Therapy for Orthodox Jewish Issues

For adults in NY and NJ

 

Being a part of the Orthodox Jewish community separates you from the experiences of the rest of the world.

You celebrate different holidays, ones that most people don’t even know exist. You eat different foods that will never have an adequate name in the English language. You prepare for and eat the equivalent of a Thanksgiving dinner every single week. You roll your eyes at the definition of Kosher being blessed by the Rabbi.

Sometimes it seems like the community lives in an alternate reality.

 

You don’t stay in the bubble that some of your friends do.

You went to a real college or grad school. You work with non Jews. You are friendly with Jewish coworkers who barely know what Shabbat entails. Sometimes it’s awkward to explain that you have to take off yet again for another holiday or that you can’t go out to that restaurant even though it’s vegan. Maybe you’ve given up on that and go out anyway.

It gets confusing.

You’ve been taught your whole life to act a certain way but that doesn’t seem like the way for you. You don’t like feeling constricted and restricted but there are parts that you do enjoy. You want to be able to think freely and independently and stay connected with your roots.

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Eating Disorder Recovery as an Orthodox Jew.

Eating disorder recovery is complicated and difficult in and of itself.

Add in the complexities of the Orthodox Jewish lifestyle and treatment seems daunting. How do you address Kosher aspects?

Maybe you’ve been to a treatment center and they forced you to keep a less strict level of kosher that you were not okay with. Maybe they gave you no options to avoid getting in a car on Shabbat. Maybe they weren’t understanding of your concerns about eating on Yom Kippur.

You don’t have to give anything up.
Therapy can help.

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Therapy is a place to put all your thoughts out without judgment.

We talk about your truest thoughts, fears, and desires and try to make sense of them. We use our curiosity to detangle what seems confusing and work toward answers that feel right to you. 

We put aside your punitive high school teacher’s comments, your neighbor’s sneering face, your Rabbi’s instilling fear and look at it for what it is.

We come to a place where you decide and think for yourself in a way that feels authentic.