Dr. Hadass Harel, LMHC

Dr. Hadass Harel is a licensed mental health counselor with 30 years of clinical experience. She practices from a trauma-informed perspective and supports people coping with anxiety, depression, addictions, and the emotional fallout of serious life changes.

She has worked across varied settings and challenging environments, including war-affected areas, human trafficking contexts, and urban centers. That background informs how she listens for patterns that come from long-term stress and trauma. She pays attention to how symptoms show up in daily life and relationships rather than only on paper.

In sessions she aims to create a straightforward, nonjudgmental space where people can say what they really feel. Conversations move at the client's pace, with practical strategies offered when they are useful. She also uses approaches focused on attachment, behavior, emotion regulation, and trauma-processing as fits the person’s goals.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns such as panic attacks, dissociation, chronic pain, grief, eating and substance use struggles, and issues around intimacy and identity. Midlife crisis and coping with large life transitions are included among the topics she addresses.

People who come to her can expect clear communication about goals and next steps. She encourages small, steady changes and helps people build skills for managing strong emotions and improving problem-solving. Sessions are conducted in English and Hebrew and organized around each person's needs.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Attachment-based work focuses on how early and current relationships affect how people relate and cope. Online sessions can look at patterns in feeling and relating, and practice new ways of connecting and setting boundaries that help daily life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks thoughts and behaviors into manageable steps. In remote sessions CBT often includes setting specific goals, trying behavioral experiments between meetings, and tracking progress together to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-processing approach that helps some people reduce distress from painful memories. When EMDR techniques are used, the therapist guides paced processing and checks in about reactions during and after sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. That decision is revisited as progress is made so approaches can be adjusted together.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week by removing travel time and allowing scheduling during breaks. It also lets sessions continue when life changes make in-person meetings difficult, while keeping focus on practical steps and emotional processing.