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Dr. Edda Yael Weissberg, Clinical and Educational Psychologist.
I am a licensed psychologist providing therapy, evaluations and supervision/training. I am fully licensed in both Israel and America.
I have more than 30 years of professional experience both in the United States and Israel, which has provided me with extensive knowledge and wide-ranging expertise.
Treating both children and adults.
Regarded as an expert diagnostician and sought out nationwide for my assessments.
Specialize particularly in Communication Disorders (ASD) and in Post Traumatic Stress.
Also provide Parental Guidance, Professional and Educational Counseling and Staff Direction either individually or in groups.
Extensive specialized training in treating Post Traumatic Stress.
Education
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- B.A (summa cum laude) in Psychology
Columbia College, Columbia University, NY. - Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology for Children (top honors)
St. John’s University, Jamaica,NY (APA affiliated – American Psychological Association). - Extensive research and training in post traumatic stress in children.
- NIMH (National Institues of Mental Health) Post Doctorate Fellowship – Research on Medical Interventions for Children and research on Trauma in Children.
Johns Hopkins University Medical Center, Baltimore,MD. - International continuing education courses in psychology.
Certification
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- Fully Licensed Psychologist in USA and Israel
- Expert in Clinical Psychology in Israel and USA.
- Expert in Educational Psychology in Israel.
- National Registry of Health Service Providers in Psychology (USA) – special recognition for psychologists meeting the highest criteria for training in America, allowing commitment privileges.
- Licensed Expert in the Treatment of Trauma and a member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
- Certified by the American Academy of Experts in Trauma Stress Studies
- Member of the American Psychologists Association
Work Experience
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Extensive expertise in evaluating children and adults from various backgrounds and disabilities. Each evaluation is done in a one on one setting appropriate to the individual and focused on the patient. Reports are tailor-made to the patient, providing a thorough and precise professional evaluation and plan of care
Specialized expertise in diagnostics
Extensive, wide ranging therapeutic and clinical experience in private and group settings, including intensive special education facilities, psychiatric hospitalization, therapeutic group homes, rehabilitation units and emergency placement shelters, etc
Extensive clinical experience
Wide ranging experience in therapeutic on-site consultation, supervision and guidance of educational staff. Extensive experience in private and group supervision and training of therapists, including psychotherapists of various modalities/disciplines, social workers and university students in the US and Israel
Therapeutic Supervision
Extensive professional experience in providing individual and classroom based interventions, for a variety of difficulties, including guidance and consultation to educational and para-medical staff in effective therapeutic interventions
Individual and Classroom Interventions
Services Offered
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Private clinics in Jerusalem and Ashdod
Expert Psychologist for children, teens and adults dealing with various problems, emotional, psychiatric and trauma.
Specialize in work with religious and Charedi communities
Wide ranging experience in working with children diagnosed with ASD (Autism) and SCD (Social Communicative Disorder), especially middle to high functioning children.
Patients with ASD are entitled to receive special reimbursements from Maccabi, Meuhedet and Clalit.
Service providing psychologist for “NATAL” and Bituach Leumi
Special expertise in the treatment of post trauma including sexual assault, physical violence, war and terror attacks.
Psycho-diagnostic and Psycho-didactic evaluations.
Well-known in the field of Psycho-diagnostic evaluations geared towards assessment of Communication Disorders (ASD and SCD) in particular, especially cases of children with High Functioning ASD (Aspergers) and children with complicated issues.
Evaluations are accepted by all of the governing authorities – Bituach Leumi, Social Services, Ministry of Education and others.
Multiple treatment approaches:
Psycho-dynamic treatment | Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) | Rational Emotional Training (RET) | EMDR
Provide individual, group, family, and couple therapy, as well as parental guidance.
Provide professional Psychological Evaluations
Provide professional supervision for psychotherapists
Provide staff guidance and supervision for therapists and educational aides as well as consultation and guidance/supervision of educational staff in Special Education institutions.
Clinical and Educational psychologist highly recommended for my work in both therapeutic placements and school settings, including –
Therapeutic services
Classroom interventions
- Staff supervision
Behavioral interventions
Crisis intervention
- Group therapy
- Work with management teams
Interpersonal interventions
- Diagnostic and treatment recommendations
- Participation in treatment and management teams
- Intra-organizational meetings and evaluations
Professional trainings and education
Recommended highly for my extensive experience in multiple school settings,
including special education placements for various issues including learning disabilities, developmental delay,
rehabilitation, disabled children, severe cognitive disabilities, behavioral disorders,
post trauma, communication disabilities and autism (ASD).
Resume
Resume
Check out my professional resume – extensive experience in Israel and America
,I have broad experience in various areas, including psychotherapy, evaluations, research
,intervention, based program development, speaking engagements and professional trainings/continuing education consultation, supervision and teaching
:Israel
ongoing - treat military service trauma victims and nationalistic- related terrorist attack victims
(NATAL (National Trauma Victims Association
Nearly a decade of comprehensive professional consultation and interventions to various Special Education facilities for children with varying levels of disabilities
Magen HaLev / Tzohar HaLev, Ashdod
(Psychologist for children diagnosed with Severe Autism (ASD
Shtilim School" in Jerusalem"
Rehabilitative residential treatment center for at-risk ultra-Orthodox girls
Kfar Yeladim David - Children's Residential Treatment Center in Jerusalem
Therapeutic Group Home for ultra-orthodox teenage girls
Komemiyut - "Moreshet Gad" Group Home, Ashdod
School psychologist for regular and special education institutes
Modi'in Illit Educational Psychology Services
Special Education Institute for severely handicapped children, including MR and ASD
Taf Letaf" School for Special Education"
:USA
Group practice - Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Spectrum Behavioral Health Systems
Baltimore, Maryland, included intensive closed crisis diagnostic center for at-risk adolescent girls
The Children's Home
Establishment of an innovative training and early intervention program for the City of Baltimore, addressing preschool children exposed to traumatic experiences.
The Family League, Baltimore, Maryland – "Safe Start Initiative"
Stevenson, Maryland
Lecturer at Villa Julie University
Baltimore, Maryland
Lecturer at "Ma'a lot" College
Special Education School and Residential Treatment Facility - Baltimore, Maryland
Villa Maria
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Dr. Edda Yael Natanya Weissberg
Clinic 073-3475725
cell - 0505503009
eddaweissberg@gmail.com
Clinics in Jerusalem and Ashdod
