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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Jan 22, 20192 min read
Finding a Frum Therapist Online
When a person searches for “Orthodox Jewish therapist online” or “frum therapist online,” what are they looking for?
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Aug 6, 20174 min read
Does Your Therapist Need to Be Frum?
How important is it for you as an observant Jewish person to seek counseling from an observant Jewish therapist? The truth is that while...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
May 18, 20151 min read
Growing as a Couple
Ariel Schochet, LPC, NCC, is the managing partner of The River Wellness Group, located in Passaic, NJ and Teaneck, NJ. They are a...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Nov 30, 20142 min read
Do You Need Couples Counseling?
Are you in need of couples counseling? How would you even know whether you are or not? Here are some questions you can ask yourself to...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Oct 25, 20141 min read
A Dog Named Depression
This short video offers a fantastic perspective on what it’s like to be depressed. If you think you might have depression, check this...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Aug 18, 20141 min read
New website!
The Baltimore Therapy Center is now open for business! Check out our website at www.baltimoretherapycenter.com – and tell your friends! ...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Apr 24, 20141 min read
Back to the Grind
Okay, we are back from our extended break over Pesach and Chol HaMoed. I hope your holidays went reasonably well and that you are...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Oct 13, 20132 min read
Mental Illness – Rules of the Game
I just read a brief review of The Book of Woe, a critique of the DSM-V (the latest edition of the Big Book of Mental Illnesses that...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Aug 28, 20131 min read
Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Counseling and In-person Counseling
Here’s an article posted by a great organization called Thriveworks about the relative advantages and disadvantages of online counseling....
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
May 12, 20131 min read
A Different Kind of Online Counseling
#distancecounseling #therapy
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
May 6, 20131 min read
Online Counseling – So Far, So Good
The growing body of research into online counseling has established the efficacy of online therapy with treatment outcomes at least...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Apr 11, 20131 min read
To This Day
I found this poem/video very moving. It speaks volumes about the lasting effects that our relationships with others can have....
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Mar 20, 20132 min read
Pesach: Free to Change
A little inspirational note before Passover: My semi-corny tagline on this website is “Things can be different.” I chose it because I...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Dec 20, 20121 min read
Miscommunication en Masse
The gun control debate that is coming back out of hibernation as a result of last week’s tragedy is an interesting case in point from the...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Nov 25, 20121 min read
Online Counseling with Humans
“With online counseling, your clients do not have the ability to learn about you from the frames on your walls, your office décor, your...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Oct 12, 20121 min read
Therapy Needs Some Therapy
An article of mine was published this week on the OU Life website (unrelated to the fact that I coincidentally posted another article on...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Aug 21, 20122 min read
Phone vs. Skype
Often when someone contacts me for a free consultation, they’ll ask if we can “just do it by phone.” I usually discourage speaking by...
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