BeTipul

Who it's for

BeTipul portrays therapy the way it actually unfolds: one patient per day, week after week, in real-time conversations where resistance, silence and small breakthroughs matter.

Feelings it meets

• War
• Fear of Intimacy
• Moral Injury
• Grief
• Living With Mental Illness

What it is

BeTipul is an Israeli drama created by Hagai Levi, Ori Sivan and Nir Bergman that aired on HOT3 from 2005 to 2008 across two seasons (80 episodes). Psychologist Reuven Dagan (Assi Dayan) treats patients at his clinic five days a week, with each 30-minute episode built around a single session, and then seeks treatment himself from his own therapist and mentor (Gila Almagor).

Where to find it

Originally aired on HOT3 in Israel; available on HOT VOD there. International availability limited. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.

Before you start

Heads up: A suicidal teen and war deaths, discussed.

Age: Not verified (suggested 16+)

My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.Wilfred Owen, Poems, “Dulce et Decorum Est”