Our Team:

​Tzvi Werther, LMHC
​President, Twerski Wellness Institute
Tzvi Werther was born and raised in Milwaukee where he formed a deep bond with Rabbi and Rebbetzin Twerski - mental health trailblazers in the global Jewish community. In 2012, at their request, Tzvi has led the formation and organization of the Twerski Wellness Institute with the mission of bringing an understanding of Innate Health and the Three Principles to the Jewish community and beyond. A continuing student of the 3 Principles understanding, he continues to learn from icons such as Dr. Keith Blevens, Brett Chitty and other 3P leaders. Tzvi resides with his wife Judith in London, UK.

​Rivkah Kromholz, MA, LMFT
Rivkah Kromholz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Cedarhurst, New York. She graduated from Hofstra University in Marriage and Family Therapy and is a licensed psychotherapist. She also serves as a facilitator and trainer for the Twerski Wellness Institute.  She has been in the mental health field for over 35 years and an international Principle-based practitioner since 2006.  She provides Principle-based therapy, consulting, seminars, classes, and practitioner training for individuals, couples, and groups. Rivka is married and is a proud mother and grandmother.

​Barbara Friedman, M.Ed
Basya (Barbara) Friedman is a licensed psychologist in Philadelphia, where she has been in private practice for over 33 years.  She originally trained and worked as a physical therapist and, though the work was gratifying, she felt that there was more to understand about how mental and emotional well being influenced her patients’ physical improvement and experience of pain.  Thus began a long journey back to school for a psychology degree, and a self-directed path through a score of theories and therapies in search of  what she knew to be the truth of the underlying unity of body, soul, mind, and emotions.  Finding the Innate Health/3 Principles Paradigm felt like finding home.  Basya lives in Lower Merion, Pa., just outside of Philadelphia.  In her opinion, her daughter, son-in-law and 3 granddaughters live too far away.

Sara Hoffman, MSW
Mrs. Sara Hoffman is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience  as a psychotherapist in private practice in Milwaukee. She has postgraduate training in marriage and family counseling from The Family Institute/Center for Family Studies at Northwestern University and Pransky & Associates of LaConner, Washington. Her Principles based training has been ongoing since first getting introduced 8 years ago. She is a facilitator for Twerski Institute working with couples, individuals and small groups.

Rebbetzin Ruchel Spitz
Rebbetzin Spitz, the oldest child of Rabbi Michel and Rebbetzin Feige Twerski is a mother, grandmother, homemaker, advisor, coordinator - and the list goes on and on. Rebbetzin Spitz brings her unique style of the legendary Twerski wit, pragmatic mothering, chasidic perspective and warmth towards sharing the 3 Principles. She resides in Boro Park with her husband, children and grandchildren.