Fresh Start Webinar - Dr. Richard Schwartz
Moderated by Rabbi YY Jacobson

To learn more about Fresh Start please visit https://jewishfreshstart.com

In light of the current ongoing challenges in Eretz Yisrael and around the world, Fresh Start invites you to a transformative four-part webinar series to provide practical tips and expert guidance for self-regulation during times of crisis. 
לעילוי נשמת דניאל בן אסתר
לעילוי נשמת רפאל בן לאה
לעילוי נשמת מאיר יהודה בן יוסף הכהן
In honor of Tzadok Eliyahu and Eli Seligson, two true pillars of the Detroit community

Richard C. Schwartz is an American systemic family therapist, academic, author, and creator of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) branch of therapy. He developed his foundational work with IFS in the 1980s after noticing that his clients were made up of many different pieces of "parts" of their "Self." He teaches that, "Our inner parts contain valuable qualities and our core Self knows how to heal, allowing us to become integrated and whole. In IFS all parts are welcome.

Fresh Start Webinar - Dr. Stuart Ablon
Moderated by Rabbi YY Jacobson

To learn more about Fresh Start please visit https://jewishfreshstart.com

In light of the current ongoing challenges in Eretz Yisrael and around the world, Fresh Start invites you to a transformative four-part webinar series to provide practical tips and expert guidance for self-regulation during times of crisis. 
לעילוי נשמת דניאל בן אסתר
לעילוי נשמת רפאל בן לאה
לעילוי נשמת מאיר יהודה בן יוסף הכהן
In honor of Tzadok Eliyahu and Eli Seligson, two true pillars of the Detroit community

Dr. Stuart Ablon, Ph.D., is the Director of Think:Kids in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ablon co-founded the Center for Collaborative Problem Solving where he also served as Co-Director from its inception until 2008. Dr. Ablon is co-author of Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem Solving Approach and author of numerous articles, chapters and scientific papers on the process and outcome of psychosocial interventions. A dynamic and engaging speaker, Dr. Ablon was recently ranked #5 on the list of the world’s top rated keynote speakers in the academic arena.

Dr. Ablon’s research has been funded by, amongst others, the National Institute of Health, the American Psychological Association, the American Psychoanalytic Association, the International Psychoanalytic Association, the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Institute, and the Endowment for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. Dr. Ablon received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of California at Berkeley and completed his predoctoral and postdoctoral training at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ablon trains parents, educators, and clinicians and consults to schools and treatment programs throughout the world in the Collaborative Problem Solving approach.

Fresh Start Webinar - Dr. Stephen Porges, moderated by Rabbi Shimon Russell, LCSW

To learn more about Fresh Start please visit https://jewishfreshstart.com

In light of the current ongoing challenges in Eretz Yisrael and around the world, Fresh Start invites you to a transformative four-part webinar series to provide practical tips and expert guidance for self-regulation during times of crisis. 
לעילוי נשמת דניאל בן אסתר
לעילוי נשמת רפאל בן לאה
לעילוי נשמת מאיר יהודה בן יוסף הכהן
In honor of Tzadok Eliyahu and Eli Seligson, two true pillars of the Detroit community

Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland.

He served as president of the Society for Psychophysiological Research and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences and is a former recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award. He has published more than 400 peer-reviewed papers across several disciplines including anesthesiology, biomedical engineering, critical care medicine, ergonomics, exercise physiology, gerontology, neurology, neuroscience, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, psychometrics, space medicine, and substance abuse. In 1994 he proposed the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system to social behavior and emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral problems and psychiatric disorders. The theory is leading to innovative treatments based on insights into the mechanisms mediating symptoms observed in several behavioral, psychiatric, and physical disorders.

He is the author of The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton, 2011), The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe, (Norton, 2017), co-editor of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies (Norton, 2018) and author of Polyvagal Safety: Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation (Norton 2021). Dr. Porges is the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol ™ (SSP), which is used by therapists to improve social engagement, language processing, and state regulation, as well as to reduce hearing sensitivities.

Fresh Start Webinar - Gabriel Strenger.
Divrei Bracha by Rabbi Avrohom Bleich

To learn more about Fresh Start please visit https://jewishfreshstart.com

In light of the current ongoing challenges in Eretz Yisrael and around the world, Fresh Start invites you to a transformative four-part webinar series to provide practical tips and expert guidance for self-regulation during times of crisis. 
לעילוי נשמת דניאל בן אסתר
לעילוי נשמת רפאל בן לאה
לעילוי נשמת מאיר יהודה בן יוסף הכהן
In honor of Tzadok Eliyahu and Eli Seligson, two true pillars of the Detroit community

Gabriel Strenger is a Jerusalem-based clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and educator. With dual degrees in Clinical Psychology and Jewish Philosophy, he integrates spiritual and therapeutic approaches in his practice, and is a licensed Hypnotist and EMDR practitioner.

He teaches Psychotherapy at the Magid Institute (Hebrew University), and served as the Clinical Director of "Children's Town", in Jerusalem.

Fresh Start Webinar - Sergio Ocampo, LMFT.

To learn more about Fresh Start please visit https://jewishfreshstart.com

In light of the current ongoing challenges in Eretz Yisrael and around the world, Fresh Start invites you to a transformative four-part webinar series to provide practical tips and expert guidance for self-regulation during times of crisis. 
לעילוי נשמת דניאל בן אסתר
לעילוי נשמת רפאל בן לאה
לעילוי נשמת מאיר יהודה בן יוסף הכהן
In honor of Tzadok Eliyahu and Eli Seligson, two true pillars of the Detroit community

Sergio Ocampo, LMFT serves on the Board of  Directors of Dr.  Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing Institute and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and is EMDR trained.

Specializing in treating anxiety, depression and symptoms of trauma, his work focuses around the latest tools in helping resolve difficult emotional experiences as well as relationships for his clients.

Applying Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, and other somatic approaches, Sergio helps people gently heal.

 His work includes both somatic and cognitive interventions such as Somatic Experiencing, Narrative Therapy, Affective Neuropsychology and EMDR.

Sergio researches and writes about how early life adversity and overwhelming experiences affect the nervous system and its consequent emotional reactions. Sergio proposes that anyone can achieve happiness, not matter how difficult or traumatic their lives have been. 

Sergio’s moto is: 
Anxiety and Depression are not a life sentence, but a temporary discomfort.

Speaking four languages, Sergio brings a worldly and experienced approach to therapy.

Fresh Start Webinar - Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, moderated by Rabbi Shimon Russell, LCSW

To learn more about Fresh Start please visit https://jewishfreshstart.com

In light of the current ongoing challenges in Eretz Yisrael and around the world, Fresh Start invites you to a transformative four-part webinar series to provide practical tips and expert guidance for self-regulation during times of crisis. 
לעילוי נשמת דניאל בן אסתר
לעילוי נשמת רפאל בן לאה
לעילוי נשמת מאיר יהודה בן יוסף הכהן
In honor of Tzadok Eliyahu and Eli Seligson, two true pillars of the Detroit community

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk is a psychiatrist, author, researcher and educator based in Boston, MA.
Since the 1970s his research has been in the area of post-traumatic stress. He is the author of The New York Times best seller, The Body Keeps the Score.

Dr. Van der Kolk served as a past president for the International Society for Traumatic stress Studies and former co-director of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. He is a professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and president of the Trauma Research Foundation in Brookline, Massachusetts. He currently serves as senior clinical and retreat supervisor for Fresh Start.

Dr. Van der Kolk has published over 150 peer reviewed scientific articles.

His books include Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (1984), Psychological Trauma (1987), Traumatic Stress (1996, with Alexander C. McFarlane and Lars Weisæth) and The Body Keeps the Score (2014).

Fresh Start Webinar - Dr. Ruth Lanius, moderated by Rabbi Shimon Russell, LCSW

To learn more about Fresh Start please visit https://jewishfreshstart.com

In light of the current ongoing challenges in Eretz Yisrael and around the world, Fresh Start invites you to a transformative four-part webinar series to provide practical tips and expert guidance for self-regulation during times of crisis. 
לעילוי נשמת דניאל בן אסתר
לעילוי נשמת רפאל בן לאה
לעילוי נשמת מאיר יהודה בן יוסף הכהן
In honor of Tzadok Eliyahu and Eli Seligson, two true pillars of the Detroit community

Dr. Ruth Lanius, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Psychiatry, is the director of the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research unit at the University of Western Ontario. She established the Traumatic Stress Service and the Traumatic Stress Service Workplace Program, services that specialize in the treatment and research of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and related comorbid disorders. 

She currently holds the Harris-Woodman Chair in Mind-Body Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario. 

Her research interests focus on studying the neurobiology of PTSD and treatment outcome research examining various pharmacological and psychotherapeutic methods. 

She has authored more than 100 published papers and chapters in the field of traumatic stress and is currently funded by several federal funding agencies. She regularly lectures on the topic of PTSD nationally and internationally. 

She has recently published a book “Healing the traumatized self: consciousness, neuroscience, treatment” with Paul Frewen.

Fresh Start Webinar - Dr. Janina Fisher, moderated by Rabbi Shimon Russell, LCSW

To learn more about Fresh Start please visit https://jewishfreshstart.com

In light of the current ongoing challenges in Eretz Yisrael and around the world, Fresh Start invites you to a transformative four-part webinar series to provide practical tips and expert guidance for self-regulation during times of crisis. 
לעילוי נשמת דניאל בן אסתר
לעילוי נשמת רפאל בן לאה
לעילוי נשמת מאיר יהודה בן יוסף הכהן
In honor of Tzadok Eliyahu and Eli Seligson, two true pillars of the Detroit community

Dr. Janina Fisher, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and a former instructor at  Harvard Medical School. 
An international expert on the treatment of trauma, she is an Advisory Board member of the Trauma Research Foundation and the author of three books, 
Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Self-Alienation (2017), Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: a Workbook for Survivors and Therapists (2021), and The Living Legacy Instructional Flip Chart (2022). 
She is best known for her work on integrating mindfulness-based interventions into trauma treatment, and she is also the creator of Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) therapy.