Dr. Merav Adres, Ph.D. is cofounder and Chief Psychologist of The SHINE Clinic.
Dr. Adres is a licensed clinical psychologist, a clinical instructor and the head of the CBT training for psychology and psychiatry intern in Rambam’s Psychiatry and Mental Health Division. She is a member of the Israeli Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), with a broad and solid foundation in the integration of other major theoretical and therapeutic approaches to mental health, such as psychodynamic psychotherapy, third-wave cognitive behavioral approaches (e.g., acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness,metacognitive therapy), biofeedback, somatic experiencing, and emotion-focused therapy.
Dr. Adres is a lecturer and clinical coordinator of several training programs in integrative CBT fornovice and advanced therapists from different cultural backgrounds (e.g., ultra-orthodox women) inthe field.
Her main area of clinical and academic interest is youth mental health with special focus on early identification of, and response to, risk for psychosis. She has been studying and treating adolescents and graduates in individual and group settings since 2006. Additionally, she has worked with Technion students in their Psychological Counseling Services and at the Outpatient Unit for Acute Crises at Rambam.
Dr. Adres’s doctoral dissertation, carried out under the supervision of Prof. Danny Koren, has made a major contribution to the study of subtle disturbances in the experience of the self as a critical early predictor of risk for psychosis among adolescents and young adults. Evidence for the importance of her work can be found in numerous, top-notch journals in the field relating to her dissertation.
Dr. Adres has built professional relationships with experts from leading centers around the world who provide SHINE Clinic with training and supervision in the administration of diagnostic tools and treatments for the clinic’s target population. She receives many invitations to lecture on the subject of early detection and intervention in schizophrenia.
