Dr. Rivka Edery, Psy.D., LCSW

Trauma Recovery Specialist | Creator of The U-Model™ Author & Trainer

Welcome! 

I'm Dr. Rivka Edery (רבקה אדרי), a somatic trauma therapist, author, and firm believer that the mind isn't a battlefield but a household. For over seventeen years, I've sat with survivors of complex trauma, addiction, and intergenerational wounds, and I kept meeting the same truth: the parts of us we fight hardest are the ones working hardest to protect us. That truth became the U-Model™, my integration of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - a multi-stage path from survival-driven reactivity to a life led by Self and steered by values. It lives in my books (including Between Self and Parts: A 30-Day Journey with The U Model™), in the 780+ clinicians I've trained, in a cast of characters named Niggle, Skitch, VelFire, and Skitch-A-Niggle whom you're warmly invited to meet. 

Meet the characters from the workbook →

https://www.rivkaedery.com/meet-the-parts

Whether you've come here to heal, train, or simply because a quiet part of you was curious, you're in the right place, and every part of you is welcome here.

Let's begin.

Approved ASWB Provider, nationwide CE credits for social workers and mental health professionals.

       Quick Access

Register Free: 4-Part Live Webinar Series on Deception in Foster Youth, starting Oct 21 →https://www.rivkaedery.com/training_and_CE

Detecting Deception as a Healing Tool ·

In partnership with A Home Within · 2 CE credits per session

Join U-Model™ Certification Waitlist (Cohort Limited to 40 clinicians) → https://forms.gle/vj1yvMZvNLogTWC4A

Explore 2026 Live Trainings & CE (FMHCA, A Home Within, International Conferences) → https://www.rivkaedery.com/training_and_CE

Discover My Books & Resources (Workbooks, Audio Master Class, Publications) → https://www.rivkaedery.com/publications_and_media

Featured Books & Tools

Spatial Sight: The Workbook

© Dr. Rivka Edery, Psy.D., LCSW (2026).  Edery House Press

A table-based method for reading the geometry of a card layout — where cards land, how far apart, and what space stays empty. Six instructional sections and a complete 30-day practicum grounded in three spatial signals: distance, cluster, and void.

Learn more: https://www.rivkaedery.com/spatial-sight

Spatial Sight: The Practice Log — Prediction Threads · The Deck Vocabulary

© Dr. Rivka Edery, Psy.D., LCSW (2026). | Edery House Press

The working companion to the Workbook: 600 numbered prediction threads and a 384-line, two-pass Deck Vocabulary for logging predictions and scoring accuracy honestly — Hit, Miss, Partial, or Void.

Learn more: https://www.rivkaedery.com/spatial-sight

Between Self and Parts: A 30-Day Journey of Self-Discovery with The U-Model™: ACT & IFS

© Dr. Rivka Edery, Psy.D, LCSW (2025).| Edery House Press

This practical guide blends IFS parts work with ACT processes for daily self-compassion and growth.

Wherever books are sold: https://a.co/d/eM6xPjr

The Alcoholics Anonymous Workbook: A Twelve-Step Recovery Program for Healing        (Forthcoming August 2027)

By Dr. Rivka Edery, Psy.D., LCSW | Dover Publications / Ixia Press

Building on        Trauma and Transformation: A 12-Step Guide,        this workbook offers clear Step summaries, exercises, journaling, and trauma-informed strategies for sobriety and transformation. It is based on ACT and IFS therapeutic modalities.

Pre-order on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Alcoholics-Workbook-Twelve-Step-Recovery-Program/dp/0486855465

(ISBN: 9780486855465 | Paperback)

Access the 30-Day U-Model™ Audio Master Class →      https://www.rivkaedery.com/30-day-u-model--audio-protocol

(Self-guided audio protocol for applying the U-Model™ framework daily)

Recognition & Impact

• 2025 Recognition of Excellence – Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) for clinical leadership and U-Model™ innovation
• 2025 Outstanding Service Award – A Home Within for trauma-responsive CE curricula
• Abstract Reviewer (Selected) – 2026 NASW National Conference
• Grant Reviewer – ACBS Foundation (2024–Present)
• Peer Reviewer – Journal of Mental Health and Well-Being
• IFS Institute Program Assistant – Mentoring Level 1 trainees
• Trained 780+ licensed clinicians through NASW-NC, A Home Within, and accredited programs
• Publications cited 46+ times (Google Scholar) with 12,000+ ResearchGate reads

What I Offer

• Advanced CE trainings bridging IFS & ACT for complex trauma, foster care healing, and clinician resilience
• The U-Model™ Practitioner Certification (30-hour program, 30 APA/CE credits, lifetime manuals)
• Monthly Fireside Group – A "living laboratory" for open dialogue on parts work and healing
• Scholarly research on implementation science, public health prevention, and vulnerable populations

Approved ASWB Provider         – Nationwide CE credits for social workers and mental health professionals.

Let's Connect

Email: redery@rivkaedery.com

Phone: +1 361 704 4051

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See you soon!

Dr. Rivka Edery,      Psy.D, LCSW, MSW, M-RAS, IFS Level I