Understanding Anxiety in the Jewish Community

Hello and welcome to our dedicated space for discussing and addressing Jewish Anxiety. Our resource features a range of videos, articles, and engaging posts all centered around navigating anxiety within the Jewish community. Join the conversation by liking, commenting, and sharing your experiences. This will help us continually refine our tools to better serve your needs.

What is Jewish Anxiety?

Jewish Anxiety refers to the specific fears, worries, and stresses experienced within the Jewish community community. This can include anxieties related to anti-Semitism, cultural preservation, intergenerational trauma transmission, and the challenges of identity navigation in a diverse world. It may manifest as persistent fear, worry, or apprehension about potential outcomes, similar to generalized anxiety. Physical symptoms may also be present.

Prevalence and Understanding

Anxiety is a pervasive concern across populations, including Jewish-specific anxieties. While generalized anxiety disorders are common, the unique concerns of the Jewish community add further complexity to understanding and addressing these conditions. Within the Jewish population, this type of anxiety can impact individuals regardless of age, gender, or background.

Addressing Jewish Anxiety: Support and Treatment

Effective support and treatment for Jewish individuals navigating anxiety often require culturally-informed approaches. This may include psychotherapy that considers religious and cultural factors, community support resources, and medication when needed. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and other modalities can be adapted to address the specific religious and cultural needs of anxious individuals within the Jewish community. Seeking professional guidance is key to developing effective coping strategies and treatments to navigate these specific anxieties and enhance well-being.

View Videos from Jewish Therapists and Coaches

Watch the videos below to see Jewish Therapists and Coaches in action. These free resources could provide valuable insights for navigating your anxiety as a Jewish individual, offering both professional guidance and culturally appropriate techniques.

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Using Flash Therapy to confront your phobias

If you read my last article, you know how much I love Flash Therapy. That article explained how I use it to treat acute trauma. Flash is a very versatile…

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Why Is There a "D" In "DBT?”

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Unlocking Your "States of Mind" for Better Parenting

Unlocking Your "States of Mind" for Better Parenting by Devora Segall, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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What's a life coach doing on a therapy website?

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Fun Therapy

BS"D While the traditional formats of therapy have their place and are certainly important, there are plenty of fun ways you can find healing. Most of these are best done…

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Understanding Emotions and Their Power

Emotions are an intangible, integral, and powerful part of our persona and our ability to fully feel and spark joy is dependent on awareness, memory and vocabulary.

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Unlocking the Unconscious: The Transformative Power of Sand Tray Therapy for Children and Adults

In a world where traditional talk therapy can sometimes feel limiting, sand tray therapy emerges as a dynamic and creative alternative. Picture this: a miniature landscape filled with vibrant figures,…

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Professionals Who Specialize in Anxiety

Dan Cohen, LMHC

Therapist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Don’t Let Perfect Be the Enemy of Good

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  • 👂 Listener
  • 💡 Solution-oriented

Dovid Silver, LCSW

Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

The first step in personal growth is when a person knows his unique value and recognizes his individual strengths - Rabbeinu Yonah of Gerondi

  • 👂 Listener
  • 🥇 Empowering
  • 💭 Open minded
  • 🧘 Calm

Ari Perl

Therapist, LCSW

Sometimes therapy is dealing with a problem- cleaning dirt off the diamond; sometimes it's clarifying and simply appreciating the diamond.

  • 💙 Warm
  • 🌎 Holistic

Moses Appel, PhD

Therapist, Doctor of Psychology, Ph.D.

OCD & Anxiety Specialist

  • 🎯 Direct
  • 💙 Warm
  • 🤝 Collaborative

Rachel Brezel

Therapist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC

If you want to live a life you’ve never lived, you have to do things you’ve never done.

  • 🥇 Empowering
  • 🎯 Direct
  • 💙 Warm
  • 💡 Solution-oriented

Avigail Teiler, LMSW

Therapist, Licensed Master Social Worker

Maybe the journey isn't about becoming anything. Maybe it's about unbecoming everything that really isn't you, so that you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.

  • 🎯 Direct
  • 💙 Warm
  • 🥇 Empowering
  • 🧘 Calm

Deb Hirschhorn

Therapist, Ph.D, LMHC

The Self is in everybody. . . the Self cannot be damaged, the Self doesn't have to develop, and the Self possesses its own wisdom about how to heal internal as well as exteral relationships.

  • 🙌 Affirming
  • 🥇 Empowering
  • 🙏 Spiritual

Bassy (Batya) Schwartz, LMFT

Therapist, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT

You are the one you've been waiting for -Richard Schwartz

  • 💙 Warm
  • 😃 Humorous
  • 🥇 Empowering
  • 🤝 Collaborative

Simi Schwartz, LCSW

Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me. The last of one’s freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given circumstance. ― Viktor E. Frankl

  • 🎯 Direct
  • 💙 Warm
  • 💪 Challenging
  • 🙌 Affirming

Danielle Taylor, LMHC

Therapist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC

Dating & Relationship Therapist

  • 💙 Warm
  • 💡 Solution-oriented
  • 🥇 Empowering
  • 🤝 Collaborative

Rachel (Rahel) Trilokekar

Coach, Certified Life Coach, AAPC

You have immense potential--it's time to discover what YOU are capable of.

  • 💙 Warm
  • 👂 Listener
  • 💡 Solution-oriented
  • 🥇 Empowering

Temimah Zucker, LCSW

Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW

Courage does not erase our fears; courage is when we face our fears.

  • 🎯 Direct
  • 💪 Challenging
  • 🙌 Affirming
  • 🤝 Collaborative

Addressing Jewish Anxiety: Support and Treatment

Effective support and treatment for Jewish individuals navigating anxiety often require culturally-informed approaches. This may include psychotherapy that considers religious and cultural factors, community support resources, and medication when needed. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and other modalities can be adapted to address the specific religious and cultural needs of anxious individuals within the Jewish community. Seeking professional guidance is key to developing effective coping strategies and treatments to navigate these specific anxieties and enhance well-being.

View Videos from Jewish Therapists and Coaches

Watch the videos below to see Jewish Therapists and Coaches in action. These free resources could provide valuable insights for navigating your anxiety as a Jewish individual, offering both professional guidance and culturally appropriate techniques.

Our directory features professionals, including Therapists, Psychiatrists & Coaches, who offer culturally sensitive support for those navigating Anxiety within the Jewish community.

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