About the Helfands

"Helfands Tap into Nature to Awaken and Heal Clients' Souls" - Family Therapy News, February/March 2001 said, "Ever feel like walking out the door of your downtown office and never coming back? Husband and wife team, Israel and Cathie Helfand, did just that. They now practice on an 1850s farm in Vermont, counting campfires and chickens among their therapeutic tools."

About Counseling

"Living, Learning and Loving" - Citizen News of New Fairfield, Connecticut, in 1985, spoke about Israel and Cathie saying, "Both are dynamic individuals who practice what they preach."

"Men and Women, Dealing with Each Other" - In The Northeast Recovery Newsletter in 1993 the Helfands wrote, "Although men and women may be raised differently, we can connect on a feeling level. The idea is to open the door to all feelings, and then empathy and compassion will ensue."

About Our Men's Groups

"Becoming a More Effective Father", by Israel Helfand, Ph.D.

"A Child Needs the Emotional Presence of a Father", The News-Times, by Israel Helfand, Ph.D.

"New Focus on Men, Work, and Therapy", Natural Health Care by Israel Helfand, Ph.D.

"Questioning the Values Men Pass on to Their Sons", Torchlight by Israel Helfand, Ph.D.

"What Lies Behind the Anger of Men?", The Northeast Recovery Networker, by Israel Helfand, Ph.D.

Israel Helfand's video tape, Men in the Making with Ari Kopolow, M.D. was made from clips of various talks including their gala event in Westport, Connecticut to over 250 people in 1991. Men in the Making, a 45 minute video on men's issues, including intimacy, purpose, work, and relationships, by Israel and Ari, is still available for $18 (including shipping) from Four Seasons Healing, Inc.

About Soul Awakening

"Men's Quest for Identity Leads to the Woods" - The New York Times, in 1992, said, "in response to a growing demand, [Israel Helfand] has developed programs to help men broaden their perspective about who they are and what they want out of life."

"From Boys to Men: Rediscovering Rites of Passage" - In Voice Male, in 2000, Israel Helfand and Jon Bliss asked, "How does a young person today come of age in our fast-paced, info-overloaded, materialistic, and highly technical American culture?"

Rites of Passage: Cabot Therapists to offer eco-therapy for Teens - In March, 2000 The Times Argus published an article about Fours Seasons Healing's program for Cabot, Vermont teenagers.

Today the Helfand's Soul Awakening programs are described in John Muir's Healing Retreats and Spas, Spa Magazine, and in Fodor's Healthy Retreats, 5th edition.

Israel has written articles for many newspapers and magazines over the years, and he has appeared on television and radio shows in Connecticut and Vermont.

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