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Rabbi Arielle Hanien PsyD SEP

In a universe that tends towards disorganization, healing is a natural miracle.

Integrative trauma therapy weaving somatic wisdom, spiritual depth, and clinical skill — supporting you toward wholeness.

Arielle's therapeutic work is highly skilled. As a therapist, she is engaging, contactful, present, and empathetic. I highly recommend her as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.

Peter A. Levine PhD Founder of Somatic Experiencing

"In a universe that tends towards disorganization, healing is a natural miracle."

— Rabbi Arielle Hanien, PsyD, SEP

An intricate symphony of energy in our bodies supports life; when trauma interrupts that flow, cells and molecules array themselves to restore it, in ways the mind may not even grasp. Some experiences, however, overwhelm an organism's natural capacity to heal or adapt in healthy ways. Spiritual traditions mobilize healers, rituals, wisdom, and community to facilitate healing, and contemporary psychotherapy proffers specialists, exercises, research, and support groups. In my experience, an integrative therapeutic approach drawing upon all of these sources enhances coherence for body, mind, and spirit, as trauma is resolved.

As a spiritual counselor with a background in physical and social sciences and also in both clinical and somatic training, and as a human being rooted in an ancient spiritual tradition and people, I draw from various modalities, helping my client to nurture healing wisdom within. My orientation is to support personal healing, natural reconnection with internal, organic vitality, harmony, and intuition.

My life-long interest in understanding the human experience of brokenness and well-being for individuals and collectives led me to study various languages and disciplines including Physics, Sociology, Philosophy, Women's Studies, Peace Studies, and the Jewish rabbinic tradition. I interweave insights and practices from all these human endeavors to enrich my understanding of how we can live with meaning, wholeness, and joy even in a world of brokenness.

My private practice in counseling (English & Hebrew) blossomed out of my spiritual practice and my work in the community, as people gravitated to this mindful, compassionate approach to an integrated spiritual and somatic practice.

My approach is to empower my clients, utilizing interventions congruent with their belief system and worldview, drawing on their framework of meaning and inviting them to draw upon my expertise in ways that nourish their healing, resilience, and growth.

Inspired by Gestalt, psychoanalytic, and somatic modalities, I integrate Jewish tradition when this is requested, and other spiritual traditions that speak to our shared human experiences.

My intuition as a therapist is informed by continuous reading, study and thought, always with my clients in mind. I enjoy and nourish my own practice with deep work in diverse disciplines and cultures, attending workshops and trainings, consulting and supervising peers, reading and studying, as well as my own ongoing personal experience of spirituality, bodywork, and therapy.

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An Integrative Path to Healing

Healing is not a straight line and it is not one-dimensional. My work brings together the body's wisdom, the soul's knowing, and the rigor of clinical practice — because real healing happens at the intersection of all three.

Somatic Experiencing

Developed by Peter Levine, SE works with the body's innate capacity to heal from trauma. We listen to what the nervous system is carrying and gently support its return to balance.

Spiritual Depth

Drawing from rabbinic wisdom and contemplative traditions, I honor the spiritual dimension of suffering and healing. Meaning-making is not separate from therapy — it is integral to it.

Clinical Rigor

With doctoral-level clinical training, my work is grounded in evidence and ethical practice. The poetic and the precise are not opposites — they are partners in genuine care.

Who I Work With

I work with adults navigating the effects of trauma — whether from a single event, developmental patterns, or the quieter wounds that accumulate over a lifetime. You don't need a specific diagnosis to begin. You need only the sense that something in you is asking for attention.

I welcome those who feel drawn to an approach that honors both body and spirit, who want a therapist willing to sit with complexity rather than simplify it away.

Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew.

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You may find this work meaningful if you are experiencing:

  • The lingering effects of trauma — hypervigilance, disconnection, overwhelm
  • A sense of being stuck in patterns you can't think your way out of
  • Grief, transition, or spiritual disorientation
  • A desire to integrate body, mind, and soul in your healing
  • Physical symptoms that seem connected to emotional or relational history

The work begins with a conversation.

There is no pressure and no commitment. Just an honest exchange about where you are and whether this approach feels right.

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