Haggai Zachor
Clinical social worker (MSW) Addiction specialist Tel Aviv
I work with people struggling with addiction and support their families, even when the person who needs help isn’t ready to ask for it yet.
A first call of 10 to 15 minutes, free of charge.
- Since 2014in the addiction field
- Master’s degreeClinical social work (MSW), the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Specialist trainingThe two-year program of the Israel Center on Addiction (ICA)
- Family interventionThe ARISE training program
How I can help
What I treat
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Substance addictions
Drugs and alcohol.
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Behavioral addictions
Sex, pornography and gambling.
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Dual diagnosis
When substance use comes together with a mental health condition or a personality disorder. I have extensive experience in this area.
You can talk about anything here, including the things that are hard to say out loud.
How to get started
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A short phone call
10 to 15 minutes, free of charge. You tell me what’s going on, and I tell you whether and how I can help.
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A first meeting
In individual therapy: getting to know each other, assessment and advice. In family intervention: a consultation meeting, with everyone together.
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Getting going
In individual therapy, we continue with a treatment plan tailored to you. In family intervention, we prepare for the intervention meeting, or begin an ongoing process.
About me
I’ve been in the addiction field since 2014. I came to it through a personal connection, and it is close to my heart and soul.
When I started out, I saw people leave treatment or go back to using, and I thought they simply weren’t ready yet, that they hadn’t hit rock bottom. Today I think differently. People can be helped to move themselves toward change long before rock bottom, and there’s no need to wait for things to get worse before asking for help.
Today I work at, and manage, Orenit Weinstock’s Center for Therapy and Counseling (Hebrew website, opens in a new tab), and I also see clients in my private practice.
Get in touch
You can ask for help before you hit rock bottom. For yourself, or for someone close to you.
I’m available every day of the week. If I’m in a session and can’t answer, leave a message, and I always get back to you the same day.
A first call of 10 to 15 minutes, free of charge.
All the ways to reach me, and details about sessions
This website and my phone are not an emergency service. In a life-threatening emergency in Israel, call Magen David Adom (MDA) on 101.