Miri Yanai- Couples and Family Therapist
מטפלת בזוגות בכל שלבי החיים. ניסיון רב בהדרכת הורים לבני נוער מול אתגרי הסתגלות ומעבר. התמחות בהגירה וזוגות עם רקע שפתי שונה. Therapy in English available תחומי התמחות: טיפול זוגי ומשפחתי, הדרכת הורים, התמודדות עם מעברים ומשברי חיים , Coping with immigration and relocation challenges
About myself
My name is Miri Yanai; I am a certified couple and family therapist with over 10 years of experience combining therapeutical methods including EFT, CBT and Satir. I have a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in educational counselling.
I started my career at a Public Center for Family Counselling,
and today I work at a private clinic in North Tel Aviv. Beyond my work as a therapist, I am also a high-school educational counsellor with almost 20 years of experience.
My attraction to gardening led me to study and practice Horticultural Therapy during my 3-year stay in New York in the early 2000s.
My master's thesis dealt with the subject of "Identity and Language and Immigration". My research in this field led me to specialize in counselling couples in different transitional stages of immigration and of diverse cultural backgrounds.
I live in Ramat Hasharon, married and mother of four.
I started my career at a Public Center for Family Counselling,
and today I work at a private clinic in North Tel Aviv. Beyond my work as a therapist, I am also a high-school educational counsellor with almost 20 years of experience.
My attraction to gardening led me to study and practice Horticultural Therapy during my 3-year stay in New York in the early 2000s.
My master's thesis dealt with the subject of "Identity and Language and Immigration". My research in this field led me to specialize in counselling couples in different transitional stages of immigration and of diverse cultural backgrounds.
I live in Ramat Hasharon, married and mother of four.
Counseling adolescents and their families
In recent years I have been counseling families of adolescents who face a variety of difficulties among them: alienation and disengagement, dropping out of frameworks, depression, suicidal tendencies and different forms of addictions. I find that the very willingness of a family to reach out for help embodies the first step to dealing with and overcoming these difficulties.
As an educational counselor in high schools, for the past 17 years I meet teenagers and their parents on a daily basis. Over the years I have learned how to position myself and relate to this age group, and how to succeed in openly connecting with them from a place of respect and appreciation but also from a place that allows reflection and direction. This is a difficult and challenging task for parents and professionals alike. Being myself a mother to teenagers I am daily reminded of this challenge.
Therapy is different from educational counseling and involves deeper layers of engagement and introspection, but the nature of the relationship, as well as the lack of awe from this age group, and understanding of the needs and tasks of this age, help me in counseling families with adolescents and adolescents themselves.
As an educational counselor in high schools, for the past 17 years I meet teenagers and their parents on a daily basis. Over the years I have learned how to position myself and relate to this age group, and how to succeed in openly connecting with them from a place of respect and appreciation but also from a place that allows reflection and direction. This is a difficult and challenging task for parents and professionals alike. Being myself a mother to teenagers I am daily reminded of this challenge.
Therapy is different from educational counseling and involves deeper layers of engagement and introspection, but the nature of the relationship, as well as the lack of awe from this age group, and understanding of the needs and tasks of this age, help me in counseling families with adolescents and adolescents themselves.
Immigration and "Mixed" couples
In our age that is characterized by global mobility and intercultural openness, I often meet "mixed" couples where one spouse had to leave his native country for the sake of the relationship. In these situations, it is evident that the context of immigration becomes a significant factor in the couple's and family's life. The imbalances stemming from this reality along with the social, logistical professional and cultural challenges of adjusting to a new environment that the immigrating spouse faces (and their children potentially) present new and unexpected challenges.
Immigration can also be an opportunity for the couple; Those who make the conscious decision and joint effort in favor of the relationship usually have a high level of commitment and have the resources to succeed. The "mixed" couples I meet are usually comprised of individuals who know how to be on the move, to transform and to hold on to shared dreams and shared optimism.
Contact
- Tel Aviv Israel