Sabra Medical Expands Online Psychotherapy Service Tailored to Ultra-Orthodox Community

Sabra Medical, part of Beit HaGadol Hospital, has expanded its online psychotherapy service to provide rapid, accessible emotional support tailored specifically to the ultra-Orthodox community. The service offers individual emotional therapy conducted entirely from patients' homes via a secure digital platform, aiming to alleviate daily stress, reduce anxiety symptoms, and equip patients with practical resilience tools.

Operating in full cooperation with the Meuhedet and Maccabi health funds and the Rehabilitation Department, the program allows anyone in need to receive professional care promptly and free of charge. Referrals are efficiently processed through health funds, including online requests, with Sabra Medical offering maximum appointment availability.

The initiative was developed in response to the ongoing traumatic experiences affecting many citizens’ quality of life, sleep, and concentration, even those not in extreme crisis. Hila Yevnai-Tal, Sabra Medical’s social services director, emphasized the broad therapeutic goal: to provide support for anyone feeling the need for connection and guidance amid recent traumatic realities. She compared mental health maintenance to regular physical exercise, highlighting the importance of early intervention to manage irritability, tension, and insomnia.

Patients are entitled to a flexible treatment package, typically starting with 15 sessions and extendable by another 15 if needed, rather than a fixed number of isolated meetings. The treatment process begins with a focused assessment by skilled professionals who define therapeutic goals and select the appropriate therapy method and therapist, including gender-sensitive matching for female patients.

Accessing the service is straightforward: Meuhedet and Maccabi members can initiate referrals independently via dedicated "emotional treatment" tabs or through their family doctors. Requests are quickly forwarded to Sabra Medical, which promptly connects patients with qualified therapists. The program respects patients’ individual needs and sensitivities, particularly accommodating the ultra-Orthodox community’s lifestyle, halachic boundaries, and modesty requirements through culturally aware therapists.