Kadima

(kah-DEE-mah)

קדימה — Forward

Forward is a direction, not a destination — and healing unfolds along the way.

Life is constantly inviting you on a journey forward — to heal, to grow, to repair, to reconnect, to become who you were created to be.

But it’s hard to move forward when you’re carrying years of stress, trauma, grief, people-pleasing, or long-established survival patterns.

I’m Chaya Parkoff, LCSW,

trauma therapist, Brainspotting practitioner, coach, speaker, author, and Torah educator.

I help people travel lighter — dropping emotional checked baggage and walking forward with clarity, compassion, courage, and nervous-system calm.

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Who I Work With

  • Motherhood tests every part of us — our nervous systems, our boundaries, our stories, and the parts of ourselves we thought we had already healed.

    I help moms release old patterns, regulate more easily, and parent from presence rather than pressure. Your healing becomes the safest place your children can land.


  • Couples (Newlyweds, Long-Term, and Launched-Nest Couples)

    I help couples communicate, regulate, repair, and reconnect without reactivity or baggage.

  • This stage is full of pressure and transition.

    We process what’s holding you back, build skills, and cultivate emotional resilience.


  • I work with clients in 12-Step recovery — people who have done meaningful spiritual work but still carry trauma the steps weren’t designed to treat.


    I help bridge that space: honoring the program while healing the “outside issues” that keep you stuck.


  • I also work with men, groups, and non-Jewish clients drawn to this science-backed, soul-driven approach.


  • I work with teams and organizations to strengthen communication, reduce reactivity, and build emotionally intelligent, resilient workplace cultures.

Kadima Therapy & Coaching

Kadima means forward — not perfectly, not quickly, just forward.

“בדרך שאדם רוצה לילך—בה מוליכין אותו
– In the way a person wants to go, they are led.”
— Talmud, Makkot 10b

Soul-driven + science-backed

My work integrates cutting-edge neuroscience, somatic healing, and ancient Jewish wisdom so all parts of you can move in the same direction — Kadima, forward.

Brainspotting

Brainspotting is a cutting-edge neuroexperiential modality that reaches the parts of the brain and body where trauma, emotional pain, and stuck patterns live — beneath talk therapy.
It releases emotional blocks, processes trauma gently, calms the nervous system, and creates space for expansion into your best self.

My Approach

⟡ Ancient Jewish Wisdom & Spirituality

⟡ The RSVvP Method

⟡ Internal Family Systems (IFS)/Parts Work

⟡ Trauma-informed support for people in 12-Step

⟡ Somatic Regulation

⟡ Warm, grounded presence

In Kadima Therapy (NJ, PA, TX, FL, CO) and Kadima Coaching (Worldwide), I integrate these tools to help you move forward with clarity and compassion.
Most ongoing therapy and coaching happens on Zoom, and I also offer in-person Kadima Intensives for deeper, immersive work.

I am a keynote speaker and present workshops and retreats to groups and organizations of all sizes.


You can come work with me in person for a deep-dive Kadima Intensive, or bring me to your community, workplace, or organization for workshops, retreats, and immersive healing experiences.

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