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Perhaps Dr. Mahler’s greatest asset with the people he works with is his ability and genuine desire to establish an instant and lasting connection. This connection is based on acceptance, understanding, and trust.Then, once established, the connection quickly evolves to one of motivation, tangible goals and partnership in accountability. This critical, but somehow very unique, approach instills and sustains the confidence that makes progress and success seem inevitable.


K. L. (New York, NY)

 I am privileged to work with children, adolescents and adults. The aim is to provide but also go beyond diagnosis and discussion, empathy and encouragement. The aim from session one, minute one is the reification of a better right here, right now. This reification becomes the motivation to fuel further achievement. This will be all the motivation we need. One truly need not bring any with  them. I understand motivation at this point may be in short supply. 


With children, we work together gaining the insight needed to inform pragmatic coping mechanisms and skill- acquisition based treatment. 


The focus, primarily, is on enhancing self efficacy not merely self esteem. Self efficacy is one's ability to work toward, follow-through and produce a desired and intended result. Self efficacy is not only the feeling or belief but the fact based knowledge and trust of one’s own ability. It is, therefore, not subjective. It is not vulnerable, as is self esteem, to rise or fall solely according to one’s mood. Of no small importance as well, self efficacy, unlike self esteem, is not vulnerable to the manipulation of others. It is the permanent, indelible foundation upon which self-esteem is built. 

Self Efficacy. Not Just Self Esteem

With adolescents and adults, we must sometimes acknowledge that issues may have already had time to develop into negative patterns and damaging life circumstances. However, from day one we move past the fact that maybe the best time to have first addressed these issues was months or perhaps a year or years ago. Regardless of when the best time may have been, the second best time is right now. 


To succeed, according to a definition of success we decide upon together, we form a tangible strategy. We invest ourselves equally, but we are in no way equal. You are the expert in the room, therefore, please don't forget who works for whom. I work for you as a stage, a tool, a partner if you’ll so allow. Together, we will sometimes have the right words to say and sometimes not. It doesn't matter. I promise you. There are no style points awarded nor deducted.


In fact, the gauge by which we determine that our work is moving in the right direction, at the right speed does not track words at all. It tracks only movement. We need to work at the level where life happens. Life happens at the level of movement, not words. Movement towards where we want to be, not merely further

from where we don’t.


Psychological health needs more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation. That's the only quote on the topic I’ve ever liked and the only way I do business. If one seeks only sad. Sympathetic eyes that peek out from sterile, clinical distance and pro-forma formality, one should keep shopping. I don't sell that.


Jakob Mahler.


Both the Jerusalem and Efrat locations offer a pleasant, spacious, quiet and modern atmosphere. In addition, both locations are entered and exited through separate entrances directly into unshared, private waiting areas. Complete comfort and privacy is never compromised.


Free ample, safe and well lighted parking (protected underground parking lot*) available at both locations.


Jerusalem Location

King David Street 14, Jerusalem

Efrat Location

Netzach Yerushalayim 27, Efrat



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