Psychotherapist, hydrotherapist, Watsu practitioner, and swim coach. A holistic approach that holds mind and body, dry land and water.
There is in me an almost endless drive to learn — and at the end of all the learning, what remains is genuine curiosity for the person across from me.
— Avigal
Avigal is an Adlerian psychotherapist, a certified hydrotherapist, a Watsu practitioner at levels 1, 2, and 3 clinical, and a swim coach.
She holds a B.A. in English literature, a teaching degree, and an M.A. in family studies. She trained as a psychotherapist at the Adler Institute, with full certifications in hydrotherapy and Watsu.
Practicing in English and Hebrew — in person in Ramat Aviv, or online.
Trained at the Adler Institute. Adlerian approach — looking at a person within the context of family, partnership, work, and community.
Full certification in hydrotherapy — therapeutic body work in warm water. A deep grounding in the physiology of skeleton and muscle.
Three levels of Watsu, including the advanced clinical level — therapeutic work in warm water, professional holding, gentle movement, and release.
Certified swim coach, including a specialization in open water — guiding beginners, refining technique, and preparing for competitions.
M.A. in family studies — a theoretical and practical depth in interpersonal dynamics and relational systems.
B.A. in English literature and a teaching degree — the capacity to listen, to interpret, and to translate between inner and outer worlds.
Above all the credentials, above all the degrees — what moves Avigal is a real curiosity for the person across from her. That's what makes the approach genuinely holistic.
Avigal meets people in different states: sometimes through conversation, sometimes through movement, sometimes through warm water, and sometimes through the open sea.
In each of these spaces the same principle remains: to see the person across from her, at her own pace, without pushing her to a place that doesn't fit.
You don't always need to know in advance.
Sometimes a person arrives with physical pain and discovers that the soul is also asking for space. Sometimes one comes for a moment of quiet in the water — and that's enough.
In a short conversation we can understand together whether to begin with psychotherapy, hydrotherapy, Watsu, or open water.
You can reach out to Avigal for a short consultation about which path might fit: psychotherapy, hydrotherapy, Watsu, or open water.
Choose one or more, then pick the way you'd like to reach out.
Choose one or more, then pick the way you'd like to reach out.