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Dr. Geva Shenkman

Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology Ph.D., Tel Aviv University

  • Dr. Geva Shenkman Lachberg is a clinical psychologist, clinical supervisor, and a senior lecturer at the school of psychology at the Reichman University (IDC Herzliya).
    He works at the clinic at the school of psychology in Reichman University, where he supervises interns in clinical psychology. He also works at his private clinic in Tel-Aviv. Within his clinical work he is seeing patients and supervising psychologists. For over a decade, he worked at the psychiatric division at Sheba Medical Center (Tel-Hashomer Hospital).
    Dr. Shenkman Lachberg got his M.A degree in clinical psychology as well as his Ph.D. degree from Tel Aviv University.
    He is the head of the LGBTQ+ Psychology Lab at Reichman University (IDC Herzliya). The lab leads diverse research which focuses on coping and adaptation processes of LGBTQ+ individuals along the lifespan, from early adulthood through old age.
    Dr. Shenkman Lachberg's research mainly focuses on the relationships between happiness (subjective well-being) and hostile-world scenarios, with an emphasis on the associations between couplehood, parenthood, sexual orientation, aging processes, and mental health, among LGBTQ+ individuals and LGBTQ+ parent families. Special interest is given to the practices which help maintaining psychological well-being in the face of hostile world-scenarios. The studies have implications for therapists, researchers, and policymakers. Dr Shenkman Lachberg's research has been supported by competitive research grants such as the Israel Science Foundation and the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research.

  • Shenkman, G., Bos, H. M. W., d’Amore, D., & Carone, N. (2023). Mental health disparities between lesbian and heterosexual parents: The mediating role of positivity. Sexuality Research & Social Policy. First online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-023-00800-8 


    Shenkman, G., & Ben Itzhak, S. (2023). Estimated likelihood of parenthood among sexual minority individuals associates with interpersonal vulnerability and traumatic outlook. Journal of Reproductive & Infant Psychology. First online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2023.2171563 


    Shenkman, G. (2023). The mediating role of insecure attachment in the gap in parenthood desire between lesbian and gay individuals and their heterosexual counterparts. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 4084. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph20054084


    Shenkman, G., Carone, N., Mouton, B., d'Amore, D., & Bos, H. M. W. (2023). Assisted conception socialization self-efficacy among Israeli lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent families and its association with child externalizing problems. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32(1),180-196. 


    Tolmacz, R., Bachner-Melman, R., Lev-Ari, L., Kaydar, N., & Shenkman, G. (2023). Disparities in mental health and life satisfaction between sexual minority and heterosexual individuals: The mediating role of relational attitudes. Sexuality Research & Social Policy. First online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-023-00789-0 


    Kelly, H. K., Geller, S., Swami, V., Shenkman, G., Levi, S., & Ridge, D. (2023). A relational investigation of Israeli gay fathers’ experiences of surrogacy, early parenthood, and mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. PloS one, 18(2), e0282330. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282330


     Shenkman, G., Carone, N., d'Amore, D., Mouton, B., & Bos, H. M. W. (2022). The Desire for more children among Israeli lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples who became parents through assisted reproduction. Journal of Family Psychology, 36(8), 1480-1486. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001024


    Shenkman, G., Levy, S., Winkler, Z.B.-D., Bass, D., & Geller, S. (2022). Higher levels of postnatal depressive symptomatology, post-traumatic growth, and life satisfaction among gay fathers through surrogacy in comparison to heterosexual fathers: A study in Israel in times of COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(13), 7946. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph1913794 


    Shenkman, G., Segal-Engelchin, D., & Taubman-Ben-Ari, O. (2022). What we know and what remains to be explored about LGBTQ parent families in Israel: A Sociocultural Perspective. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 4355.


    Shenkman, G. (2022). Winds of change: Will current amendments to Israeli laws discriminating against LGBTQ+ individuals positively affect their mental health? Psychiatry Research, 313, 114607. 


    Shenkman, G., Ifrah, K., & Shmotkin, D. (2022). The moderation of socio-demographics in physical and mental health disparities among Israeli gay and heterosexual middle-aged and older men. Aging & Mental Health, 26(5), 1061-1068. 


    Teichman, Y., Berant, E., Shenkman, G., & Ramot, G. (2022). Supervisees' perspective on the contribution of supervision to psychotherapy outcome. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. First online publication.


    Gato, J., Tasker, F., Shenkman, G., & Leal, D. (2022). What would it be like to be a parent? Exploring the role of sexual orientation and culture on perceptions of parenthood in the future. Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 19(4), 1611-1623. 


    Shenkman, G., & Shaia, Y. (2022). Parenthood aspirations mediate the association between sexual orientation and mental health in Israel. Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 19(4), 1403-1418.  


    Shenkman, G., Pardo Aviv, L., Hain, D., Goren, O., Shapira, S., Nakash, O., Brunstein Klomek, A., & Berant, E. (2021). The moderation of attachment in the association between depressive symptoms and self-harm among a clinical sample. Journal of Mental Health, 30, 58-65.  


    Shenkman, G., Gato, J., Tasker, F., Erez, C., Leal, D. (2021). Deciding to parent or remain childfree: Comparing sexual minority and heterosexual childless adults from Israel, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Journal of Family Psychology, 35, 844-850 


    Shenkman, G., & Abramovitz, M. (2021). Estimated likelihood of parenthood and its association with psychological well-being among sexual minorities and heterosexual counterparts. Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 18, 221-232. 


    Shenkman, G., Stein, Y., & Bos, H. (2021). The mediating role of attachment avoidance in the association between sexual orientation and mental Health. Journal of Homosexuality, 68, 461-475.


    Carone, N., Bos, H., Shenkman, G., & Tasker, F. (2021). Editorial: LGBTQ parents and their children during the family life cycle. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 643647.  


    Shenkman, G. (2021). Anticipation of stigma upon parenthood impacts parenting aspirations in the LGB comunity in Israel. Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 18, 753-764.


    Shenkman, G. (2020). Suicide and suicide risks in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth: Literature review. Mifgash: Journal of Social-Educational Work, 28, 129-147. (Hebrew).


    Shenkman, G., & Tusia-Cohen, Y. (2020). Physical self-concept and its association with depressive symptoms among gay men and lesbian women and their heterosexual counterparts. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 83, 114-125.


    Costa, P. A., & Shenkman, G. (2020). LGBT parent families in non-west contexts. In Abbie E. Goldberg & Katherine R. Allen (Eds.) LGBT-Parent Families: Innovation in Research & Implications for Practice, 2nd Edition. Springer.


    Shenkman, G., Siboni, O., Taker, F., & Costa, P. (2020). Pathways to fatherhood: Psychological welfare among Israeli gay fathers through surrogacy, gay fathers through previous heterosexual relationships, and heterosexual fathers. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1-13.


    Shenkman, G., Ifrah, K., & Shmotkin, D. (2020). Interpersonal vulnerability and its association with depressive symptoms among gay and heterosexual men. Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 17, 199-208. 


    Shenkman, G., & Shmotkin, D. (2020). Self-perceived parental role and mental health concomitants among Israeli gay and heterosexual fathers. Journal of Homosexuality, 67, 712-732. 


    Shenkman, G. Bos, H., & Kogan, S. (2019). Attachment avoidance and parenthood desires in gay men and lesbians and their heterosexual counterparts. Journal of Reproductive & Infant Psychology, 37, 344-357. 


    Ifrah, K., Shenkman, G., & Shmotkin, D. (2018). How does sexual orientation relate to openness to experience in adulthood? Personality & Individual Differences, 131, 164-173.


    Shenkman, G. Ifrah, K., & Shmotkin, D. (2018). Meaning in life among middle-aged and older gay and heterosexual fathers. Journal of Family Issues, 39, 2155-2173.


    Shenkman, G., Shrira, A. Ifrah, K., & Shmotkin, D. (2018). Interpersonal vulnerability among offspring of Holocaust survivors gay men and its association with depressive symptoms and life satisfaction. Psychiatry Research, 259, 89-94.


    Shenkman, G., Ifrah, K., & Shmotkin, D. (2018). The association between negative attitudes towards aging and mental health among middle-aged and older gay and heterosexual men in Israel. Aging & Mental Health, 22, 503-511.  


    Shenkman, G. (2018). The association between basic need satisfaction in relationship and personal growth among lesbian and heterosexual mothers. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,35, 246-262.


    Nakash, O., Zisman, M., Bloom, R., Nagar, M., & Shenkman, G. (2017). The association between the hostile-world scenario, perceived control and emotional distress among gay men and lesbians. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, 21, 99-114.


    Erez, C., & Shenkman, G. (2016). Gay dads are happier: Subjective well-being among gay and heterosexual fathers. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 12, 451-467.


    Shenkman, G., & Shmotkin, D. (2016). The hostile-world scenario and mental health concomitants among gays and lesbians. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, 20, 70-86.  


    Shenkman, G., & Shmotkin, D. (2016). The association between self-perceived parental role and meaning in life among gay and heterosexual fathers. Journal of Family Psychology, 30, 552-561.


    Shenkman, G. (2016). Classic psychoanalysis and male same-sex parents: A reexamination of basic concepts. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 33, 585-598.


    Shenkman, G., & Shmotkin, D. (2014). "Kids are joy": Psychological welfare among Israeli gay fathers. Journal of Family Issues, 35, 1926-1939.


    Shenkman, G., & Shmotkin, D. (2013). The hostile-world scenario among Israeli homosexual adolescents and young adults. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 1408-1417.


    Shenkman, G. (2012). The gap between fatherhood and couplehood desires among Israeli gay men and estimations of their likelihood. Journal of Family Psychology, 26, 828-832.


    Shenkman, G., & Shmotkin, D. (2011). Subjective well-being components among Israeli homo-lesbian adolescents and young adults: A study with a heterosexual comparison group. Mifgash: Journal of Social-Educational Work, 33, 61-80. (Hebrew).


    Shalvi, S., Shenkman, G., Handgaraf, M. J. J., & De Dreu, C. K. W. (2011). The danger of unrealistic optimism - linking caregivers' perceived ability to help victims of terror with their own secondary traumatic stress. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 41, 2656-2672.


    Shenkman, G., & Shmotkin, D. (2010). Mental health among Israeli homosexual adolescents and young adults. Journal of Homosexuality58, 97-216.‏‏