Tammy Kantor, MSW

I have gained over 15 years of clinical experience with individuals, groups and communities in Israel, Texas, Tanzania and Ukraine-Poland border. I have worked with survivors of sexual violence in Israel and abroad in Sexual Assault Crisis Centers. I worked extensively with the elderly population and in particular Holocaust survivors through institutions for the elderly in Israel and Texas, where I directed the Senior Programs Department at the Jewish Community Center in Austin, TX. I managed the Women's Courtyard, a center for young women at risk in Jaffa, Israel. I recently returned from the Ukrainian/Polish borders working directly with Ukrainian Refugees. In Dar es Salaam, I worked with individuals, families and communities impacted from HIV/AIDS. I've facilitated and co-facilitated psycho-educational, therapeutic support groups as well as women's circles on diverse topics. 

In recent years, I work primarily from my clinic in Tel Aviv-Jaffa & Zichron Yaakov with adults suffering from physical, emotional and mental traumas. I volunteer with a Tel Aviv non-profit organization "Turning the Tables", who help women break from the circle of prostitution and trafficking.

My counseling approach is solution-focused and directed towards mobilizing client strengths and resources. I work primarily from a psychodynamic and existential psychotherapeutic approach as well as integrating (as needed) Somatic Experiencing® (SE™), Mindful Awareness, Music Therapy and Expressive Arts. ​

Over the years, I've seen a few main factors greatly contribute to the level of success in therapy, be it short or long term psychotherapy: I see the person as responsible for creating meaning in his or her life in order to contribute to the process of healing old or recent wounds.  I believe the foundation for meaningful work and self-growth is establishing trust and a meaningful alliance in the therapeutic relationship. We need to be patient and slow down in order to speed up.

I look at the therapeutic process as an opportunity to help the client achieve a mind-body balance. This balance creates a safety net for the person to make clear and coherent decisions and navigate thoughts and behaviors from a place of awareness, responsibility and personal empowerment. 

I value and prioritize each person's privacy and sessions are conducted in a calm, safe and confidential setting at the clinic or online.