Dr. Milch-Reich is a native of Israel. She completed two doctoral programs - one in clinical psychology and one in developmental psychology - both at the University of Pittsburgh with a rigorous academic and research emphasis. This training was complemented by a clinical doctoral internship in the treatment of children and adolescents at Duke University Medical Hospital, followed by post-doctoral work at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, where she combined clinical work, supervision and research. Dr Milch Reich’s research has been in developmental psychopathology, with a special emphasis on mental representations and the formation of object relations. Since returning to Israel, Shoulamit realized her heart is in clinical work, deveopmental-psychoanalytic understanding and research with a clinical emphasis. She is a member of the Israeli R@D (relational developmental), teaches psychoanalysis and developmental psychopathology at Tel Aviv University, has a private practice in the greater Tel Aviv area, and delivers professional workshops and television programs on child development and well-being.