I am a licensed clinical psychologist who has worked for over 30 years as a therapist and school consultant. My goal is to help individuals gain greater understanding of the challenges they face, identify the changes they want to make, develop the confidence to make those changes, and learn the skills necessary to do so. I have consulted regularly within schools to help school personnel support students and design strong policy and protocol; and with parents to help them manage the formidable challenges of parenting teens and young adults.
I work with all ages, from adolescence through adulthood, and offer a safe, caring, supportive environment within which to talk about one’s challenges and embark on a path forward.
Please feel free to call or email for a free phone consultation to see if we are a good match. I welcome the opportunity to be helpful in any way I can.
Dr. Israel received her B.A., M.A. and PhD from the University of Chicago. She did her internship, and was a clinical fellow, at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Ma., a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. For the past 30 years, prior to her move to Maine, she worked in the counseling department at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., a large, diverse residential high school, serving as Director of Counseling for much of that time. She has worked with countless students as they negotiate the journey into healthy adulthood. The focus of her career has been helping adolescents and young adults work through identity issues, manage stress, develop confidence, learn coping strategies and ready themselves to be launched into adulthood.