Arielle Lehmann is an Israeli writer and a psychologist specializing in group processes and teamwork. Arielle is interested in nearly everything, however her greatest passions are people and words. In her writing Arielle studies empathically emotions and reflections that are both elusive and profound. Her books focus on interpersonal relationships which she explores using innovative literary structures.
Arielle started reading and writing fiction when she was three years old. During her schooling years she has received more academic awards than she can remember, however she passed a standard driving test only after eight attempts. At the age of 20 Arielle had a surgery to remove a polyp from her vocal cords resulting from intense talk. Since then Arielle has learned to express herself without shouting.
Arielle was born in Jerusalem in 1968 and grew up in Tel-Aviv. She completed her PhD in the department of Psychology at the Hebrew University. She co-founded and managed for 5 years a London-based start-up company developing software for group communications. Arielle is an expert group facilitator and is the writer of the Israeli Open University text book about group processes. She was a member of the founding team of the educational department of the Association of Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI). At present Arielle is a partner at Psyphase, a leading Israeli consultancy for teamwork with a special focus on the fields of aviation and medicine. Arielle lives with her husband in Israel where they raise together their three children.
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