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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

 As a therapist, my approach is humanistic, and I specialize in trauma and grief work.  As a Creative Arts Psychotherapist, I create a non-threatening arts experience for the exploration of feelings and therapeutic issues. This is not about artistic skills. Rather, it strengthens our capacity to communicate in a non-verbal language first and then enables us to find the words to describe that communication.

 

My Approach to Helping:

By integrating verbal therapy with the creative arts non-verbal therapy, this method directly builds awareness. With awareness, learning occurs, and insight and understanding emerge.

I am a 30-year veteran who has worked in the health and mental health communities as a creative arts psychotherapist. I received my master’s from the creative arts therapy department of the mental health sciences department of a teaching hospital in Philadelphia, Hahnemann Medical University (now Drexel University) in Philadelphia.

My approach is humanistic, and I specialize in trauma and grief work.

Call or send an email. We can schedule an introductory meeting without charging a fee. 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree
Education
Year of Graduation

MCAT

Hahnemann University

1985


Degree
MCAT

Education
Hahnemann University

Year of Graduation
1985
Years in Practice

40

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DISTANCE COUNSELING

None

BLOG POSTS

Imagination Makes Sense

We are sensory beings, and one of the earliest abilities that we acquire is imagination. Imagination allows us to form mental images of things not currently sensed, simulate possible future scenarios, create novel ideas, and engage in symbolic thinking.


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

Imagination Makes Sense

We are sensory beings, and one of the earliest abilities that we acquire is imagination. Imagination allows us to form mental images of things not currently sensed, simulate possible future scenarios, create novel ideas, and engage in symbolic thinking.