Gestalt Therapy and Counselling in Israel 

Welcome home! Finding sense in life––this the most precious step to joy and abundance.

I am happy to support you in this with my expertise in Gestalt Therapy.

Online and in in-person sessions in offices in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Ra'anana, I am offering an inspiring space for clients and therapists alike by

• orienting you in finding your own way in a world that changes
• giving insights into the latest soul science from Embryo development to Collective Intelligence
• offering tools to navigate through your life so you can trust in your own inner guidance.

Trained in Gestalt Therapy, I am offering support with all seven senses.

The five senses––smelling, touching, hearing, tasting, and seeing––offer a beautiful yet limited way of relating to the world. To develop a sixth sense––the intuition––can be trained to serve as a guiding sense for the soul.

The seventh sense to me is the sense that allows the spirit to guide and support a meaningful life. 

In addition to the training in Gestalt, I attended lectures and trainings from the emotional development of embryos to collective dynamics of societies. As an expert in systemic relations, I offer deep insights into inter-generational and collective dynamics that influence each individual. Through my work with clients who live all over the world, I also share knowledge about inter-cultural aspects of life.

My seminars are mapping out the journey of the soul:

-"Hero's Journey" –– Find the hero you are waiting for; within yourself.

-"Fruits of Your Roots" –– Making your ancestors a support for your future

-"Brothers Of Heart" –– Circles strengthening men in their emotional intelligence.

I offer my expertise in emotional intelligence to therapists, managers, and co-workers. For years, I guide online seminars for companies on well-being and living a meaningful life:

• "We have had the pleasure of collaborating for several years on webinars and online trainings that we organize for our clients. Through the knowledge gained from these webinars and online trainings, participants receive resources and tools to strengthen their sense of self-worth, improve their ability to share emotions, and discuss what they're feeling during times of heightened stress, pressure, or crisis (such as serious illness or grief). Participants particularly appreciate his calm facilitation style, expertise, fresh and unconventional approach to topics, and professional ethics. As organizers of these events, we also value his thorough preparation and punctuality."
• Anna Kruszczyńska, Program Director, Helping Hands, Warsaw

Together with you, I am dedicated to find your next step towards your sense in life by orienting you on the path of the soul, and providing new methods which nourish an unfolding meaningful life.

Finding sense in your life––this is Seven Senses with me.

Michael J. C. Wehnelt

Systemic Gestalt Therapy and Counselling

For questions and requests, you can write an Email or WhatsApp me:

If you want to find out if working with me supports you, you can book a free online consultation call. In the app, you will find an available time. The online call takes about 15 - 20 minutes and is free. In the online call, you get to know me and my work and find out if working together empowers you to the next steps you need to do.

This Is What Clients Say

 "I take away from the sessions a clear definition of where I stand; how does it feel, where I am, how, and where I want to go. I appreciate the clear leadership in the support of Michael Joachim Wehnelt to stick to the topic, the accurate reflections and summaries of his perceptions, which evoked an even resonance within me."

"The experience of being able to establish direct (eye) contact via webcam connection was a highlight for me. There was great intimacy and we were in a 'space' where real, genuine, direct exchange was possible. Even over a distance, only via the webcam connection, Michael Joachim Wehnelt was able to establish sensitive, direct contact. This enabled me to feel safe and to follow his suggestions to try new things with confidence."

"The guidance was clear and structured. The lightness in the leadership, and the playfulness carried the process. I felt safe."

More feedback and resonance here

Meaningful Conversation: To Prevent Terror And War––How Can Work With Collective Trauma?

How can we even begin to work with the soul to resolve trauma induced by atrocities––and prevent war from happening again? In a beautiful conversation with hosts Lio from Israel and Seth from the US, we unpacked the dynamics of collective trauma in the light of the atrocities in Israel on Oct. 7th, 2023. In the work with perpetrators and victims, I was invited to include my own background as a descendant of my grandfather Rudolf who supported the Nazis, and how this supported me to find my path as a systemic Gestalt Counsellor working with inter-generational trauma. If we do not take care of it, it is passed on through the generations. So how to start with allowing it to resolve? I suggest to begin with the key that each of us holds in one's very own hand––the key to open to true connection that is hidden for many; healthy boundaries.
Thank you Lio and Seth for inviting me to your show and for this inspiring conversation to deepen our awareness about the most fundamental topics that drive the world. More about his show and more episodes here.

You can book a free consultation call directly here (taking about 15 min) to get to know me and my work.

What is Collective Work? How can humanity benefit from it? In this video clip, you get a brief explanation to a dear part of my work.

English subtitles: Please use the settings wheel in the lower bar of YouTube to add English subtitles

About me

Exploring and shaping life with seven senses to live a new story; this is my passion and competence.

Welcome to Seven Senses.

My name is Michael J. C. Wehnelt, I was born in Berlin, Germany. Now I live in Israel.

Professionally, I first encountered people as a reporter. The curiosity and joy in meeting leaders and artists such as orphan and author John Irving, the Holocaust survivor and president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Ignatz Bubis, and Paul Spiegel, with nearly deaf musician Evelyn Glennie, inspired me to go further.

What is possible in life, how can we develop if we have the courage and support for it?

This question guides and motivates me to this day.

I started a training in humanistic psychotherapy called Gestalt. It was founded by the Jewish therapists Fritz and Laura Perls who were drawing on the Jewish wisdom and created instruments for a meaningful life.

In my clinic, I offer to find ways to the essence together.

What is essential to me?

I am excited to be a companion for people.

I think the world is crazy enough and that we find many creative ways to handle fate and challenges.

It becomes difficult when these solutions, which we have often found in childhood, cause suffering in ourselves and with other people.

Then it's time to take the next step and find new ways.

In doing so, I let myself be guided by the higher wisdom, the seventh sense.

My study of the wisdom of Kabbalah supports me in this.

My goal is to nourish heart, body, and spirit through my work to support clients to live their highest potential.

In workshops and one-on-one sessions I work with the calling to find the inner resources,

exploring your own narrative and ways to transform it. I also like to work with the matrix of the Hero's Journey.

Developed by Gestalt therapist Paul Rebillot and based on the insights of mythologist Joseph Campbell,

the Hero's Journey leads through the landscape of the soul.

Women and men encounter their unique qualities, feeling their richness and diversity that empower them at work and in personal relationships.

How about finding your own instrument of power, and meet your spirit guide?

I am excited to support you in accessing them in a safe and mindful space.

These are my areas of expertise in the work:

• Empowering clients in 1-on-1-sessions and circles
• The ancestors as a resource: Drawing on the wisdom of the forefathers and foremothers
• Hero's Journey: Finding your inner hero and demon
• Education: Passing on the most exquisite tools of emotional intelligence to therapists, counselors, and companies.

Michael Joachim C. Wehnelt

Systemic Gestalt Counsellor

Living a new story

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