Any client who works with Dr. Dvori Blumenau will be blessed with a transformative healing experience, as Dr. Dvori is skilled, experienced, and successful in many modalities of therapy. She helped me so much with my inner child pain. She is very knowledgeable about how the brain works. She is so passionate, insightful, and caring, and has many tools at her disposal. I am a wife, teacher, and mother in Israel, and I always had tremendous inner child yearning and pain.
My life has completely turned around thanks to Dr. Dvori. We’ve worked together using lots of creative expressive art, hypnosis, dance therapy, EFT tapping, somatic experiencing, and CBT. These tools have all helped me in varied and comprehensive ways, and assisted me in finally becoming the best person I can be, being present, loving, content, happy, and fulfilled. I’ve even gone back to further my education at middle age. Thank you, Dr. Dvori!

Thank G-d for Dr. Dvory! She was the only therapist who truly helped me in my life, and I’ve been to many. She was a powerhouse of creative healing and validation in a way I had never experienced before. Thank you, Dvory …I could not have started on this new path of life without your help and compassion. I am forever grateful for you.

I am 18 years old and I am in matric. I suffer from a chronic virus and high anxiety levels.  I went to Dvori for 10 sessions for hypnotherapy (she doesn’t do the hypnosis through which one loses control). It was a special experience for me. Through the hypnosis, she taught me how to relax, how to accept and nurture myself, how to stop the critical voice and how to allow myself to take time out. I felt she genuinely cared for me. She rejoiced with me, with each accomplishment, she made me feel looked-after and properly understood. I enjoyed our sessions and I felt like I gained a lot of self-awareness and emotional growth”.

A young adult with high anxiety levels

My child was having a difficult time staying at school. The more I kept trying to settle him and separate from him, the more anxious my child became. It was so hard for me, and I didn’t know what else to try. We met with Dvori and we felt encouraged and uplifted by Dvori’s positive energy; insightfulness and her focus being aimed at finding a solution.

Dvori worked with my child, with the school and with my husband and I. Dvori’s advice and recommendations have helped so much to build up our child. Thank G-d, our child now loves school, goes happily and our child’s confidence has increased considerably.

We really appreciate all that Dvori has done for us, and we would definitely recommend Dvori”.

A mother of a five-year-old boy with high separation anxiety

DR Blumenau began to see my daughter last year. My daughter was very anxious about everything. DR Blumenau used a combination of art therapy and various other techniques to help her to relax. My daughter loves going to her sessions and she is able to describe events that are going on in her life, which she doesn’t understand or doesn’t know how to deal with, and which she used to keep bottled up inside her. DR Blumenau is working on my daughter’s self-esteem and when I heard her say, recently, ‘I love me’, I knew we had made significant strides.

I am a single parent and I realized that this has a major effect on my daughter who is the eldest. I decided that it would speed up my daughter’s progress if I began sessions with DR Blumenau as well as my daughter. In my sessions, I am learning to understand my daughter and to approach her in the most positive and nurturing way. The thing that has surprised me the most is how much I have learned about myself and I am excited to go to therapy in order to discover ways in which I relate to people, based on my past, and to work on better ways to deal with any situation going forward”.

A single mother of a 12-year-old girl with depression, anxiety and low self- esteem

We all have a spiritual, physical and emotional dimension that is intricately complex and unique.  Devori spends many hours delving in depth into the many faculties pertaining to her client, achieving a solid foundation on which to help her client, as well as allowing the person to feel heard, understood and cared for. My child, who is a 17-year-old girl, suffering from glandular fever, learned and changed in numerous areas in a relatively short period of time. I believe this is due to Devori’s multi-faceted holistic approach.

Amongst other things, my child learnt to take responsibility for her life and to prioritise and stand up for herself. She now goes to bed earlier, eats more nourishing food and allows herself time just to be. Devori’s passion and devotion goes unchallenged. We feel blessed to have been guided to such a talented and caring lady.

A mother of a teenager with glandular fever

Dvori is an exceptional psychologist! Above all, she is entirely professional and an exceptional human being who does her work with utter selflessness and love. I turned to her in utter desperation. My son was found taking drugs and was at high risk of getting involved with the law. He used to have uncontrollable tantrums, and he suffered from depression, anxiety, nightmares and getting involved with the wrong guys.

Naturally, our relationship took a knock. She dealt with my son with utter devotion and was available at all times of the day and night. Her method of therapy is highly skilled and intelligent avant garde! After a short time of therapy, my son’s tantrums diminished alongside the depression. The anxieties have also gone down and the nightmares have disappeared. Dvori worked hard on building my son’s inner strength and help him believe in himself. The relationship between my son and I has improved a lot. Dvori has guided my son and I through our hardships with utter devotion. I must point out that Dvori is not a money grabber, she does her work with utmost sincerity and pure love of humanity. As an educationalist (I listened to a few of her talks) she is outstanding!

Thank you Dvori.

A mother of a 17-year-old boy, who suffered from depression, anger and conduct disorder

I entered the cocoon of your room

A moth –

Grey wings searching for the light.

And so began a journey

Unlike any I’ve ever travelled

Along meandering pathways of

Color! Play! Creativity! Challenge!

Using every facet of my senses

Smoothing the rough edges of my soul

As I mold the clay

To hopefully emerge as a Butterfly.

A 42 year old woman with depression as a result of severe abuse (still in the process of treatment)

I am a mature, married mother and was experiencing low self-esteem which impacted negatively on my work and personal life. Due to this lack of self-confidence, I was also battling with weight issues. I came to see Dvori and immediately connected with her due to her sympathetic yet very professional way she conducts herself and immediately I felt myself “opening up” to her, something which I find difficult to do. We were both amazed that after only 13 sessions I had overcome many issues that I was experiencing difficulties with prior to therapy. She used hypnosis during some of the sessions using Ego States Therapy as well. Some of the sessions, I felt the need to “offload” and this too was very beneficial. Dvori also noticed that I had “some stuck energy” which debilitated me in term of movement. She figured out that it stemmed from the tragic loss of my father. In order to deal with this, she put me under hypnosis, and she gave me the corrective experience to this trauma of my life. After that, my energy was a lot freer. I would not hesitate to recommend Dvori to anyone, young or old.

A women who struggled with depression, grief and communication issues

I have a 17-year-old daughter, who was going through many challenges. She has been through a lot of trauma in her life.  We also recently changed our culture, community and lifestyle, which placed extra stress on her life. Dvori helped her cope with the pure pressure of the daily expectations of school, home and with her peers. She gave her tremendous support and did some interventions on a family level, which were very useful. My daughter enjoyed going for therapy with Dvori. Dvori’s wise advice really helped us change our high expectations of my daughter and helped put the boundaries in the right place.

Dvori treated her with devotion, full acceptance and love. Dvori helped us identify where the trouble areas were, through the emotional assessments she administered, and she gave us the tools to cope with them, and to change the situation to the positive meaning”.

Mother of a teenager who had an “oppositional defiance disorder”

DR Blumenau’s expertise is clearly seen through the different types of therapies she offers in an inviting warm, and effective way. I felt liberated and empowered to overcome those obstacles blocking me from reaching my potential.

A 22 year old client

I am 22 years old and was looking for someone who could help me with my self-awareness and emotional health. I was very grateful to find Devori who helped me so much in such a short period of time and in such a professional and friendly way.  She conducted carefully chosen emotional tests and treatments that assisted me in formulating a plan to stand up for myself, gain my own confidence and independence and feel liberated as an individual.  She also assisted me in aligning my perception of myself with the reality of who I really am in a very positive way.  By way of the exercises, she gave me, I became conscious as to how many positive qualities and how few shortcomings

I have!

It was an amazing experience for me, when she put me under hypnosis and communicated with my “ego-states”, my sub-personalities. She communicated with my “inner-child” who is my insecure part, she communicated with my “critical voice” part, she communicated with my wise part, who really knows my true value and with my “inner-strength”, my part that pushes me forward and doesn’t let me give up. This brought a big amount of self-awareness to myself and assisted my growth. Receiving therapy from Devori was a turning point in my life that has brought me to new heights in positive thinking and self-growth”.

A young male client who suffered from depression and very low self-concept

Therapy with Dvori is the best, she helps you out, there isn’t anyone like her and she has such a kind heart, and she helps you have fun and be happy and helps you with your feelings. She taught me how to overcome my anger and help me with my relationships with my parents. If you ever want or need a psychologist you should come to Dvori, she’s the absolute best. She’s helped me out to socialize with people and to make new friends and to get to know myself better and to actually find myself. She helped me to strengthen my self-esteem and self-confidence and there’s absolutely nobody like her. So if you feeling depressed or angry or have problems come to Dvori and she will help you.

A 14-year-old girl with Asperger’s syndrome

There are not enough words to describe the amount of gratitude I have for Dvori – she has helped me in such a tremendous way. I had struggled with depression and anxiety in my childhood and had been in various types of therapy before – but not until I worked with Dvori did I actually feel a difference. The sessions were immensely enjoyable as well as enlightening – all the creative and thought-provoking activities done in the sessions allowed me to tap into my creative abilities which not only made me feel like an active participant in my healing, but they were so much better than merely talking about my past (as in regular therapy sessions I had with other therapists). Dvori created a safe, nurturing environment through her genuine support and compassion.  She truly boosted my self-esteem with constant words of encouragement, which enabled me to bounce back quicker from depressive episodes. Her holistic, integrated approach to building inner strength helped me to overcome the emotional blocks of my traumatic past and helped me to gain clarity on my future goals. I feel more confident in myself, positive and committed to continuing with my healing. It has been an honor to work with a woman of such integrity, empathy, dedication and positivity – whomever has the privilege of working with Dvori is truly lucky!!!

A 24-year-old woman who suffered from depression and anxiety

Before my child came to see Dvori, he was warned by the school for expulsion. He was verbally bullied quite badly and as a result he got into many Verbal fights.  He suffered from very low self- esteem, he used to bite his nails, lose his temper a lot, and experienced high anxiety and depression. He struggled with reading social cues and facial expressions. Dvori with her warmth and patience worked with him, through dedication, and met him at his level and needs. She helped him build his inner strength and taught him techniques as to how to deal with stressful social situations. She did with him her course of “peer counselling” in which she taught him to recognize peoples’ feelings and social ques and how to respond correctly to people who talk about their feelings. The positive changes in my child are significant.  He is now a lot more confident and calmer, he stopped biting his nails and he gets on better with his peers. According to the teachers, from a child that was nearly expel from school, to the child he is now, he is like a different person.

Thanks to you Dvori

A mother of a 15-year-old Asperger’s teen, male

Dvori is a very professional, caring person, motivated by a genuine desire to help people become whole. Her method is goal directed and works amazingly because it engages the right brain and releases frozen emotions. She has a good understanding of asperges syndrome and helped me to see that I am not stupid because my brain works differently to the most people. I came to her in order for Dvori to help me with my aggressive and impulsive part and she really did! I am a different person now, much more calm and at peace with myself. My inner child was struggling with early, unhelpful messages which Dvori had managed to reverse in hypnosis. I highly recommend her, especially if you are tired of “talk therapy.

A woman over 50 years

I remember trying to breastfeed my baby. The tears would just stream down my cheeks as I ran my fingers threw my baby’s beautiful golden hair. I felt totally overwhelmed and I was in immense pain from the caesarean.  I did not laugh and I remember thinking how people could be smiling, what was there to smile about? I had this terrible ‘electric current’ feeling running through my arms, and at times I could not hold my baby. I was terrified that this feeling would last forever, and that this confident, beautiful, aspiring lawyer would never be the same again. I could not get over the horrific treatment I received from the doctor and nurses. I had nightmares about my birth and I would wake up crying. I went to see a professional who diagnosed me with post- traumatic stress.

We learnt breathing and relaxation techniques together, which really helped me fall asleep. However, it did not solve the problem. I went to see another professional, who confirmed that I had post natal depression and anxiety. We tried to go through the traumatic experience again as well as evaluate the relationships I had in my life. We dealt with the most sensitive issues, it felt like pouring detol over a burnt wound. I would cry and cry the whole day and I just couldn’t stop. It was just all too much. I also went to see a doctor who put me on some medication."

With G-d’s help I attended a lecture by Devori and was intrigued by the form of therapy she offered. I decided to go seek her help. Devori’s therapy, as well as her calm and understanding nature, was the most liberating, enlightening, strengthening and positive experience. Together we built my inner strength before dealing with the trauma. With a mere 11 sessions, I was able to get my life and soul back. By the end, I felt like I had the most pleasant and beautiful birth. Devori helped me tap into my subconscious, to ‘rewire’ the way my brain was dealing with the trauma.  We discovered that there are many parts of me and my strength, and at the time when I thought I lost all control during the birth, my different strengths were actually there for me all the way.

I feel like a brick has been lifted off my burning heart. Post natal depression is like running a marathon with a walking stick. It is the most debilitating feeling, especially when you are needed most by a helpless little baby.  My mind is at peace with what has happened. I have grown so much and I have regained my zest for life. I threw myself completely into Devori’s therapy, I was so desperate to be myself again. Devori, I cannot thank you enough for helping me heal and discover my spiritual journey in this world. I know now that G-d wanted me to experience this tremendous suffering, so that I could be there to help other mothers who are suffering too. Thank you

A young mother who suffered from post-natal depression, 28 years old

I am a father who had 4 of my kids in therapy with Dvori and had 3 of them assessed by her. I found her assessments to be spot on, both the emotional and the scholastic ones. She really figured out what was wrong with my kids and gave us and the school constructive advice. Particularly with my oldest, I have seen a huge shift. When he came to Dvori, he was very depressed, with very low self esteem, this changed dramatically within 3-4 months.  Dvori is skilful, sensitive and caring, I highly recommend her as a therapist.

Dvori is an inspiration to me and she is very dedicated to her clients. Dvori helped me come a long way from being very angry and often aggressive to being a lot calmer, to a point that many have noticed the changes in me. I am extremely grateful to Dvori

A lady over 60 years of age

Since bringing my two youngest daughters to Dvori, there has been a marked improvement in their self-confidence and ability to express their feelings, in a short time.  Their schoolteachers have remarked on the improvement.  The oldest of the two who has always been extremely shy, was able to stand in front of strangers and give a presentation.

She does with them the most beautiful art as therapy. They enjoy the sessions and are proud to bring their art home. The activities are focused on bringing them self-awareness and strengthening their self-esteem. Dvori also teaches them useful social skills. Dvori also does parental guidance with parents, which my husband and I learnt a lot from and are now implementing the useful skills she taught us with our family.

I highly recommend her as a therapist”.

A letter from a mother of two girls aged 9 and 11, the girls suffered from depression and
very low self-esteem:

From spending so much money on psychologists and therapists that did not give me the support I needed, I finally found the most brilliant one. I had been suffering from extremely bad anxiety and depression for so many years and nearly gave up hope of getting better. Dvori changed my life in the most amazing way with her outstanding techniques of therapy, she is beyond outstanding. I recommend Dvori Blumenau to all those struggling and feeling a bit lost as she not only helps you find the way but gets you to where you need to be.I feel so lucky having the chance to see Dvori as she has inspired, motivated, encouraged and has given me my strength back. A truly wonderful person and psychologist.

From a 24-year-old client

DVORI I have never been to a therapist or met anyone like Dvori. I felt like she really understood my issues and to me she felt like the mother I never had. When I first  phoned Dvori, I told her that I was suffering from an auto immune condition Rheumatoid Arthritis and that I had a lot of paid in my body and asked her whether she thinks that some of it can be emotional. She told me that it absolutely can be emotional and that she can help me. And she indeed did. My pain reduces a lot and I started to be a functional human being again.

Dear Dvori, I came to you with severe OCD, to the extent that it affected my day to day life and you brought calmness to my life. I turned to you because I wanted to be treated by the best and not to have to go from one therapist to the other. Indeed my life took a serious turn. At long last I am able to control my thoughts and actions. And most importantly, my husband said that he now got his old wife back, the one he knew from just after our wedding (before I had the problem). Dvori uses unique methods with high professionalism, and she believes in the client while she is humble and warm. The unique tools that you gave me, serve as key for me for much happier life. Thank you Dvori for saving my life!