Therapist profile
Dr. Hadass Harel, LMHC
Dr. Hadass Harel - LMHC, trauma and family-related issues
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- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- EMDR
About Hadass
Dr. Hadass Harel is an MA, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts with 30 years of experience. She focuses on trauma-related symptoms, anxiety, depression, addictions, and the ripple effects these concerns can have on relationships and family life. She speaks English and Hebrew and has worked in a range of settings across several continents.
She has treated severe trauma, panic attacks, dissociative symptoms, and substance use issues including opioid addiction. She also helps people coping with chronic pain, medical illness, complicated grief, and the stress of caregiving. Her work often attends to problems that affect how people relate to partners, parents, or children at home.
In sessions she listens without judgment and encourages honest conversation about difficult feelings and thoughts. She draws on approaches such as Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, EMDR, and hypnotherapy to address trauma, relationship patterns, emotional regulation, and persistent negative beliefs.
She has direct experience supporting people who face abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment disruptions, body image concerns, and the effects of domestic violence. She also works with those managing career strain, compassion fatigue, and the particular stresses that come with caring for someone with chronic illness.
People working with her can expect practical focus on symptoms and day-to-day coping. To begin, the site’s matching steps guide you to a first session where goals and the best approaches are discussed.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships influence current patterns. It looks at trust, closeness, and repeated behaviors in relationships and can help with attachment issues, abandonment concerns, and ongoing family stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down thoughts, feelings, and actions into manageable parts. It helps identify unhelpful thinking and develop alternative responses for anxiety, depression, and eating or substance-related problems.
EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a trauma-focused method that works with distressing memories and their emotional charge. It is often used when past events continue to trigger strong reactions in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review goals, symptoms, and preferences with the client and suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative decision and can change as therapy progresses.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Before booking, confirm which session types are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around parenting, work, or medical appointments. They can shorten travel, allow a quicker check-in between obligations, or let someone choose audio-only work when less bandwidth is available.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English, Hebrew
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with trauma-related symptoms, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, parenting stress, relationship strain, and related issues listed on her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her sessions are direct and practical. She encourages honest talk and uses evidence-informed methods such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and attachment-focused work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of clinical experience, including work in multiple international and high-intensity settings.
What are her credentials and practice location?
She is an MA, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew.
Can she work with international clients?
Yes, she accepts international clients according to the profile information.
How are sessions scheduled and what formats are available?
The therapist's biography did not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options on the booking page before scheduling.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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