PTSD Program
Cognitive, Emotional, and Functional Rehabilitation for Life After Trauma
A multidisciplinary approach grounded in the Feuerstein Method.
Post-trauma affects every part of life – emotional well-being, thinking, daily functioning, relationships, and the ability to move forward. Our PTSD Program offers a structured, personalized rehabilitation process designed to help individuals rebuild skills, restore stability, and return to a life of meaning and hope.
Our approach combines rich clinical experience with the Feuerstein Method, grounded in Professor Reuven Feuerstein’s theory of modifiability, the belief that every person has the capacity to grow, adapt, and strengthen their abilities through the right intervention.
In the context of trauma rehabilitation, this means not only addressing distress, but helping each person regain control, rebuild functioning, and discover renewed purpose.
A Unique Rehabilitation-Based Approach to PTSD
The Feuerstein Institute’s PTSD Program is built on the understanding that trauma can disrupt far more than emotion alone. It can affect concentration, memory, communication, organization, emotional regulation, and everyday independence. Our work therefore integrates emotional, cognitive, and functional rehabilitation in one comprehensive process.
Rather than focusing only on symptom reduction, we help individuals strengthen the underlying capacities needed for daily life: planning, communication, self-regulation, routine, learning, and agency. The goal is to help each person return to fuller functioning whether at home, in relationships, in work or study, and in the broader community.
What the Program Includes
Each rehabilitation process begins with a comprehensive multidisciplinary assessment that helps identify the individual’s goals, emotional state, and thinking abilities. Based on this assessment, we build a personalized treatment plan tailored to the person’s needs and stage of recovery.
Our multidisciplinary teams may include psychologists, occupational therapists, communication specialists, social workers, and other rehabilitation professionals, working together to support each individual in a safe, personalized, and respectful environment.
The program includes:
Emotional therapy
Cognitive rehabilitation
Occupational Therapy
Speech and language therapy
Individual treatment
Group-based therapeutic support
Who the PTSD Program Is For
The program is designed for individuals coping with post-trauma related to military or security events, including those experiencing ongoing difficulties in concentration, memory, daily organization, interpersonal communication, and emotional functioning.
Our Response Since October 7
Following the war, The Feuerstein Institute significantly expanded its rehabilitation work, establishing a dedicated post-trauma rehabilitation division and opening new centers in Jerusalem, Sderot, Be’er Sheva, and Rishon LeZion in order to provide professional, empathetic, and comprehensive care to those in need.
This expansion reflects a long-standing commitment to helping individuals affected by trauma, head injury, and loss of function rebuild their lives through sustained rehabilitative care.
Our Goal
Our goal is simple but profound: to help each person regain control, rebuild abilities, and find new meaning. Through close guidance, personalized care, and a deep belief in human potential, we walk with each individual step by step toward greater stability, functioning, and hope.
To learn more about the Institute’s approach, the growth of our PTSD services, and our work in communities affected by war, read our blog post: