Trainer Profile

About Trainer

Elana Katz, LCSW, LMFT, is a senior faculty member at the Ackerman Institute for the Family and a founding board member of the New York Center for EFT. One of the first therapists in New York to become certified in Emotionally Focused Therapy, she is now an EFT Trainer and the co-coordinator of the ICEEFT Diversity Committee. In addition to enjoying her role as therapist and trainer, Elana has applied her knowledge of attachment and relationships to help mediation and collaborative law clients, and their professional teams, intercept the recurring patterns that shape high conflict divorce. Elana has published a number of articles and book chapters, and she’s been quoted by the New York Times, the Associated Press, and other media outlets. She presents nationally and internationally, most often in the Midwest and Israel, and her private practice is in Manhattan.