B.A. Music and English Literature, Oberlin College, 1962 M.A. Comparative Literature, New York University, 1965 M.A. Educational Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1978 Ph.D. Family Psychology, California Graduate School of Family Psychology, 1986 Dr. Ariel is a family psychologist whose clinical work focuses on both systemic and psychodynamic theory, with a particular interest in the interface between the two. Also influenced by feminist and postmodern thought, her therapeutic work explores the influence of the social and cultural contexts shaping experiences. She searches with families and individuals for new meanings in the stories of their lives that enable them to articulate their own strengths and authentic voices.
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy