Psychologist Raanana, Israel Leanne Stillerman Zabow Information

My name is Leanne Stillerman Zabow. I am a psychologist based in Ra’anana, Israel, offering psychotherapy in person and online. I trained as a clinical psychologist in South Africa, where I worked in both public and private settings for many years.

Over the past decade, my focus has deepened through ongoing clinical work, supervision, and participation in psychoanalytic reading groups. These experiences have refined my ability to attune to clients’ inner worlds and to hold their emotional experiences with sensitivity and care. My style has evolved into one that emphasizes thoughtful listening, emotional presence, and facilitating deeper psychological processes.

My early work included trauma counselling and therapy in diverse clinical contexts, ranging from hospitals to community clinics and NGOs. My current interest lies in longer-term psychodynamic psychotherapy, which involves acknowledging the impact of early experiences and traumas and linking these to current experiences. I work with adults, adolescents, and children of all ages. With children, I use a playful, creative approach that allows me to connect meaningfully and observe their inner world in ways that can guide the therapeutic process. This helps me offer emotional containment and insight which is developmentally attuned and responsive to their needs.