Therapist profile
Dr. Hadass Harel, LMHC
Massachusetts
Dr. Hadass Harel - LMHC, Trauma and Anger
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- CredentialsLMHC
- LicenseLMHC, Massachusetts / 3995
- NPI1467593491
- Experience30 years
- LanguagesEnglish, Hebrew
- LocationMassachusetts
About
- Trauma-focused care
- CBT and DBT methods
- EMDR and hypnotherapy
About Hadass
Dr. Hadass Harel is an MA, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Massachusetts with 30 years of clinical experience. She has worked across many settings and countries and focuses on trauma-related symptoms, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, and the effects of medical illness and chronic pain.
She helps people who are coping with panic attacks, dissociation, and the relationship strain that trauma can cause. Her work also covers eating disorders, opioid addiction, and the ripple effects of trauma on family life. She uses straightforward language and aims to be direct about the problems people bring to sessions.
Dr. Harel draws on several therapeutic approaches, including attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, EMDR, and hypnotherapy. Sessions can include practical skills for managing intense feelings, guided processing of traumatic memories, and attention to how past attachment patterns affect current relationships.
She mentions years in challenging environments such as war zones, human trafficking contexts, and inner-city settings, which informs how she thinks about safety, crisis, and complex stress. That background contributes to a practice that recognizes both acute symptoms and long-standing patterns.
People who contact her typically want clear tools to handle anger, reduce anxiety, or manage addictive urges. To begin, clients are asked to use the site’s matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment so they can discuss goals and preferences.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at the ways early relationships shape feelings and reactions now. Online sessions can support exploring those patterns and practicing new ways of relating in day-to-day life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small experiments. In a virtual session this often means setting concrete homework, tracking reactions between meetings, and reviewing results together.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. Those skills can be taught, practiced, and reviewed by video or phone so clients can use them when intense feelings arise.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative step. The therapist and client will discuss symptoms, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. It is common to combine skills work with focused trauma processing over several sessions.
Please confirm which session formats she currently offers before booking. Describing formats here would risk being inaccurate; checking first ensures you know whether video, phone, or another option is available. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy life by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making scheduling around work or caregiving easier.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English, Hebrew
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with trauma-related symptoms, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, and the effects of medical illness and chronic pain.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct and practical, using skills-based techniques alongside deeper processing of traumatic material.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience working in a range of settings, including war zones and human trafficking contexts.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MA and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing from Massachusetts.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not listed here; please confirm current options before booking through the platform.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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