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I help women come home to the wisdom of their bodies - where clarity, healing, and inner authority already live.
Dvorah Goodman's style
💙 Warm 💡 Solution-oriented 🙌 Affirming 🌎 HolisticWhy Dvorah Goodman chose to be in the helping profession
My work as a therapist is rooted in my own experience of healing. For many years I lived with a trauma that did not resolve through traditional therapy.
When I encountered Focusing, I discovered a completely different way of listening - to the subtle wisdom of the body. Through this process, the trauma that had lived in me for over eighteen years finally began to release.
That experience changed my life and became the foundation of the way I accompany others today.
Today this work feels like a true life mission - accompanying women as they reconnect with their inner compass and the natural intelligence of their bodies.
Dvorah Goodman's approach
My approach to therapy is body-centered, relational, and deeply compassionate. I integrate Focusing-oriented therapy, parts work, and awareness of family and generational patterns to support healing at the level where experience is held in the body. Rather than trying to change or fix parts of you, we listen to them with respect and curiosity, creating space for what has been silenced or carried alone to unfold safely. I believe each person carries an inner wisdom that naturally moves toward healing when met with presence and attunement.
Working together, therapy becomes a gentle yet powerful process of reconnecting with yourself, your inner authority, and your capacity for aliveness. It is a space where curiosity, compassion, and attuned attention guide the work, helping you reclaim parts of yourself that have long been overlooked or hidden. Over time, this practice can cultivate clarity, vitality, and a deeper sense of safety within yourself. My goal is to support you in discovering the guidance, resilience, and aliveness that already exist inside you.
My work integrates several powerful approaches:
• Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy – learning to listen to the body's felt sense
• Internal Family Systems (IFS) – healing wounded inner parts
• Body-Centered Psychotherapy – working with emotions held in the body
• Family Constellations – understanding and healing generational patterns
Together these approaches allow healing to happen at the level where experiences are truly held.
What you can expect from sessions with Dvorah Goodman
Sessions with me are gentle, respectful, and deeply attentive.
We move at the pace that feels right for you.
Instead of analyzing problems, we learn to listen inwardly - to body sensations, emotions, and inner parts that carry important information.
Over time many clients experience:
• greater emotional regulation
• clarity about life decisions
• healing of old wounds
• deeper connection to themselves
Over time, many clients discover that the clarity and healing they were searching for were already present within them - waiting to be heard through the wisdom of the body.
If this approach resonates with you, you are welcome to reach out for a free 15 minute consultation to see if working together feels right.
Dvorah Goodman's experience working with the Jewish community
I am an Israeli Jew and work exclusively with Jewish women, both in Israel and internationally. I spent six years living in Tzfat, where I worked closely with women from ultra-Orthodox backgrounds as well as the broader Jewish community. Being Israeli and deeply rooted in Torah-based life, I bring an embodied understanding of the values, sensitivities, and lived realities within Orthodox communities.
I also have a strong background in Chassidus and Kabbalah, which I integrate respectfully when it aligns with a client’s spiritual framework. Many clients find comfort in working with a therapist who shares their cultural and spiritual language, creating a sense of understanding, connection, and trust. My goal is to provide a space where Jewish women can explore personal growth and healing while honoring their traditions and beliefs.
Dvorah Goodman's Book Recommendation Zone
- The power of focusing
The Power of Focusing by Ann Weiser Cornell - a classic guide to the gentle, embodied practice of listening to the body’s felt sense and welcoming all inner experience with compassionate awareness. - All parts are welcome
Dick Schwartz, founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS), introduced the healing vision that all parts are welcome — every inner voice carrying meaning, dignity, and the possibility of transformation. - It didn't start with you
How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
Approaches
- Inner child work
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness and Meditation
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma Focused Therapy
Concerns
22 years in practice
Degrees
- Body-Centerd Psychotherapy by Reidman college, Israel 2004
- Biosynthesis Therapist by International Founsation for Biosynthesis 2010
Certificates
- Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy by The International Focusing Institute 2016
- Family Constellations facilitator by School of Systemic Constellations 2025
Average costs per session
$150 - $250
Payment Methods
- Sliding Scale
- Free consultation
- Cash
- Check
- PayPal
What people have to say about working with me:
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I cannot speak highly enough about Dvorah and the incredible impact she has had on my healing journey. From the moment I started working with her, I felt seen and understood in a way that was transformative. What stands out most is her sensitivity and her ability to guide me in a way that felt empowering rather than directive. She didn’t just offer answers; she helped me uncover my own. This process was extremely effective when addressing my anxiety and healing my inner child. Through her gentle and thoughtful approach, Dvorah helped me connect with parts of myself I had long neglected or suppressed. She created a safe, compassionate space where I could explore painful memories and emotions without fear of judgment. What really made her approach so effective is that she didn’t rush to fix me or provide a quick solution. Instead, she encouraged me to trust my own intuition, gently coaxing me to find the answers within. This process of self-discovery was crucial for healing, and it’s given me a deep sense of empowerment. Dvorah’s intuitive understanding of anxiety and trauma, combined with her ability to foster self-reflection, has truly been a game-changer for me. Working with her has allowed me to heal old wounds and manage my anxiety with greater ease and confidence. I feel more at peace with myself and more grounded in my everyday life. If you are seeking a therapist who will walk with you through the process of healing with kindness, sensitivity, and deep insight, I cannot recommend Dvorah enough. She is a rare gem in the world of therapy.
N.F
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My time working with Dvorah set me up for success as a newly married young woman. I was pregnant with my first baby during our time working together and I really needed the reassuring, grounding and supportive voice Dvorah was able to be for me. We didn’t just sit and talk like traditional therapy I had been to in the past. I can talk all day but Dvorah helped me understand the importance of sitting in my current emotional state in my physical body without telling a lot of stories surrounding my present experience. She helped me find safety in being in the present moment and taught me how truly brave I could be holding big feelings I never knew how to cope with healthily before if at all! Now I have another baby and life with two young children brings a lot less time for introspection than I’d like. Even now though I turn to coping mechanisms I practiced with Dvorah like deep breathing, taking moments to pause and really ask myself what I need, and being extra compassionate toward myself when I feel overwhelmed or am being a bit too hard on myself for not reaching all my expectations. I highly recommend working with Dvorah to find your true inner voice of strength, to reconnect to your inner child and feel safe and confident in your body and in relationship with yourself, your loved ones and the Creator.
A.M
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I have known Dvorah Goodman for over 11 years. We initially met while she was studying Focusing, where I was the teaching assistant. Over time, our professional relationship deepened: I became her therapist for a few years and for the past two years I am her clinical supervisor. Dvorah brings a profound level of professional dedication to her work. She practices from the heart, with great sensitivity, presence, and vitality. Her most striking quality is her deeply listening heart - an exceptional capacity to attune to others with openness and care. She possesses strong intersubjective abilities and meets clients in a deeply human and relational way. Dvorah embodies, with her whole being, the spirit of the biblical verse, “Grant Your servant a listening heart” (King Solomon) - a quality that is deeply felt in her therapeutic presence. Dvorah approaches feedback with openness, humility, and a genuine desire to grow. She actively seeks feedback in order to become more aware of her blind spots and to deepen her understanding of herself and her clinical work. She is motivated to become an ever more attuned and effective therapist, and she welcomes constructive input that can support this development. Dvorah reflects thoughtfully on feedback and integrates it into her practice, using it to refine her sensitivity, relational awareness, and therapeutic presence.
Naomi Ohana Verified
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Working with Dvorah Goodman has been an incredible experience. I want to thank her from the bottom of my heart for such a meaningful process. After years of psychological and psychotherapeutic treatments that didn’t truly help me, I finally experienced something different. Through Dvorah’s work and the simplicity of her method, I discovered that the answers were already inside me. Dvorah is truly the perfect person to guide this kind of healing. She is deeply sensitive, present, and unique in the way she holds space. Thanks to her, I was able to gently yet deeply work through painful places from my past. The process felt light, but at the same time very thorough and foundational. I feel grateful and full of appreciation for this journey.
M.A
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Working with Dvorah has been a truly transformative journey. Through our work together, I was able to reconnect with my inner child, recognize her needs, and understand how emotions from my past were shaping my reactions in the present. This awareness helped me break free from emotional loops and begin responding to life with much more clarity. For the first time, I felt able to give my inner child the care and attention she had always needed. That experience brought a deep sense of balance, strength, and empowerment into my life. I highly recommend Dvorah to anyone who is ready and willing to do deep inner healing.
R.M
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I worked with Dvorah Goodman using Family Constellations, and it was a deeply transformative experience. Through her unique and sensitive approach, I gained profound insight into my family dynamics and my own healing journey. One session focused on my parents was especially powerful. I was able to clearly see how emotional patterns had been passed down through generations, and how much energy I had been using to stay unconsciously loyal to their struggles. That realization brought an incredible sense of clarity. It allowed me to release old burdens and begin turning toward my own life and future. Dvorah’s work gave me the tools to step out of the past and move forward with greater freedom, creating a more healing path for myself and for the generations that will come after me. Bezrat Hashem ✨ I’m deeply grateful for this work.
M.D