Testimonials

Testimonials – Safe Therapy Space Psychology Clinic, Auckland

Why Therapy?

40-year-old woman:

“After many years of struggling with my mental health and changing medications to try and resolve issues around depression and sleep disorders, I was referred to Nadav for therapy. …..Nadav has a kind, supportive and peaceful way of exploring challenging personal issues with a fresh approach that made me feel in control of the process and my own thoughts and actions.  I now feel I have the tools to move forward into a happier, more fulfilled and intentional life. The investment in Nadav was one of the smartest I’ve ever made.”

22-year-old man:

When I started therapy, I was clouded and debilitated by anxiety. Therapy has transformed my life from chaos to order, where I have the tools to work with my anxiety. I was able to progress in my career and establish an intimate relationship. These are all things that seemed impossible before I went to therapy. The EMDR practices cut the tether that was almost sinking me down with my past experiences of anxiety and helped to reprocess these. The CBT helped me to recognise what behaviours and thought processes were not grounded in reality, and this was a profound breakthrough in how I manage my anxiety. The ability to have an internal dialogue with my internal family when we used Internal Family Systems helped me understand some of the motivations of my anxiety, and this allowed me a greater understanding of where my thoughts are generated, which helped in the transformation of my anxiety. The mindfulness-based work we have done has significantly changed the way I manage stress in day-to-day life. I also found it helpful to do dream work in therapy. Nadav has been an instrumental influence on the direction of my life, and for this I’m forever grateful.

76-year-old man:

“Initially, I was apprehensive about having psychotherapy.  It was sort of a choice that I needed to make for my own mental improvement and empowerment to make me aware of my personal challenges from childhood to adulthood.  Each session had a different sort of enlightenment for me as I became more open with Nadav, and I was able to discuss in depth the problems that I felt I had at that point in time.  I received from Nadav the courage to address death.  Nadav’s knowledge has been paramount for me in relation to Death Anxiety.  I know it will be an anxious time for me, but I’m more prepared after therapy to accept death instead of fighting the death process and not cause myself more anxiety or feel worse than I should feel.  I have the tools to handle this in the future, and I feel better prepared for it and ready to live my life in the present.”

Why with me?

65-year-old woman:

“I want to thank you for the time we have spent working together over the last year.  Your understanding, empathy and words of wisdom helped heal my soul and my heart.  Your suggestions of how I might move to a better place were always given with care and appreciation for where I was in my journey back from the depths of darkness. I will be forever grateful for the care you gave me. Thank you.”

31-year-old man:

“I came to Nadav wanting to get past internal walls when it came to connecting with my emotions and relationships with friends and family. Not only did he help me make leaps and bounds in these areas but he gave me the tools to continue the work. I discovered issues I wasn’t fully aware of and with his guidance worked through them and learnt how to be kinder to myself and others. He is kind and honest with an ability to explain things in a way that connects. High recommend!”

63-year-old man:

“I have benefited greatly from Nadav’s regular sessions which have a depth and momentum I have not experienced before….Nadav’s professional approach demonstrates his wealth of experience and extensive knowledge of recurrent major depression. I have found myself very responsive to his method of teaching me new and very practical interventions and tools to help lessen the impact of downturns developing into more serious and distressing episodes.

He provides a practical and wide holistic approach to therapy, all the while re-enforcing major themes and practices regarded as modern best practice associated with this illness.  I can only say how much I appreciate the very beneficial treatment provided by Nadav”

38-year-old man:

“Nadav has been an incredible support in my journey through depression and anxiety. His compassionate and understanding approach made me feel truly heard and valued during every session. Nadav helped me get out of a slump, guided me through some important life decisions, and has provided me with practical skills and strategies to sustain my improved mental well-being moving forward. I highly recommend him to anyone seeking a skilled and empathetic therapist.”

42-year-old woman:

My experience of working with Nadav has been one of deep learning and approaching a self understanding, in a very safe environment. …. I believe I thought of therapy more of a quick fix type solution to reoccurring problems, rather than an interior view of my patterns or self belief systems…. At no point have I felt that I have ever been alone in the uncovering of stories that make me who I am as a person. Rather, the process has been so safe that it created a feeling that these revelations and insights were entirely my own. Yet, those insights have been profound and revealing and I believe have made me more complete as a person.

…Being seen and welcomed in this way made me see these difficult feelings, thoughts and emotions were ’not my fault’. At that moment I put my heavy bag down and our story of transformational work began.

I am very grateful for having met Nadav and for the care he has shown me over the past 3 years through our shared experience of living on earth. I am also grateful to myself for having the courage to continue the important work of “becoming more of myself”.