The center’s staff includes coaches, mentors, psychologists, and volunteers who also come from the mental health field. All undergo special training. The staff provides guidance and also connects women who need expanded mental health support with certified health professionals to ensure each person receives appropriate treatment, according to their comfort and in the most accommodating way.

Before receiving her psychology degree, Daniel worked for 30 years as a teacher in elementary and high schools in Chicago. There, she says, she developed her unique worldview that “within every person exists a magical circle – the child they were, the adult they are, and the parent within them. This understanding is the key to genuine connection and growth.”

Her rich experience as a community worker for Tirat Carmel Municipality and as a graduate of the “Yosef Tal” Institute in Jerusalem deepened her understanding of family complexity through working with large families, families in crisis, and at-risk children. Daniel shares: “When my children were born, my heart was flooded with a great feeling of love, and I understood the message my parents conveyed to me that children are our essence, they are the product of our love that brings supreme happiness, the experience of love. With this deep feeling, I began my parenting journey and its fulfillment.”

As a family counselor and emotional support provider for new mothers for many years, Daniel says she encounters many cases “that remind me of the immense power of true listening and emotional support.” One particularly memorable case was that of Michal (pseudonym) who came to the center a month after giving birth. From the outside, everything looked perfect – a healthy baby and supportive family, but inside she was dealing with difficult feelings of detachment, with her slumped shoulders testifying more than anything to the emptiness she felt. Michal couldn’t connect with her baby, causing her deep distress.

“I listened, let her pour out everything that had accumulated in her heart – the fears, guilt, and deep loneliness. Together we built a gradual plan starting with accepting her feelings as legitimate, that there is no right or wrong in her experience. We identified sources of support from people in her environment who could support her to build a containing support network and worked on reconnecting with herself. We developed gentle ways to create connection with the baby, gentle touch, simple songs, and slowly I saw the light return to Michal’s eyes.” About three months later, Daniel continues: “Michal smiled at me a genuine smile and said: ‘You know Daniel, for the first time I felt real joy when he smiled at me – not because I had to, but because I truly felt it.'”

Daniel emphasizes that “Michal’s story teaches that sometimes our most important role as caregivers is simply to be there – to listen and contain, and provide a safe space where a woman can rediscover her strength.”

The center, under Daniel Gabi’s management, provides a warm home and supportive framework for families in the community, combining Israeli tradition with American innovation in parental support. The center’s motto is: “We are here for all of you with all our heart, to provide the warm and supportive framework that every family needs and deserves.”

This is the home where education and love meet.