Kalanit Ben-Ari, PhD

Dr Kalanit Ben-Ari is a psychologist, psychotherapist, public speaker and author. She has worked as a senior family and couples therapist for over 20 years. She is an international speaker, trainer, and supervisor of therapists. Kalanit is a member of the Faculty at the Imago International Training Institute, and was the Chair of Imago UK from 2013-2023 with a private clinic in Hampstead, London. She is married and the mother of two teens. Kalanit gained her BA and MA in Social Work (Clinical Child Development) at the University of Haifa, Israel and was awarded a doctorate in psychology at the Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Social Issues at Birkbeck, University of London. Kalanit also holds an Advanced Diploma In Transpersonal Psychotherapy (spiritual psychotherapy) and is a certified Brainspotting therapist (evidence based trauma therapy). Having conducted extensive research and clinic work, Dr Ben-Ari has published two books and regularly contributes to professional books and journals. Dr Ben-Ari's expertise is regularly featured in the media - she has been featured by the likes of the The Sunday Times, BBC, Independent, Stylist, Metro, Evening Standard and Refinery29, BBC Radio 4/5/London, and has been a guest on podcasts including Cosmopolitan UK’s All The Way With, Balance and The Parent Hood.