- Trauma focused
- Practical strategies
- Multilingual clinician
About Hadass
Dr. Hadass Harel is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Massachusetts. She brings 30 years of clinical experience to sessions and works with people facing trauma-related symptoms, anxiety, depression, and addiction. She also supports those coping with illness, chronic pain, grief, and major life changes.
Her approach centers on building a straightforward, honest space where clients can talk freely. She uses methods such as attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, EMDR, and hypnotherapy to address symptoms and patterns. Sessions focus on concrete skills and understanding how past experiences affect current reactions.
Dr. Harel has worked in diverse settings across several continents, including contexts affected by war and human trafficking, and in urban environments. That background informs how she notices trauma’s different impacts on relationships and day-to-day functioning. She pays attention to how stress and trauma can show up as anger, panic, dissociation, or problems with eating and substance use.
People who come to her often need help managing overwhelming reactions, repairing relationship patterns, or finding steadier routines through illness or loss. She aims to help clients build practical strategies for coping and to reduce symptoms that interfere with daily life.
If you are considering therapy, the first step is often the hardest. Dr. Harel invites people to begin with a short questionnaire to match and then schedule a session according to availability.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can help identify repeating relationship habits and practice new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and homework. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping skills training. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, helps process traumatic memories by combining focused attention with guided bilateral stimulation and can reduce the intensity of trauma reactions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences to decide which methods to try first. Plans are adjusted as progress is made, and techniques can be combined when useful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cut commuting time, and allow follow-ups after medical appointments or during travel. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a brief touchpoint is helpful or allow longer sessions when deeper processing is needed. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, guided imagery, and skills practice to remote work so therapeutic momentum continues between appointments.
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Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Massachusetts
Languages
English, Hebrew
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
She helps people with trauma-related symptoms, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and stress from illness. The list also includes relationship and intimacy issues, eating struggles, anger, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What therapeutic style can I expect?
Sessions combine practical skill-building with exploration of past attachment and trauma patterns. Approaches include cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment-based work, DBT strategies, EMDR, and hypnotherapy when appropriate.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The clinician has 30 years of experience working in varied settings across several continents, including high-trauma environments and urban centers.
What credentials and region are listed?
The therapist holds an MA and is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost structured for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.