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Creative Arts Psychotherapist, MCAT
Sara Jacobovici
Credentials
Type of Therapist:
Creative Arts Psychotherapist
Primary Degree(s):
MCAT
Finances
Average Cost Per Session:
350-500 NIS
Insurance:
N/A
Discounts Available:
Sliding Scale | Introductory session free of charge.
Office
  • Ra'anana
  • Hod HaSharon
Office
  • Ra'anana
  • Hod HaSharon

Sara Jacobovici Verified Verified

Credentials
Type of Therapist:

Creative Arts Psychotherapist

Primary Degree(s):

MCAT

Finances
Average Cost Per Session:

350-500 NIS

Insurance:

N/A

Discounts Available:

Sliding Scale
Introductory session free of charge.

ABOUT THE THERAPIST

Sara Jacobovici Owner Creative Arts Therapies Services*

Who I am:

I am a Creative Arts Psychotherapist specializing in life adjustments, grief, and trauma.

I am the proud owner of Creative Arts Therapies Services. 

I have accumulated almost 40 years of learning and experience and created a framework and approach that enables my clients to grow, develop, and achieve personal and professional success.

I do this through my education and training in human-centered therapy and tools such as the creative arts, visual arts, and music. You don’t have to have any previous knowledge or skills to engage in this form of therapy. 

How I work:

My approach is human-centered therapy; I am a human approaching another human. I don’t tell you what to do, how you are feeling, or what you are thinking. What I do is:

Help you gain new perspectives about yourself and how you relate to others and the world around you. 

Help you make connections between the choices you make today and the influences of your past experiences.

Help you edit your life story and your narrative, by learning what is yours to keep and what doesn’t belong to you.

Enable you to gain insight and therefore, control, over your life.

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” -  Albert Einstein

An easy way to change our thinking is metaphorically.  Metaphors are the bridge between verbal and non-verbal communication.

When we think metaphorically, we utilize our ability to imagine.  Our imagination is given expression through the non-verbal and verbal language of metaphors.   The metaphor is "out there" to make it possible for us to hear, see, and experience things in different ways.

In sum:

The therapeutic process will lead you toward awareness. With awareness, you will be able to understand how your feelings, behaviors, and choices are influencing you and then help you decide what to do about it. This process of therapy lets you become an active participant in your life.

 

*I am proud to announce that my business, Creative Arts Therapies Services has been registered with the Ministry of Defense. Please email me if you are interested in finding out more. [email protected]

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree
Education
Year of Graduation

MCAT

Hahnemann University

1985


Degree
MCAT

Education
Hahnemann University

Year of Graduation
1985
Years in Practice

39

Learn more about GHI's verification of therapists here.

DISTANCE COUNSELING

None

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PRIMARY SPECIALTIES

Couples / Relationship / Marriage Counseling

Family Issues

Grief

Trauma / Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD

ADDITIONAL SPECIALTIES

Abuse

Adjustments

Bipolar Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder

Depression

Developmental Disorders

Dissociative Disorders

Life Transitions

Mood Disorders

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Personality Disorders

CLIENT FOCUS

Population

Adults
Couples
Families
Men
Women
Geriatric

Languages Spoken

English
Romanian

TREATMENT APPROACH

Expressive Arts TherapyExpressive Arts Therapy is particularly beneficial for clients who struggle with describing what they are feeling verbally. Through imagination and creation of different art forms, clients are able to interpret and communicate their inner world and catalyze healing. Expressive arts therapy can involve the use of multiple modalities, such as visual arts, music, movement, drama, storytelling, poetry, and play. It is used to help individuals of all ages, including children and adults, to explore their feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behavior and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, and solve problems.

Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian Therapy)Person-centered therapy, or Rogerian therapy, was developed by Carl Rogers in the 1940’s. It is a form of talk therapy that emphasizes the importance of providing psychological safety, unconditional positive regard, and empathic understanding to clients. This type of therapy is based on the belief that individuals have an innate capacity for self-actualization and self-understanding and that the therapist's role is to provide a supportive environment in which this process can take place. Through the use of active listening, open-ended questions, and non-judgmental reflection, the therapist helps the client to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a safe and accepting environment. By doing so, clients are able to gain insight into their issues, develop a greater understanding of themselves, and work towards personal growth.

Psychodynamic TherapyPsychodynamic therapy is a form of therapy that focuses on the unconscious mind and how it affects behavior. It works to help people understand and work through past experiences and feelings that may be causing difficulties in the present. This type of therapy encourages individuals to explore their emotions, relationships, and behaviors in order to gain insight into their current difficulties. It can help individuals better understand themselves and their motivations, and gain insight into how past events have impacted their current lives. People tend to develop defense mechanisms when faced with challenges in life. Defense mechanisms may keep painful feelings, memories, and experiences in the unconscious. A few common defense mechanisms include: denial, repression, and rationalization. Psychodynamic therapists encourage people to speak freely about their emotions, desires, and fears. Being open may help uncover vulnerable feelings that have been pushed out of conscious awareness. According to psychodynamic theory, behavior is influenced by unconscious thought. Once painful feelings are brought forth and processed, the defense mechanisms are no longer needed and a person in treatment can start changing unhelpful patterns when coping with life’s challenges.

Developmental, non-verbal, sensory based, Humanistic

SERVICES OFFERED

Individual Therapy

BLOG POSTS

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