Dr. Hadass Harel, LMHC
Narrative-informed trauma and anxiety counselor
Details
| Name | Dr. Hadass Harel |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Massachusetts |
| Licensed in | Massachusetts |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Hebrew |
| Years in practice | 30 |
About Hadass
Dr. Hadass Harel is a licensed mental health counselor based in Massachusetts. She brings 30 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on trauma, anxiety, addiction, and relationship strain.
She speaks English and Hebrew and works with individuals who are coping with major life changes and complex stressors. Her experience includes work in diverse and high-intensity settings across several continents. That background informs how she notices trauma-related symptoms such as panic, dissociation, and the ways chronic illness can affect mood and daily life.
Background and approach
She also helps people facing eating issues, substance misuse, grief, and bipolar mood challenges. In practice she combines narrative ideas with attachment-focused work and cognitive tools. That means she helps people put difficult experiences into words, look at how relationships shape feelings, and try practical steps that change unhelpful patterns.
Sessions are straightforward and grounded in everyday problems and goals. People can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space where hard feelings are allowed and named. The therapist aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person's pace.
She also supports caregivers and those dealing with chronic pain or medical crises. Dr. Harel uses a range of approaches to match a person's needs, including narrative-based conversations, skills from cognitive behavioral therapy, and techniques used for processing traumatic memories.
Her long experience informs flexible, practical ways to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Hadass works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Hadass among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Hadass among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Hadass among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Hadass among the ways she works.
- Hypnotherapy: Listed by Hadass among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Hadass among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Hadass among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Hadass among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Hadass directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Hadass directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Narrative and attachment approaches for online care
Dr. Harel uses narrative therapy to help people make sense of painful events by putting them into language and reworking the stories that shape daily life. This approach can be useful for trauma, relationship problems, and identity concerns. Attachment-based work looks at how relationships influence emotional safety and behavior, which can help with intimacy issues, caregiver stress, and long-standing interpersonal patterns.She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns of thinking and try concrete steps that reduce distress. Choosing a therapeutic approach is a shared process. The therapist and client review goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust as progress is made so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for conversations that benefit from face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging can support ongoing reflection between sessions. These options offer flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or medical appointments while getting therapy from a licensed professional.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with trauma-related symptoms, anxiety, addiction, depression, relationship strain, grief, eating issues, bipolar challenges, and many life-change stressors.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses narrative-informed approaches alongside attachment work and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people tell their stories and try practical changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience, including work in conflict zones and settings that involved complex trauma and medical crises.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed as an MA LMHC and practices from Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How do fees and payment work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
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