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Clinical Team
Dr. Ken Adams, Ph.D.
Chananya Abraham, MA, MS, LPC
Dr. Ken Adams, Ph.D.
Senior Clinical & Retreat Supervisor
Dr. Adams is a licensed psychologist and internationally recognized expert in treating trauma-induced intimacy and addictive disorders and the author of Silently Seduced, and When He’s Married to Mom.
In 2010, Dr. Adams was part of a focus group set up to advise the Office of the Director of National Int
Senior Clinical & Retreat Supervisor
Dr. Adams is a licensed psychologist and internationally recognized expert in treating trauma-induced intimacy and addictive disorders and the author of Silently Seduced, and When He’s Married to Mom.
In 2010, Dr. Adams was part of a focus group set up to advise the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on developing criteria for security clearance of federal employees.
He specifically advised this office on matters related to sex addiction and personality disorders.
Dr. Patrick Carnes, internationally recognized author and expert, wrote the following in his review of Ken’s first book, Silently Seduced, “Author, Ken Adams, is one of those rare combinations of competence as a writer, clinician, and researcher."
Gail Hennes, LMSW
Chananya Abraham, MA, MS, LPC
Dr. Ken Adams, Ph.D.
Senior Clinical Coordinator
Workshop Facilitator
Gail Hennes received her B.A. in Psychology from Michigan State University and her Masters in Clinical Social Work from The University of Maryland.
She is a licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience working with adolescents, young adults, couples and families.
Gai
Senior Clinical Coordinator
Workshop Facilitator
Gail Hennes received her B.A. in Psychology from Michigan State University and her Masters in Clinical Social Work from The University of Maryland.
She is a licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience working with adolescents, young adults, couples and families.
Gail has an eclectic approach to helping people both individually and in groups. With a focus on trauma recovery, she uses a variety of modalities which allow her to tailor her style to each unique person and situation.
In addition Gail has specialized training in anxiety management, substance and process addictions, eating disorders, group work, Psychodrama, storytelling and a whole lot of extra life experience from being a mother of five.
Chananya Abraham, MA, MS, LPC
Chananya Abraham, MA, MS, LPC
Chananya Abraham, MA, MS, LPC
Workshop Facilitator
Chananya Abraham graduated with a Masters of Science in Human Services from Post University, and Masters of Arts in Psychology from The New School of Social Research.
He is a licensed professional counselor with over 10 years of experience.
Chananya has worked with a wide variety of issues & concerns including but not
Workshop Facilitator
Chananya Abraham graduated with a Masters of Science in Human Services from Post University, and Masters of Arts in Psychology from The New School of Social Research.
He is a licensed professional counselor with over 10 years of experience.
Chananya has worked with a wide variety of issues & concerns including but not limited to: depression, anxiety, parenting-related issues, religion-related challenges, career challenges, relationship issues, OCD and eating disorders, and ADHD-type issues. Chananya's counseling and therapy style is interactive and question-based, with honest and thorough constant feedback.
His approach is hands-on, interactive, and combines a variety of modalities.
Peretz Shlosberg, MSW, LCSW
Peretz Shlosberg, MSW, LCSW
Chananya Abraham, MA, MS, LPC
Workshop Facilitator
Peretz Shlosberg graduated with a Masters in Social Work, from Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
He is a licensed social worker with 7 years of experience.
Peretz specializes working with adults as they navigate adulthood and the stressors that may become apparent due to past traumas.
Peretz also enjo
Workshop Facilitator
Peretz Shlosberg graduated with a Masters in Social Work, from Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
He is a licensed social worker with 7 years of experience.
Peretz specializes working with adults as they navigate adulthood and the stressors that may become apparent due to past traumas.
Peretz also enjoys coaching motivated individuals to uncover their greatest self.
Peretz utilizes a humanistic & purpose-driven approach that combines polyvagal & somatic theories, Internal Family Systems, and mindfulness.
Yaakov Kafka, LCSW
Peretz Shlosberg, MSW, LCSW
Yaakov Kafka, LCSW
Workshop Facilitator
Yaakov Kafka has been practicing individual and group therapy for five years.
His private practice has been built around Internal Family Systems, and other modalities, and their applications together.
After completing his MSW from Rutgers University, he worked at a community outpatient mental health center providing
Workshop Facilitator
Yaakov Kafka has been practicing individual and group therapy for five years.
His private practice has been built around Internal Family Systems, and other modalities, and their applications together.
After completing his MSW from Rutgers University, he worked at a community outpatient mental health center providing group and individual therapy as well as in-home family therapy in both English and Spanish.
Yaakov believes we all have the ability to heal ourselves, and he feels honored to help others in their journey through their inner worlds.
Motty Braun, LMSW
Peretz Shlosberg, MSW, LCSW
Yaakov Kafka, LCSW
Workshop Facilitator
Motty received his MSW from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University, and is a level 1 certified IFS therapist, as well as a certified life coach.
Having been part of Kesher in Israel, Motty has spent over 20 years working with individuals and their families on their healing journey.
Being trauma info
Workshop Facilitator
Motty received his MSW from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University, and is a level 1 certified IFS therapist, as well as a certified life coach.
Having been part of Kesher in Israel, Motty has spent over 20 years working with individuals and their families on their healing journey.
Being trauma informed allows Motty to help survivors work through their pain and struggles. His empathy and curiosity help nurture a warm, safe and supportive space for his clients' on their journey to healing.
Motty's goal is to help each client discover their true respected self.
Shlomo Schloss, LMSW
Shlomo Schloss, LMSW
Shlomo Schloss, LMSW
Workshop Facilitator
Shlomo received his BA in psychology from Touro University and his MSW from Barry University, and has over 10 years of experience.
Shlomo specializes in people.
He has clinical experience in treating symptoms of depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, guilt, shame, self exploration, and chronic pain/illness.
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Workshop Facilitator
Shlomo received his BA in psychology from Touro University and his MSW from Barry University, and has over 10 years of experience.
Shlomo specializes in people.
He has clinical experience in treating symptoms of depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, guilt, shame, self exploration, and chronic pain/illness.
In his practice, Shlomo utilizes psychodynamic principles and targeted behavioral changes to guide his patients through the process of self discovery and actualizing the removal of barriers to feel connected.
Rabbi Shimon Russell, LCSW
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Co-founder
Chief Clinical Supervisor
Senior Retreat Supervisor
Rabbi Russell is a psychotherapist in private practice in Jerusalem. He holds an MSW from Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work and completed the Clinical externship program at the prestigious Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy in NY.
He is a popular author and speaker who ha
Co-founder
Chief Clinical Supervisor
Senior Retreat Supervisor
Rabbi Russell is a psychotherapist in private practice in Jerusalem. He holds an MSW from Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work and completed the Clinical externship program at the prestigious Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy in NY.
He is a popular author and speaker who has presented on many mental-health related topics throughout the world.
His expertise is in working with the Orthodox Jewish community on issues relating to Marriage, struggling adolescents, teens & their families, treatment of trauma in general, and in particular sexual abuse.
He is considered an authority on the challenges of "at risk" children & teens.
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Senior Clinical & Retreat Supervisor
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk is a psychiatrist, author, researcher and educator based in Boston, MA.
Since the 1970s his research has been in the area of post-traumatic stress. He is the author of The New York Times best seller, The Body Keeps the Score.
Dr. Van der Kolk served as a past president for the Int
Senior Clinical & Retreat Supervisor
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk is a psychiatrist, author, researcher and educator based in Boston, MA.
Since the 1970s his research has been in the area of post-traumatic stress. He is the author of The New York Times best seller, The Body Keeps the Score.
Dr. Van der Kolk served as a past president for the International Society for Traumatic stress Studies and former co-director of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. He is a professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and president of the Trauma Research Foundation in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Dr. Van der Kolk has published over 150 peer reviewed scientific articles.
His books include Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (1984), Psychological Trauma (1987), Traumatic Stress (1996, with Alexander C. McFarlane and Lars Weisæth) and The Body Keeps the Score (2014).
Dr. Janina Fisher, Ph.D.
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Dr. Janina Fisher, Ph.D.
Senior Clinical Supervisor
Dr. Janina Fisher, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and a former instructor at Harvard Medical School.
An international expert on the treatment of trauma, she is an Advisory Board member of the Trauma Research Foundation and the author of three books,
Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: O
Senior Clinical Supervisor
Dr. Janina Fisher, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and a former instructor at Harvard Medical School.
An international expert on the treatment of trauma, she is an Advisory Board member of the Trauma Research Foundation and the author of three books,
Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Self-Alienation (2017), Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: a Workbook for Survivors and Therapists (2021), and The Living Legacy Instructional Flip Chart (2022).
She is best known for her work on integrating mindfulness-based interventions into trauma treatment, and she is also the creator of Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) therapy.
Dr. Jacob Ham, Ph.D.
Dr. Ruth Lanius, MD, Ph.D.
Dr. Janina Fisher, Ph.D.
Senior Clinical Supervisor
Dr. Ham is a clinical psychologist and Director of the Center for Child Trauma and Resilience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
He trains and consults others in treating children, families and adults who have experienced family trauma.
He also provides psychotherapy through his facu
Senior Clinical Supervisor
Dr. Ham is a clinical psychologist and Director of the Center for Child Trauma and Resilience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
He trains and consults others in treating children, families and adults who have experienced family trauma.
He also provides psychotherapy through his faculty practice and collaborates on research in child traumatic stress and psychotherapy.
Dr. Ruth Lanius, MD, Ph.D.
Dr. Ruth Lanius, MD, Ph.D.
Dr. Ruth Lanius, MD, Ph.D.
Clinical Advisor
Ruth Lanius, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Psychiatry, is the director of the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research unit at the University of Western Ontario. She established the Traumatic Stress Service and the Traumatic Stress Service Workplace Program, services that specialize in the treatment and research of Postt
Clinical Advisor
Ruth Lanius, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Psychiatry, is the director of the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research unit at the University of Western Ontario. She established the Traumatic Stress Service and the Traumatic Stress Service Workplace Program, services that specialize in the treatment and research of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and related comorbid disorders.
She currently holds the Harris-Woodman Chair in Mind-Body Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario.
Her research interests focus on studying the neurobiology of PTSD and treatment outcome research examining various pharmacological and psychotherapeutic methods.
She has authored more than 100 published papers and chapters in the field of traumatic stress and is currently funded by several federal funding agencies. She regularly lectures on the topic of PTSD nationally and internationally.
She has recently published a book “Healing the traumatized self: consciousness, neuroscience, treatment” with Paul Frewen.
Sarah Bridge, LCSW
Dr. Ruth Lanius, MD, Ph.D.
Dr. Ruth Lanius, MD, Ph.D.
Clinical Advisor
Sarah Bridge, LCSW has been counseling children, adolescents, and adults for over 28 years. She has worked in hospital settings, community behavioral health and private practice. Sarah's depth of knowledge enables her to work with a variety of challenging issues to help people in effective and empowering ways.
For the pas
Clinical Advisor
Sarah Bridge, LCSW has been counseling children, adolescents, and adults for over 28 years. She has worked in hospital settings, community behavioral health and private practice. Sarah's depth of knowledge enables her to work with a variety of challenging issues to help people in effective and empowering ways.
For the past 14 years, Sarah, has had the privilege to work and lecture with Pia Mellody, training mental health professionals on Pia Mellody's Post Induction Therapy (PIT) trauma treatment model.
Sarah also works as a Lecturer/Trainer for PIT Intensive Professional Trainings for The Meadows Treatment Center in Phoenix and Wickenburg AZ.
Sarah also provides consultation to other therapists nationwide and internationally on this highly effective treatment Model.
Rozi Wax LMFT, LMHC
Sergio Ocampo, MA, BSc, MFT, SEP
Sergio Ocampo, MA, BSc, MFT, SEP
Clinical Supervisor/Consultant
Rozi Wax has been a licensed therapist for almost 40 years and is trained in Somatic intervention, EMDR, CBT, Gottman, NLP, Safe & Sound Protocol(SSP).
Rozi obtained her Master of Arts degree in psychology in 1982 from the University of Notre Dame. She works with adolescents and adults specializing in anxie
Clinical Supervisor/Consultant
Rozi Wax has been a licensed therapist for almost 40 years and is trained in Somatic intervention, EMDR, CBT, Gottman, NLP, Safe & Sound Protocol(SSP).
Rozi obtained her Master of Arts degree in psychology in 1982 from the University of Notre Dame. She works with adolescents and adults specializing in anxiety and trauma.
Rozi has worked extensively with childhood abuse and domestic violence issues.
In addition to individual therapy, Rozi is a highly skilled couples/ marriage therapist. Rozi strives to assist her clients in working through the stumbling blocks in the pursuit of self-actualization.
Rozi also serves on the board of directors for Nefesh, The International Network
of Orthodox Mental Health Professionals.
Sergio Ocampo, MA, BSc, MFT, SEP
Sergio Ocampo, MA, BSc, MFT, SEP
Sergio Ocampo, MA, BSc, MFT, SEP
Senior Somatic Advisor/Supervisor
Sergio Ocampo serves on the Board of Directors of Dr. Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing Institute and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and is EMDR trained.
Specializing in treating anxiety, depression and symptoms of trauma, his work focuses around the
Senior Somatic Advisor/Supervisor
Sergio Ocampo serves on the Board of Directors of Dr. Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing Institute and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and is EMDR trained.
Specializing in treating anxiety, depression and symptoms of trauma, his work focuses around the latest tools in helping resolve difficult emotional experiences as well as relationships for his clients.
Applying Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, and other somatic approaches, Sergio helps people gently heal.
His work includes both somatic and cognitive interventions such as Somatic Experiencing, Narrative Therapy, Affective Neuropsychology and EMDR.
Sergio researches and writes about how early life adversity and overwhelming experiences affect the nervous system and its consequent emotional reactions. Sergio proposes that anyone can achieve happiness, not matter how difficult or traumatic their lives have been.
Sergio’s moto is:
Anxiety and Depression are not a life sentence, but a temporary discomfort.
Speaking four languages, Sergio brings a worldly and experienced approach to therapy.