Elana Katz, LCSW, LMFT, is a Trainer and Supervisor in Emotionally Focused Therapy and a Senior Faculty Member at the Ackerman Institute for the Family in New York. She has also completed a Train-the-Trainer Residency in Race and Racial Equity with Dr. Ken Hardy at The Eikenberg Institute.
One of the first therapists in New York to become certified in Emotionally Focused Therapy, Sue Johnson asked Ms. Katz to bring her and the EFT Externship to New York and, under her direction, more than 1500 therapists studied EFT. She herself began teaching innovative courses in EFT at Ackerman in 2009 and has expanded to teaching EFT both nationally and internationally.
In addition to 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 has been quoted by The New York Times, the Associated Press, and other media outlets. Her private practice is in New York.
