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RIVKA GAVRIELLA
Jewish Spiritual Counselor
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Using the powerful teachings of Judaism, Chassidus and Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah), I guide women on a path that empowers them to heal their trauma and wounds, and expand their awareness of the spiritual dimensions of living.​
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Testimonials
Rivka has changed my life. I started seeing Rivka while going through my divorce. She has connected me to my spirituality which has definitely helped me with so many changes I am experiencing in my life. Rivka's guidance on many topics has made me look at life in a totally different way. She is the best listener and helps guide you towards the right path. I can't even begin to list all the ways she has helped me move forward and see the potential that life has to offer. I have always felt that there is more than what's right in front of us and that there is a G-d, but after working with Rivka I have know doubt that G-d is within all of us. I can't thank Rivka enough!! She has changed my life forever. If you feel like you need any guidance or missing something in your life you should contact her immediately. I promise you won't regret it!
Cheryl Skolnick, Los Angeles, CA
About Me
Prior to becoming a Jewish Spiritual Counselor, I worked as a corporate creative in the fashion and publishing industry for over twenty years. I was the Photography Director of Teen Magazine, Global Creative Director of Lands' End, an agent for Ford Models, the Creative Marketing Manager for Forever 21 Inc., the Senior Art Director for Chico's, a freelance Creative Director for Victoria's Secret and the Senior Photography Editor for Wondertime Magazine for Disney Publishing Worldwide.
My former career was a gift in so many ways and I truly enjoyed the creative aspects and the people, but I always knew in my heart that this was not my true path. Though my career was exciting and lucrative, I felt a constant nagging that there was better use of my time and gifts. I knew that I wanted to help people and that I was given the gift of intuition and the ability to connect and empathize with others from all walks of life, yet I had absolutely no idea how to make that happen.
I was born in Montreal and when I was eight years old, we moved to Los Angeles. I grew up in a Conservative Jewish home and attended Jewish Conservative Day Schools from kindergarten through ninth grade. Though I enjoyed these experiences very much and was very proud to be Jewish, I could not relate to the way Conservative Judaism didn't outwardly accept people from the LGBTQ community or how women appeared to be second class citizens (at that period in time). So I searched elsewhere.
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Starting in high school and from that point on I explored various Eastern Religions and New Age ideas such as A Course in Miracles, The Power of Now, The Law of Attraction, and a range of spiritual teachers from diverse backgrounds; such as the Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra, Caroline Myss, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Pema Chödrön and Marianne Williamson – and I did so for over twenty-five years. Throughout it all, I always maintained a strong, deep connection to my Jewish heritage.
After I left my Jewish Day Schools and attended high school in tenth grade, I began to feel anxious and disconnected. Being away from Yiddishkeit was not good for my soul. I started to hang out with the "party crowd" and began to drink an unhealthy amount of alcohol. I became addicted to the temporary calm that alcohol provided me; the fleeting sense that "all is well". This is what is known as "false Light", which meant that I was seeking safety and security from something other than G-d. Something that felt soothing at the time, but left me feeling even more anxious about my life once the effects of alcohol wore off. My behavior was actually blocking me from the spiritual guidance that I was so desperately seeking. Year after year, my drinking attracted chaos into my life, until the chaos almost destroyed me. Twenty years later, I finally hit rock bottom and got sober on April 24, 2017.
Once sober, I had an unbelievable, mystical, life-changing spiritual awakening and was guided to not return to my creative corporate career and to devote my life to helping others find their way back from darkness to Light. I had finally found my purpose.
In 2017, I returned to school to focus on helping others in recovery and became a Drug and Alcohol Counselor and a Nationally Certified Recovery Coach (NCRC-1, NCRC-2). I accepted a position at a residential drug and alcohol treatment center in Los Angeles where I facilitated group sessions and served as the Case Manager. I also began to practice Kundalini Yoga; finally becoming a teacher in September 2022.
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At the same time I was being pulled back strongly toward my identity as a Jew – particularly Chassidus and Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism). I had studied Kabbalah ten years prior and really connected to the teachings, so I began an intensive study program that continues to this day. After years of daily Jewish study influenced by the teachings of Rabbi Avi Hill, Chabad's Rabbi Shais Taub, Chabad Academy's Rabbi Elya Silfen, Rabbi Alon Anava and Rebbetzin Karen Berg z"l, in 2018 I started my own private practice working with female clients on a one-on-one basis, helping them cultivate their inner life and expand their awareness of the spiritual dimensions of Jewish living.
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If you are interested in a private session via web, please use the contact form below. Thank you!
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text or call: 310.740.7499
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