Ayelet Hirshfeld PhD (She/Her)

Summary

• I am a Psychoanalyst and a licensed clinical psychologist in practice with infants, children, young adults, adults, couples & families. I acknowledge that suffering experienced in relation to anxiety, depression, relationship issues, developmental difficulties, marital distress, parenting, trauma, illness, medical conditions, physical pain experienced in relation to physical injuries, illness & other experiences can result in debilitating distress. Amongst other roles, I also have served as a founder of companies including Tech and understand the incredible toll & joy startup life takes.
  
  ​In my practice I cognize that choosing a psychologist & treatment modality can be difficult and confusing. I am here to attempt answering questions you may have about the process of therapy, analysis, or brief analysis.
  
  ​Areas of expertise: assessment; treatment planning; trauma, secondary stress, burnout & compassion fatigue; psychoanalysis; brief psychoanalysis; treatment of ages 0-5; psychotherapy for children, young adults, adults, couples & families; consultation to clinicians, teachers, executives & institutions.
  
  ​I have also authored manuscripts in the areas of child psychoanalysis, psychosomatic conditions, trauma & secondary stress & co-authored & implemented a Brief Lacanian Treatment Model & a "Lacanian Approach" model to the organization and its individuals. I also offer a weekly Lacanian Seminar for clinicians to help advance their knowledge of Lacanian & Freudian theory & practice.
  
  ​I have completed a postdoc fellowship @ Stanford Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS); conducted extensive research @ PTSD Research Program, SFVA/UCSF; was a consultant to the Brief Lacanian Analysis Project @ MMH; served as Adjunct Clinical Faculty @ CIIS & as Faculty & VP @ Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis (LSP), & as a founder in Tech.
  
  ​Services are offered in English & Hebrew by Dr Hirshfeld