emotional bonds and attachment patterns in individuals and couples. At IsraClinic, uniquely combined with art therapy in both individual and couples sessions.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) — psychological flexibility, values clarification, and acceptance of difficult internal experiences.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) — combining CBT with mindfulness, with strong evidence for prevention of depressive relapse.
Transference Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) — psychodynamically-based treatment for borderline and narcissistic personality disorders, working through the therapeutic relationship.
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy — addresses unconscious processes, relational patterns, and developmental factors underlying a wide range of psychological difficulties.
Art Therapy — non-verbal therapeutic modality using creative expression. Led by Valery Kravitz, certified art therapist and director of IsraClinic.
Family Psychotherapy — addresses relational dynamics, communication patterns, and systemic factors within the family context.
Couples Psychotherapy — works with intimate partner relationships. Integrates EFT and art therapy for a uniquely effective approach to couples work.
Supportive Psychotherapy — structured clinical support, stabilisation, and psychoeducation. Particularly valuable in long-term psychiatric management.
Psychodrama — uses action methods, role-play, and enactment to explore psychological experience and develop new ways of responding.
Biofeedback — real-time physiological monitoring helping patients develop voluntary control over arousal, breathing, and autonomic responses.
VR Therapy — immersive virtual reality for anxiety disorders, phobias, PTSD, and social anxiety. Delivered using the Amelia platform by XRHealth.
Hydrotherapy — therapeutic use of water for physiological regulation, relaxation, and psychological wellbeing.
Hippotherapy — structured therapeutic interaction with horses, supporting emotional regulation, trust, and sensorimotor integration.
Music Therapy — structured musical experience supporting emotional processing, communication, and psychological wellbeing.
Sports Therapy — structured physical activity as a therapeutic intervention, including Feldenkrais Method elements. Led by Alex Kravitz, sports therapy and Feldenkrais specialist.
Clinical Hypnosis — complementary modality for anxiety, phobias, insomnia, chronic pain, and psychosomatic conditions. Conducted by Ilana Gurevich, licensed psychologist, Specialist in Medical Psychology (Expert Level) and Hypnotherapy.
Group Psychotherapy — small therapy groups working through interpersonal learning, universality, mutual support, and group cohesion.
Integrative and Combined Approaches — where clinically indicated, IsraClinic develops treatment plans combining two or more modalities into a unified therapeutic framework tailored to the individual patient.
At IsraClinic, psychotherapy is not offered as a standalone service disconnected from psychiatric care. For patients with complex conditions — treatment-resistant depression, personality disorders, dual diagnoses, or psychotic disorders in recovery — psychotherapy is integrated into a broader clinical plan including psychiatric monitoring, pharmacotherapy review, and collegial coordination between specialists.
This integrated model reflects the core principle of the Psychoergonomic Method — that effective treatment must address the full clinical, psychological, and personal dimensions of the patient's situation.
IsraClinic accepts patients for in-person consultation in Tel Aviv and online, in English, Russian and Hebrew. No referral is required.
Clinical Programme Curator: Valery Kravitz | IsraClinic | Last reviewed: 2026
Finding the right therapeutic approach makes a real difference. If you would like to discuss which modality is right for your situation, our team is available in English, Russian and Hebrew.