Noa Cohen
Individual psychotherapy (English/Hebrew)
About
Hello,
I'm Noa, a psychotherapist based in Tel Aviv. I provide individual psychotherapy for adults, both in-person and online.
I work with individuals who wish to reach a sense of fulfillment in their present lives despite negative past experiences, and who seek to deepen their sense of self and their understanding of others. My approach combines psychodynamic principles, EMDR, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). It is informed by up-to-date research on anxiety, trauma, and interpersonal relationships. The goal of therapy is to enhance your subjective well-being and overall satisfaction with life. In our sessions, we’ll explore relational patterns, core beliefs, and your inner experience of yourself and the world around you. When appropriate, we’ll use mindfulness, somatic awareness, and emotion regulation tools, such as breathing techniques and structured exercises, to support embodiment and emotional balance.
A bit about me: I am a PhD candidate in Social Work in Tel Aviv University. I hold a BA in Psychology from Bar Ilan University and an MSW from Tel Aviv University. I bring over seven years of clinical experience, working with issues such as complex trauma, family dynamics, depression, anxiety, immigration, emerging adulthood, parenthood, health challenges, and eating disorders.
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Let’s connect! Feel free to reach out for scheduling or additional information.
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Education
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Bar-Ilan University (2011-2014).
M.S.W., Tel-Aviv University (2016-2019)
Ph.D, Tel-Aviv University (2019-present)
Formal training in several therapeutic modalities: AEDP, DBT, EMDR
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Publications
Attrash-Najjar, A., Barnea, O., Cohen, N., Dolev, M., Taus, O., & Katz, C. (2025). “They are your sub-group”: The experience of siblinghood in out-of-home placements as conveyed by adults who aged out of family group homes in Israel. Child Abuse & Neglect, 159, 107168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107168
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Attrash-Najjar, A., Cohen, N., Glucklich, T., & Katz, C. (2023). “I was the only one talking about the abuse”: Experiences and perceptions of survivors who underwent child sexual abuse as boys. Child Abuse & Neglect, 140, 106144.
Barnea, O., Cohen, N., Hindi, I., Taus, O., & Katz, C. (2024). An anchor in instability or an inhibitor for development? Professional perceptions of siblinghood in family group homes in Israel. Journal of Child & Family Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13147
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Barnea, O., Cohen, N., Hindi, I., katz C. (2023). Noticing the unutilized resource of siblinghood: Key conclusions from a scoping review about siblings in out-of-home placements. child abuse & Neglect, 141, 106192.
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Cohen, N., & Katz, C. (2021). Preventing child maltreatment: key conclusions from a systematic literature review of prevention programs for practitioners. Child Abuse & Neglect, 118, 105138.
Cohen, N., & Katz, C. (2021). What messages are communicated to children in maltreatment prevention programs? Conclusions of a scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 15248380211016012.
Cohen, N., Kosher, H., & Katz, C. (2021). “It is a matter of life or death”: Spotlighting Children in the Context of HIPD as Perceived by Frontline Practitioners. International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, 1-18.
Marmor, A., Cohen, N., & Katz, C. (2023). Child maltreatment during COVID-19: Key conclusions and future directions based on a systematic literature review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.
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Katz, C., & Cohen, N. (2022). Communities' lockdown and the challenge of keeping children safe: what have we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic?. In Maguire-Jack, K. & Katz, C. (Eds.), Neighborhoods, Communities and Child Maltreatment: Springer.
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Katz, C., & Cohen, N. (2020). Invisible children and non-essential workers: child protection during COVID-19 in Israel according to policy documents and media coverage. Child Abuse & Neglect, 104770.
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Katz, C., Cohen, N., Attrash-Najjar, A., Glucklich, T., Jacobson, M., Varela, N., Priolo-Filho, S. R., Chang, O. D., Haffejee, S., Kaawa-Mafigiri, D., Katz, I., Maguire-Jack, K., Massarweh, N., Tarabulsy, G. M., Thembekile Levine, D., Wekerle, C. (2024). The remote work of child protection professionals during COVID-19: A scoping review and thematic analysis. Child Abuse & Neglect. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106759
Katz, C., Cohen, N., Tener, D., & Nadan, Y. (2022). Sibling dynamics in the context of parental child maltreatment: A theoretical model grounded in data. Journal of Family Theory & Review. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12486
Katz, C., Cohen, N., Tener, D., & Sharabi, O. (2023). Sibling coalitions in the context of parental child maltreatment, Child & family social work.
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Katz, I., Priolo-Filho, S., Katz, C., Andresen, S., Bérubé, A., Cohen, N., ... & Yamaoka, Y. (2021). One year into COVID-19: What have we learned about child maltreatment reports and child protective service responses?. Child Abuse & Neglect, 105473. Honorable mention by ISPCAN: Paper of the year 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105473
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Katz, C., Tener, D., & Cohen, N. (2022). The sibling sub-system in the context of child maltreatment. In Korbin, J. E. & Krugman, R. D. (Eds.), Handbook of Child Maltreatment (2nd edition): Springer.
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Katz, C., Varela, N., Korbin, J. E., Najjar, A. A., Cohen, N., Bérubé, A., ... & Wekerle, C. (2022). Child protective services during COVID-19 and doubly marginalized children: international perspectives. Child Abuse & Neglect, 105634.
Talmon, A., Cohen, N., Raif, Y., & Ginzburg, K. (2021). Sense of mastery among older adults and its relation to invalidating childhood experiences, Aging & Mental Health, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2021.1993130.