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About Counseling
"Stronger Marriages are Not Just a Matter of Chance." Finding comfort and security, dealing with the issues, and increasing the rewards of marriage is an art requiring specific skills," write Israel Helfand, PhD, and Cathie Helfand, MS.
"Acting Out the Aggravating Scenes of Life" - The News-Times of Danbury, Connecticut, April 23, 1991, Counselors employ psychodrama to help patients cope with problems.
"Men and Women, Dealing with Each Other" - In The Northeast Recovery Newsletter in 1993 the Helfands wrote, "Although men and women may be raised differently, we can connect on a feeling level. The idea is to open the door to all feelings, and then empathy and compassion will ensue."
About The Helfands
"Helfands Tap into Nature to Awaken and Heal Clients' Souls" - Family Therapy News, February/March 2001 said, "Ever feel like walking out the door of your downtown office and never coming back? Husband and wife team, Israel and Cathie Helfand, did just that. They now practice on an 1850s farm in Vermont, counting campfires and chickens among their therapeutic tools."
"Living, Learning and Loving" - Citizen News of New Fairfield, Connecticut, in 1985, spoke about Israel and Cathie saying, "Both are dynamic individuals who practice what they preach."
About Soul Awakening Retreats
"Men's Quest for Identity Leads to the Woods" - The New York Times, in 1992, said, "in response to a growing demand, [Israel Helfand] has developed programs to help men broaden their perspective about who they are and what they want out of life."
Rites of Passage: Cabot Therapists to offer eco-therapy for Teens - In March, 2000 The Times Argus published an article about Fours Seasons Healing's program for Cabot, Vermont teenagers.
"From Boys to Men: Rediscovering Rites of Passage" - In Voice Male, in 2000, Israel Helfand and Jon Bliss asked, "How does a young person today come of age in our fast-paced, info-overloaded, materialistic, and highly technical American culture?"
About Mens's Issues
Israel Helfand's video tape, Men in the Making with Ari Kopolow, M.D. was made from clips of various talks including their gala event in Westport, Connecticut to over 250 people in 1991.
