Elana Katz, LCSW

Background

Elana Katz, LCSW, is a senior faculty member at the Ackerman Institute for the Family where she teaches advanced family therapy and directed the Family Mediation Program for more than 20 years. She has presented nationally and internationally, including annual meetings of the American Family Therapy Academy, the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, and the Psychotherapy Networker.

One of the first therapists in New York to become certified in Emotionally Focused Therapy, an approach that helps clients understand and change their patterns in key relationships, Ms. Katz is now one of the sixty Trainers in EFT worldwide.

She has published a number of articles and has been quoted by the New York Times, the Associated Press, and other media outlets, including National Public Radio.

Ms. Katz currently serves as the Director for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion on the board of the New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy, and she co-coordinates the Diversity Committee of the International Center for Excellence in EFT. Her private practice is in Manhattan.