Dvora Kravitz
Therapy that helps you build greater steadiness, clarity, and meaningful direction.
I help adults, teens, couples, and families build greater stability, clarity, and meaningful direction during periods of stress, transition, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, and neurodivergent challenges.
My work integrates trauma-informed psychotherapy, nervous system regulation, Internal Family Systems (IFS), executive functioning support, attachment-based understanding, and practical tools for daily life. I work with clients experiencing ADHD, learning disabilities, neurodiversity, OCD, phobias, chronic overwhelm, emotional reactivity, and longstanding patterns that insight alone has not fully shifted.
The Work Is Grounded in Five Interconnected Areas
These are not linear stages, but capacities that develop together over time.
How I Work
My approach is collaborative, thoughtful, and compassionate. I aim to create a therapeutic space that combines emotional safety with structure, depth with practicality, and insight with lived change.
I integrate depth psychology, somatic awareness, Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness, and practical cognitive and behavioral tools to support meaningful and sustainable change. When appropriate, I also integrate carefully contextualized Jewish and Chassidic thought with sensitivity and respect for each client’s background and pace.
Professional Background
My professional path has unfolded across several decades and disciplines. I originally planned to teach English literature before being drawn toward the helping professions. After raising a family, I pursued graduate training in Marriage and Family Therapy and later completed licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist in California.
My background also includes work as a social worker in South Los Angeles, a special education teacher in an inner-city middle school, a private tutor and educational therapist, and a longtime student of trauma, learning differences, human development, and contemplative practice. These experiences continue to shape the way I understand resilience, struggle, adaptation, and growth.
Rooted in Jewish Life and Learning
I moved to Israel with my family as a young teenager and lived there for three formative years, becoming Torah observant during that time. After decades of maintaining a strong connection to Israel through regular visits, I returned in 2024 to live there again.
My Jewish identity and Torah learning remain an important source of meaning and orientation in my life, and continue to inform my ethical and spiritual understanding of healing, responsibility, and human dignity.