Cultural differences affect the way we view fundamental relationship issues like communication, conflict, family roles and personal space. This video illustrates the profound differences between cultures using HBO’s TV series “In Treatment”. In Treatment was originally created in Israel and later reproduced in the United States. By comparing the small differences between the two versions it is possible to identify the cultural differences between these two countries.

Below is the full version of the talk that I gave in a conference for the Northern California Group Psychotherapy Association.