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Our Team
SafeHeart’s therapists all have clinical certifications (psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical social workers), with significant experience in the fields of trauma and a particular interest in psychedelics.
Shiran Maor
Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Head of Fundraising

Reut Plonsker
VP Acute Therapeutic Interventions

Sam Rush Soclof
COO

Dr. Demian Halperin
Head of Psychiatric Support

Oded Zarzevski
Emergency Interventions

Dana Steger
Survivor Support Case Manager

Nora Sadan
Therapists Community Manager

Igal Tartakovsky
Retreats and Group Processes

Michal Gordon
Government Registration Referent

Dr. Tal Shany-Ur

Marlen Maor

Dr. Naama Bar On

Dr. Martin Auerbach

Prof. Yael Niv

Prof. Roy Salomon
Board Member, Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board

Noa Refaeli
COO

Tal Zagursky
Director of Clinical Services

Karina Dessau
Holistic Treatments

Inbal Izhak
Emergency Interventions

Tal Birman
Survivor Support Case Manager

Noam Dahan
Therapists Administrative Coordinator

Danny Kinreich
Survivors' Families Project Leader

Karina Dessau
Holistic Treatments

Tamar Einy-Lehman

Dr. Avital Dimant Litvin

Dr. Hadas Zeevi Sella

Dr. Raz Gross

Prof. HGJM Eric Vermetten

Guy Simon
Board Member, Chairman of the Clinical Advisory Board

Avishai Shapira
Director of Strategic Partnerships

Yair Grynbaum
Complex cases

Shani Cohen
Head of Holistic Treatments

Eilon Kaufman
Survivor Support Case Manager

Chen Jakobi
Therapists Community Manager

Shira Elmkies
Therapists Administrative Coordinator

Nir Melamed
Group Processes Coordinator

Yair Grynbaum

Liora Rosenberg

Evi Ziv

Prof. Shaul Lev-Ran

ד"ר ניצה נקש-אקסלרוד

Prof. Olivia Carter

Efrat Atun
CEO

Ori Schnitzer
Global Ambassador

Shiri Levi
Emergency Interventions Manager

Maayan Gadiel
Survivor Support Community Manager

Inbar Franko
Survivor Support Case Manager

Nofar Peretz
Therapists Community Manager

Adva Nidam Alis
Therapists Administrative Coordinator

Hila Shamir
Finance Manager

Dr. Ayelet Cohen Vidr

Liron Gold Mark

Niv Agam

Prof. Zahava Solomon

Prof. Roee Admon

Prof. Mario Mikulincer

Shiran Maor

Reut Plonsker

פסיכולוגית קלינית מומחית
Sam Rush Soclof

Dr. Demian Halperin

MD, פסיכיאטר מומחה ופסיכותרפיסט
Oded Zarzevski

Dana Steger

Nora Sadan

Igal Tartakovsky

פסיכותרפיה מבוססת מיינדפולנס, מייסד-שותף פרויקט "חוף מבטחים"
Michal Gordon

Dr. Tal Shany-Ur

Rehabilitation psychologist and supervisor, and neuropsychologist. Specializes in treating trauma incorporating mind-body and Buddhism-based interventions
Marlen Maor

Clinical psychologist and supervisor. Therapist, educator, and speaker on the topic of trauma therapy in Israel and around the world
Dr. Naama Bar On

Supervising Clinical Psychologist. Regional Mental Health Coordinator and Director of a Multidisciplinary Mental Health Clinic at Meuhedet Health Services.
Dr. Martin Auerbach

The national clinical director of Amcha, a senior expert psychiatrist and psychotherapist, with over 30 years of experience especially in community psychiatry. Has special expertise in the treatment of acute and chronic trauma
Prof. Yael Niv

PhD, neuroscientist who studies human and animal reinforcement learning and decision making. She is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Princeton University and the co-director of the Rutgers-Princeton Center for Computational Neuropsychiatry (CCNP). She is an expert in computational psychiatry using computational models of learning and decision making to understand mental health conditions
Prof. Roy Salomon

PhD., Ms.c, Department of Psychology, Haifa University
Noa Refaeli

Tal Zagursky

Karina Dessau

Inbal Izhak

Tal Birman

Noam Dahan

Danny Kinreich

Karina Dessau

פסיכותרפיסטית ברוח האקומי,מטפלת ריגשית במים WT
Tamar Einy-Lehman

Music, voice and movement therapist, psychotherapist and group analyst. Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy graduate
Dr. Avital Dimant Litvin

Clinical psychologist and supervisor. Psychodynamic therapist, specializes in trauma and loss
Dr. Hadas Zeevi Sella

Clinical psychologist. Supervisor in the field of trauma, cptsd, secondary traumatization, resilience and growth
Dr. Raz Gross

Medical Doctor and researcher. Psychiatrist and epidemiologist at . Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Centre. Researches cutting edge psychedelic therapy with PTSD patients
Prof. HGJM Eric Vermetten

MD, PhD, clinical psychiatrist at the Department Psychiatry at Leiden UMC& Adjunct Professorsh at the Department Psychiatry of New York UMC. He is an expert in biological-based interventions in psychotraumatology MDMA, psilocybin, ketamine and medical cannabis.
Guy Simon

M.A, M.S.W, PhD(c), Psychotherapist with expertise in trauma.
Avishai Shapira

Yair Grynbaum

Shani Cohen

Eilon Kaufman

Chen Jakobi

Shira Elmkies

Nir Melamed

Yair Grynbaum

Ms.c, מומחה לחילוץ מתמודדי נפש ב״מגנוס״, מוביל מרחבים בטוחים למזעור נזקים ומנחה בגישת הדיאלוג הפתוח
Liora Rosenberg

Educational psychologist and supervisor, specializing in trauma and loss. Established and managed the trauma treatment unit in the educational psychological service. Engaged in the training and guidance of therapists and professional teams in the field of trauma and grief treatment.
Evi Ziv

MSw, Israeli Center for Addictions (ICA); Psychotherapist and Lecturer, Dual Diagnosis Training Coordinator; Staff Member, Lev-Hasharon Medical Health Center Dual Diagnosis Ward
Prof. Shaul Lev-Ran
