A significant part of the people who find their way to my clinic are immigrants from various countries. I often encounter issues revolving around immigration, however these issues seldom stand alone. They tend to be connected to preexisting or more general topics. Besides immigrants, I also provide therapy for people dealing with medical issues, and elderly people and their family members. Below you will find some examples of issues I treat:
- Existential themes regarding personal identity, purpose and meaning of life and death, leading to questions such as:
- Who am I?
- Am I (good) enough?
- What purpose does my life have?
- How can I give my life purpose?
- Themes connected to change in life environment and culture
- Forming/committing to/dealing with/breaking off romantic relationships
- Migration for partner to Israel
- Issues revolving around (finding) work
- Anxiety and panic attacks
- Feeling down/depressed
- Difficulties with trust (trusting yourself, others, or your surroundings)
- Coping with feelings of guilt, jealousy or anger
- Thoughts, beliefs and fears around dying or surviving
- Cycle related emotional and behavioral issues (anger, depression, PMS, PMDD)
- Religious beliefs
- Acceptance/management of life with a (medical) condition
- Unexplained cognitive and physical complaints
- Decline in memory, concentration or attention, behavioral changes in older age