Dr. Rafaeli is director of the psychological service at Ben Gurion University (BGU). She also serves as chief psychologist and coordinator of training for the service's clinical internship, and teaches in the university's psychology department. She is licensed as a clinical psychologist in NY State and in Israel, and certified as a therapist, supervisor/ trainer by The Israeli Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (ITA), and The International Society for Interpersonal Therapy (ISIPT). Dr. Rafaeli's training focused mainly on evidence-based treatment approaches, and included a fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Adolescent Psychoeducational Treatment Program, training and research in Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) at the NY State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University, and an advanced certificate and post-doctoral fellowship in Cognitive/Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapies (CBT and REBT) from the Albert Ellis Institute. Dr. Rafaeli’s main interest is in the development and dissemination of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), in which she has over 20 years of experience. She has given numerous trainings and workshops on IPT in Israel and abroad, and has extensive experience with various adaptations of the approach. She serves as a master co-trainer in a joint program of Columbia University and the World Health Organization (WHO), dedicated to spreading the IPT approach in developing countries, and has published theoretical articles and case studies of IPT therapies. She currently serves on the ISIPT certification committee, and is co-founder of the local Israeli chapter of IPT. Dr. Rafaeli is honored to join the GHI ethics board.