transformative psychotherapy & coaching

for individuals and couples

depth-oriented • relational • experiential

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A reflective space to slow down,
connect with the truth of your moment, and listen more deeply to what’s unfolding.

You may be arriving here because something in your life no longer fits the way it once did. Perhaps a loss, a transition, or a quiet sense of malaise has left you feeling unmoored. A relationship that is important to you is stuck. Or maybe identities or strategies that once carried you—achievement, caretaking, being liked, getting it right—no longer bring the meaning or relief they once did.

Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, high-functioning individuals who sense that something in their lives is ready to shift, deepen, or be understood in a new way.

My work offers a space to listen more deeply to your own inner experience. Together, we engage therapy and coaching as a form of creative and existential inquiry — one that is also deeply psychological and, at times, spiritual.

This is not about fixing what is broken. It’s about becoming more available to what’s already here, and discovering the freedom, choice, and aliveness that can emerge from that contact.

Psychotherapist • Coach • Author • Humanist • Seeker

Guided by my conviction that personal growth requires reflection, compassion, and courage, I have supported individuals, couples, and leaders for over 20 years to shape a life of truthfulness, meaning, connection, and self-authorship.

MEET YAEL

Professional Growth through Personal Transformation

Yael is the lead author of Growing Up at Work: How to Transform Personally, Evolve Professionally, and Lead Authentically. In the book, she draws upon her psychotherapy and executive coaching experience to bring adult development, humanistic psychology, and leadership theories to life.

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MY APPROACH

A Different Way of Working

My work is grounded in presence, dialogue, and real-time awareness. I draw from Gestalt therapy, parts-based approaches such as Internal Family Systems, existential psychotherapy, and coaching. These are not techniques to apply, but orientations that support honest contact, curiosity, intentionality, and choice.

Sessions are co-created and shaped by what is alive in the moment. I don’t push outcomes or follow a predetermined agenda. Instead, I trust that when you are supported to stay present with your experience—without judgment or pressure—you naturally begin to see more clearly, feel more agency, and relate to your life with greater freedom.

Clients often describe this work as both supportive and challenging. I aim to offer warmth, honesty, and respectful challenge—inviting you to speak truthfully, take responsibility for your life, and engage the deeper questions of meaning that may be asking for your attention.

This approach is best suited for people who feel generally stable and are seeking depth-oriented, reflective support. I’m not the right fit for acute mental health crises or higher-level clinical care.

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Areas of Expertise

  • Individual Psychotherapy & Coaching

    “Assisted self-discovery” for individuals seeking greater awareness, integration, intentionality, and freedom during times of transition, loss, or questioning.

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  • Couples Therapy

    Focused relational work for couples or individuals in close relationships who want to explore and transform patterns as they unfold and engage one another with greater clarity and responsibility.

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  • Midlife Coaching

    Midlife can be confusing and unsettling, but it can also be a fertile and generative time, a “summons” to an enlarged life. When we feel lost, it is helpful to have a witness / facilitator to help us navigate and find meaning.

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  • Life Review

    A facilitated, structured process for reflecting on the arc of your life — integrating experiences, losses, and meaning with honesty and care. Garner insights about yourself to infuse the rest of your life with greater intentionality.

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  • Executive & Team Coaching

    As the co-founder of the executive coaching firm Collaborative Coaching, I have supported leadership development and team growth for over two decades. For more information, see our website below.

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  • "Yael's unique combination of sincerity, warmth, and challenge helped me understand myself more deeply, relate to my life with greater honesty, and to outgrow old patterns that kept me stuck."

  • "Yael created a space where I felt grounded and held. She encouraged me to explore my life deeply and honestly - and to expand how I see myself."

  • "Yael creates a spacious environment where people can slow down, reflect with honesty, and see their lives from a wider perspective."

  • "Working with Yael has helped me grow in ways I never imagined. Through her creativity and genuine curiosity, she has inspired me to live my life more fully and authentically."

  • "Yael approaches her work with deep curiosity, presence, and kindness. My sense of self has expanded immensely."

  • "Working with Yael has been transformative. Committing to this work is one of the greatest gifts I have ever given myself."

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I look forward to scheduling a 25-minute exploratory call to discuss your goals and to determine whether my approach is a good match for your situation.

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