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Assael Romanelli Ph.D.

About

Assael Romanelli, Ph.D., is a clinical social worker, licensed Couple & Family Therapist, and an international trainer. He is the founder and co-director of The Potential State Institute For Enriching Relationships, which integrates the worlds of Therapy, Arts, and Education to create safe spaces for people to connect to themselves and others. Assael is also the artistic director of the Or Chozer Playback Theatre Ensemble in Jerusalem. Over the past 15 years, Dr. Romanelli has helped individuals, couples, and families to feel free, playful, and alive in their life and work. He resides in Israel with his dynamic wife and two lively kids.

Assael offers online Zoom individual, couple, and family therapy.

Dr. Romanelli publishes content regularly on The Potential State Podcast, YouTube channel, and website.

Recent Posts
Four Gateways to Mature Intimacy
Do you find it hard being vulnerable and intimate with your partner? That’s totally normal. Here are four clear gateways to greater intimacy.
Ready to Play This Valentine's Day?
This Vvalentine's Day, try a different approach to dating: play dates. Play-dating will help you be more yourself, have fun, and quickly assess whether the person is the right one for you.
The Circle of Differentiation

Do you often feel like the victim, savior, or persecutor in your relationship? If so, you're stuck in a drama triangle. There's an alternative.

Do you often feel like the victim, savior, or persecutor in your relationship? If so, you're stuck in a drama triangle. There's an alternative.

Relational Equilibrium

The hidden cause of most of the problems in your relationship is... hierarchy. What is the solution? Relational equilibrium. The 95/70 chart can help you get there.

The hidden cause of most of the problems in your relationship is... hierarchy. What is the solution? Relational equilibrium. The 95/70 chart can help you get there.

All Is Fair in Love and War?

Wartime pushes us all to survival mode. Our relationship is our greatest resource. Here are some of relational survival hacks for times of crisis.

Wartime pushes us all to survival mode. Our relationship is our greatest resource. Here are some of relational survival hacks for times of crisis.

A Playful Parenting Approach

We couldn't find a parenting approach that worked for our children, so we developed one based on our relationship model.

We couldn't find a parenting approach that worked for our children, so we developed one based on our relationship model.

Five Reasons Parents Should Prioritize Their Marriage

Many parents put their children first. But overfocusing on the children can tax your relationship an leave young adults with no model for their own intimate partnerships.

Many parents put their children first. But overfocusing on the children can tax your relationship an leave young adults with no model for their own intimate partnerships.

Dismissing a Partner's Changes as "Fake"

Rejecting your partner's attempts to do things differently because it's "fake" is perfectly normal. But it also blocks your relationship from developing.

Rejecting your partner's attempts to do things differently because it's "fake" is perfectly normal. But it also blocks your relationship from developing.