Dr. Orli Peter, Ph.D.
Dr. Orli Peter, Ph.D., is a clinical and neuropsychologist and the founder and chief executive officer of Israel Healing Initiative. The daughter of a Holocaust survivor, she has three decades of work specializing in the treatment of trauma. She is the founder and director of Accelerated Psychology, a clinic located in Beverly Hills, Ca. Her work focuses on the integration of cutting-edge neurostimulation treatments with psychological therapies, enabling the swift recovery of individuals with trauma. She can be reached at [email protected].
Dr. Peter has devoted her career to providing specialized treatment to survivors of trauma worldwide. Her experience spans diverse communities, including Iranian refugees, residents of the Qalandia refugee camp in the West Bank, and individuals from the Arab, Druze, and Jewish Israeli communities in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas on Israel. She has also provided support to witnesses of the 9/11 attacks. Dr. Peter is a former associate professor of psychology at Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles, where she oversaw the psychology graduate programs and served as acting chair of the psychology department.
She earned a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, followed by three postdoctoral fellowships in clinical psychology, social psychology, and neuropsychology. She received a B.A. in psychology from UCLA. The American Board of Psychological Specialties awarded Dr. Peter the diplomate status in clinical psychology. In postdoctoral work, she participated in research at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience at UCLA. She was a member of a small working group with pioneers in the field of interpersonal neurobiology, including UCLA professors Allan Schore and Dan Siegel. This expertise allows her to effectively apply these principles in helping traumatized individuals regulate their emotions.
Dr. Peter has a certification in homeland security from the American Board of Psychological Specialties. She is a former consultant with RAND Corporation, researching the psychological dynamics of terrorism with terrorism scholar Bruce Hoffman and former CIA officer Brian Jenkins.
Dr. Peter is former vice president of Free Hearts Free Minds, an organization that provides trauma counseling and support to free-thinking ex-Muslims facing or fearing persecution from their families or communities.
Dr. Peter has devoted her career to providing specialized treatment to survivors of trauma worldwide. Her experience spans diverse communities, including Iranian refugees, residents of the Qalandia refugee camp in the West Bank, and individuals from the Arab, Druze, and Jewish Israeli communities in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas on Israel. She has also provided support to witnesses of the 9/11 attacks. Dr. Peter is a former associate professor of psychology at Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles, where she oversaw the psychology graduate programs and served as acting chair of the psychology department.
She earned a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, followed by three postdoctoral fellowships in clinical psychology, social psychology, and neuropsychology. She received a B.A. in psychology from UCLA. The American Board of Psychological Specialties awarded Dr. Peter the diplomate status in clinical psychology. In postdoctoral work, she participated in research at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience at UCLA. She was a member of a small working group with pioneers in the field of interpersonal neurobiology, including UCLA professors Allan Schore and Dan Siegel. This expertise allows her to effectively apply these principles in helping traumatized individuals regulate their emotions.
Dr. Peter has a certification in homeland security from the American Board of Psychological Specialties. She is a former consultant with RAND Corporation, researching the psychological dynamics of terrorism with terrorism scholar Bruce Hoffman and former CIA officer Brian Jenkins.
Dr. Peter is former vice president of Free Hearts Free Minds, an organization that provides trauma counseling and support to free-thinking ex-Muslims facing or fearing persecution from their families or communities.