Orli is an Imago therapist, Workshop Presenter, Consultant, Senior Faculty member, and the Co – CEO of Imago Israel. Additionally, she is a qualified Somatic Experiencing (SE) and Trauma therapist, a Sex therapist and Supervisor, and Family and Couples therapist. Just after 9/11 Orli was among the initial group that started THE IMAGO PEACE PROJECT, which led to the development of Communologue, a way to safe communication in groups. Combining Imago work and Communologue, she created the Palestinian-Israeli Imago Project, which brought together couples from both peoples.
Orli is the Co-Chair of Imago Israel, together with Leora Grunhaus. It seems we’ve been doing this forever, taking care of our Imago community, both therapists and facilitators, creating opportunities for growth and accumulating knowledge, fun and advanced courses. In addition to my work with Leora, I have also done many courses and presentations with Lilliana Bastaic from Croatia, and while being a year in The States, I gave a few courses with Marcia Ferstenfeld from Michigan and others. In the last year I’ve given Sex, Sensuality and Imago and a Supervision class with Sophie Slade, and enjoyed every minute!!
Over the years she was one of the creators of Communologue, and as a member of the Imago Peace Project, I teach Communologue in many places around the world, face to face and online. I wrote and edited the Communologue Manual, and I was involved in a few projects like the Palestinian-Israeli Imago Project 2001-2008.
I love teaching Imago and doing the trainings. What I like most of all is to see the growth and the journey, each student is going through, with my help as their mentor more then their teacher. I also love the moment when it seems they got the point that the process is more important than the content. One lesson my students have taught me, is to always trust the process, and allow flexibility, even when my more rigid parts come out, trying to control the agenda. Family and Couples Therapy organization license. 0673
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy/Theory): Fusion vs Defusion and Avoidance vs Acceptance