Therapy & Coaching Methods

A comprehensive guide to therapy and coaching methods — discover the approach that suits you

36 methods

Satya Method

Coaching

An integrative method for learning, inquiry and self-knowledge through five layers: being, language, body sensations, listening skills and compassion. Developed by Natalie Ben David-Elnatan over 30 years.

Keywords:סאטיהנטאלי בן דודהוויההקשבהחמלהתחושות גוףטרנספורמציהEmotion

Best for:

  • Feeling stuck
  • Recurring patterns
  • Decision making
  • Life transitions
  • Search for meaning
  • Relationship difficulties

CBT

Therapy

A structured approach focusing on the link between thoughts, emotions and behaviour, practising tools to change patterns that increase distress.

Keywords:חרדהדפיקות לבמפחד שיצחקו עליינמנעמחשבות חוזרותדחיינות

Best for:

  • Anxiety
  • Fear of failure
  • Procrastination
  • Phobias
  • Intrusive thoughts

ACT

Therapy

Focuses on psychological flexibility, acceptance of inner experiences and acting according to important values.

Keywords:נאבק במחשבותנמנערוצה לפעול למרות הפחדערכיםמשמעותשחיקה

Best for:

  • Anxiety
  • Avoidance
  • Change
  • Decision making
  • Burnout
  • Meaning

DBT

Therapy

Combines acceptance and change, emphasising emotional regulation, mindfulness and interpersonal skills.

Keywords:מתפרץקשה לי להירגעפוגע בעצמייחסים סועריםרגשות קיצוניים

Best for:

  • Emotional dysregulation
  • Outbursts
  • Self-harm
  • Turbulent relationships

NLP

Coaching

Identifies language and thinking patterns and creates change through imagery, anchoring and reframing techniques.

Keywords:קהלהרגלמטרהדימוי עצמימוטיבציה

Best for:

  • Public speaking
  • Habits
  • Goals
  • Self-confidence

Mindfulness

Coaching/Therapy

Attention practice developing present-moment awareness, reducing judgement and regulating automatic reactions.

Keywords:לחוץעומסלא מצליח להירגעמחשבות טורדניות

Best for:

  • Stress
  • Burnout
  • Overwhelm
  • Mild anxiety

SE (Somatic Experiencing)

Therapy

A somatic approach to trauma, listening to body sensations and releasing stuck tension.

Keywords:טראומהגוףתחושותקפואדרוךהיפר־ערנות

Best for:

  • Trauma
  • Somatic anxiety
  • Reactivity
  • Regulation

Focusing

Therapy/Coaching

A process of inner listening to the bodily sense of an issue, enabling movement and change.

Keywords:מרגיש תקועלא מחובר לעצמיצריך בהירות

Best for:

  • Decision difficulty
  • Inner connection
  • Emotional processing

Family Constellations

Therapy/Coaching

A systemic approach examining intra-family patterns and their effect on present life.

Keywords:דפוסיםמשפחהילדותזוגיותהורות

Best for:

  • Relationships
  • Recurring patterns
  • Couple or parenting difficulties

Rebirthing

Complementary

Circular breathing technique bringing emotional release and connection to different states of consciousness.

Keywords:עומס רגשיצריך שחרורמחפש חיבור

Best for:

  • Emotional release
  • Inner connection
  • Processing experiences

LI-CBT

Therapy

Low-intensity CBT, suited to mild-moderate anxiety and mild depression.

Keywords:חרדהדיכאון קלדחיינות

Best for:

  • Mild anxiety
  • Mild depression
  • Procrastination

Career Coaching

Coaching

Focused guidance for career planning, transitions and realising professional potential.

Keywords:קריירהעבודהמעברכיווןתעסוקה

Best for:

  • Career transitions
  • Job search
  • Professional development

Couples Coaching

Coaching

Guiding couples to improve communication, resolve conflicts and build closeness.

Keywords:ריביםריחוקתקשורתזוגיות

Best for:

  • Fights
  • Distance
  • Communication
  • Couple decisions

Couples Therapy

Therapy

Processing conflicts, wounds and patterns in the relationship within a therapeutic space.

Keywords:זוגיותפצעיםאמוןקרבה

Best for:

  • Relationship
  • Wounds
  • Trust
  • Closeness

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Therapy

Exploration of unconscious patterns, childhood and object relations.

Keywords:דפוסיםילדותזוגיותמשמעותתסכול חוזר

Best for:

  • Recurring patterns
  • Relationship difficulties
  • Deep search for meaning

IFS

Therapy

Works with inner parts and helps bring them into harmony.

Keywords:חלקיםקונפליקט פנימיביקורת עצמית

Best for:

  • Inner conflict
  • Self-criticism
  • Trauma

EFT

Therapy

Emotion-focused therapy for couples and individuals, centred on emotional connection and attachment wounds.

Keywords:זוגיותקשרפצעיםחיבור

Best for:

  • Relationship
  • Connection
  • Wounds
  • Bonding

ThetaHealing

Complementary

Meditation and energy-healing technique aimed at releasing blocks and instilling new beliefs.

Keywords:חסמיםאמונותשחרור

Best for:

  • Blocks
  • Limiting beliefs
  • Emotional release

Couples Coaching

Coaching

A focused short-term process helping couples set goals, improve communication and build healthy habits.

Keywords:ריביםתקשורתריחוקזוגיותאינטימיות

Best for:

  • Recurring fights
  • Communication difficulty
  • Emotional distance
  • Relationship transitions

Coaching for Children & Teens

Coaching

Developmental coaching for ages 8-18, focused on social, academic and emotional skills.

Keywords:ילדיםנוערקשבחברתיביטחון עצמי

Best for:

  • ADHD
  • Social difficulty
  • Low self-confidence
  • Procrastination

Dimensions Therapy

Complementary

An Israeli method combining psychology, Chinese medicine, physics and Judaism across three dimensions: consciousness, energy and matter.

Keywords:מימדיםתודעהאנרגיהריפוי הוליסטייובל לוי

Best for:

  • Anxiety
  • Mild-moderate depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Trauma

Biofeedback

Therapy

Technology that lets the client see physiological measures and learn to regulate them.

Keywords:ביופידבקמדדים פיזיולוגייםויסותדופקנשימה

Best for:

  • Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Migraines
  • ADHD
  • Sleep disorders

Energetic Cleansing

Complementary

Developed by cardiologist Dr. Nader Butto, combining conventional and holistic medicine; releases emotional residues through guided breathing and touch on energy points.

Keywords:שטיפה אנרגטיתנאדר בוטומשקעים רגשייםנשימותאנרגיה

Best for:

  • Anxiety
  • Mild depression
  • Chronic pain
  • Fatigue
  • Emotional trauma

ThetaHealing

Complementary

Meditation and energy-healing technique developed by Vianna Stibal, working through theta brainwaves (5-8 Hz) to release limiting beliefs.

Keywords:תטא הילינגגלי תטאאמונות מגבילותמדיטציהויאנה סטייבל

Best for:

  • Anxiety
  • Fears
  • Limiting beliefs
  • Recurring patterns
  • Relationship difficulty

EMDR

Therapy

Research-based trauma therapy using eye movements or bilateral stimulation to process traumatic memories.

Keywords:טראומהEMDRתנועות עינייםעיבוד זיכרוןPTSD

Best for:

  • PTSD
  • Childhood trauma
  • Anxiety
  • Phobias
  • Loss

Adlerian Coaching

Coaching

Business and leadership coaching for senior managers, emphasising strategy, performance and potential.

Keywords:אדלראלדרמנהליםעסקיביצועיםמנהיגות

Best for:

  • Moving into management
  • Performance
  • Decision making
  • Work-life balance

Rebirthing - Circular Breathing

Complementary

Continuous circular breathing for emotional release, body connection and trauma processing.

Keywords:ריברסינגנשימה מעגליתשחרור רגשיטראומהחיבור לגוף

Best for:

  • Trauma
  • Anxiety
  • Emotional overload
  • Stuckness
  • Spiritual connection

Jungian Coaching

Coaching

Coaching using Jungian analytical psychology: archetypes, shadow, anima/animus, individuation.

Keywords:יונגארכיטיפיםצלאינדיבידואציהמשמעות

Best for:

  • Search for meaning
  • Identity
  • Recurring patterns
  • Dreams
  • Life transitions

Yemima Method

Complementary

A spiritual-cognitive method based on Yemima's writings, combining Kabbalah wisdom, meditation and character refinement.

Keywords:ימימהקבלהמדיטציהתיקון מידותרוחני

Best for:

  • Emotional difficulty
  • Mild anxiety
  • Spiritual search
  • Meaning
  • Self-improvement

Focusing (Gendlin)

Therapy/Coaching

Developed by Eugene Gendlin; listening to the bodily felt sense to allow emotional movement and inner solutions.

Keywords:פוקוסינגהתמקדותתחושת גוףהקשבהגנדלין

Best for:

  • Decision difficulty
  • Emotional processing
  • Mild trauma
  • Inner connection
  • Clarity

Integrative Body Psychotherapy

Therapy

Combines talk with body work (breath, movement, sensation awareness) to process emotions and trauma.

Keywords:פסיכותרפיה גופניתגוף־נפשטראומהנשימהתנועה

Best for:

  • Trauma
  • Somatic anxiety
  • Depression
  • Dysregulation
  • Psychosomatic pain

Holistic Psychotherapy

Therapy

Integrates mental, physical and spiritual aspects with personalised techniques from multiple approaches.

Keywords:הוליסטיגוף־נפש־רוחריפוי שלםרוחני

Best for:

  • Anxiety
  • Mild-moderate depression
  • Meaning
  • Spiritual growth
  • Mind-body difficulties

Healthy Lifestyle Coaching

Coaching

Coaching to improve eating habits, exercise, sleep and stress management.

Keywords:אורח חיים בריאהרזיהאכילהפעילות גופניתבריאות

Best for:

  • Overweight
  • Weight loss
  • Unhealthy eating
  • Low energy
  • Chronic fatigue

The Lighthouse Method

Coaching

Emotional coaching to identify recurring patterns, release limiting beliefs and move toward purpose and clarity.

Keywords:מגדלורתקיעותדפוסיםגבולותייעוד

Best for:

  • Stuckness
  • Recurring patterns
  • Boundaries
  • People-pleasing
  • Direction

Couples Coaching (Encounter Therapy)

Coaching

Couples coaching in the Encounter Therapy approach, focused on the space between partners, closeness and intimacy through open communication.

Keywords:זוגיותתרפיית מפגשקרבהתקשורתאינטימיות

Best for:

  • Fights
  • Distance
  • Couple communication
  • Intimacy
  • Closeness

Addiction Coaching

Coaching

Focused coaching for people coping with addictions – substances (alcohol, drugs, smoking, medication) or behaviours (gambling, screens, emotional eating, shopping, pornography, work). The work identifies triggers and patterns feeding the addiction, builds inner motivation for change (motivational interviewing), develops practical tools for urges and high-risk situations, and creates routine, boundaries and a support system that sustain recovery over time. Suitable as a complement to medical or group treatment (e.g. 12 steps) or as maintenance after detox.

Keywords:התמכרותמכורגמילהאלכוהולסמיםעישוןהימוריםמסכיםאכילה רגשיתדחפיםטריגריםנפילההחלמה12 הצעדיםראיון מוטיבציוני

Best for:

  • Substance addiction
  • Gambling & screens
  • Emotional eating
  • Maintenance after detox
  • Escape & avoidance patterns
  • Building motivation for change
  • Support for families of addicts

Ready to find your perfect coach?

Our coaches are skilled in a wide range of methods — let's find your perfect match

© 2026 Coaching-IL. All rights reserved.