Michael Katz
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.Sc. Tel Aviv UniversityM.A. Academic College of Tel Aviv-Jaffa M.A., Ph.D., Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University
michael.katz@liu.edu
Description
Michael Katz, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at LIU Post. Michael received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University in 2020 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital’s World Trade Center Mental Health Program. His research interests focus on examining the relationship between specific techniques and outcome within psychodynamic psychotherapy, adherence and flexibility in the implementation of psychotherapies and particularly psychodynamic therapy. He is also interested in patients’ experiences around crying in psychotherapy and the relationship between these experiences and change in therapy, the working alliance, and attachment styles. Clinically, he has extensive experience in psychotherapy with trauma, first responders, and with college/graduate students.
Specialties
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy; Psychotherapy Research; Anxiety; Trauma; Crying in Psychotherapy; Adherence and Flexibility in Dynamic Therapy; Psychotherapy Integration
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Katz, M., Ziv‐Beiman, S., Rokah, N., & Hilsenroth, M. (2021). Crying in psychotherapy among Israeli patients and its relation to the working alliance, therapeutic change and attachment style. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12458
Groth, T., Hilsenroth, M., McMillen, K., Cersosimo, B., Bindon, N., Cain, L., & Katz, M. (2021). How are expert therapists similar, different, and integrative in the treatment of borderline personality disorder? Psychotherapy, 58 (2) 310-323. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000352
Katz, M., Hilsenroth, M. J., Moore, M., & Gold, J. (2020). Profiles of Adherence and Flexibility in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A Cluster Analysis. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/int0000226
Genova, F., Zingaretti, P., Gazzillo, F., Tanzilli, A., Lingiardi, V., Katz, M., Hilsenroth, M. (2020). Patients' crying experience in psychotherapy and its relations with working alliance, therapeutic change and attachment styles. Psychotherapy, 58(1), 160–171. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000339
Amitai, M., Ben Baruch, R., Ben-Dor, D. H., Ben-Ami, D., Katz, M., Sagy, R., Remez, R., Liav, N., Leibovich, M., Apter, A., Weizman, A., & Zalsman, G. (2019) Predictors of suicidal behaviors during hospitalization among adolescents admitted due to suicidal behaviors: A 10-year retrospective naturalistic study. Archives of Suicide Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2019.1586610
Katz, M., Hilsenroth, M. J., Gold, J. R., Moore, M., Pitman, S. R., Levy, S. R., & Owen, J. (2019). Adherence, flexibility, and outcome in psychodynamic treatment of depression. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 66(1), 94-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cou0000299
Hilsenroth, M. J., Katz, M., & Tanzilli, A. (2018). Psychotherapy research and the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM–2). Psychoanalytic Psychology, 35(3), 320-327. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pap0000207
Katz, M., & Hilsenroth, M.J. (2017). Psychodynamic technique early in treatment related to outcome for depressed patients. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 25, 348-358. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2167
Katz, M., & Hilsenroth, M. J. (2017). Is therapist evaluation of Social Anxiety/Avoidance traits associated with patient-reported attachment style? Psychiatry Research, 257, 526-532. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.08.005
Weil, M. P., Katz, M., & Hilsenroth, M. J. (2017). Patient and Therapist Perspectives During the Psychotherapy Termination Process: The Role of Participation and Exploration. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 45(1), 23-43. https://doi.org/10.1521/pdps.2017.45.1.23
Lectures and Presentations
Katz, M., Hilsenroth, M.J., Moore, M, & Gold, J. (June, 2021). Organized and moderated a virtual panel of three presenters on the topic of Adherence, Flexibility, and Technique Diversity in the Implementation of Psychotherapies, and presented on the topic of A Delicate Balance: Adherence and Flexibility in Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression at the International Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR), Heidelberg, Germany.
Katz, M., Hilsenroth, M.J., Levy, S., Pitman, S., & Owen, J. (June, 2017). Assimilative Integration in Psychodynamic Treatment of Depression: Technique, Activity, and Outcome. Paper presented at the International Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR), Toronto, Canada.
Katz, M., & Hilsenroth, M.J. (June, 2016). And How Does That Make You Feel? Psychodynamic Technique Related to Outcome for Depressed Patients. Paper presented at the International Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR), Jerusalem, Israel.
Katz, M., & Hilsenroth, M.J. (January, 2016). Is Therapist Evaluation of Social Anxiety/Avoidance Traits Associated with Patient-Reported Attachment Style? Poster presented at the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) Winter Meeting, organized by PPRS, New York, NY
Katz, M., & Fein, I. (June, 2015). Are Highly Sensitive Persons More Vulnerable to the Effects of Social Stigma? The Interaction of Minority Stress and Sensory-Processing Sensitivity in Predicting Mental Health among Gay and Bisexual Men. Poster presented at annual student research conference, the Academic College of Tel Aviv, Israel.
Affiliations
Society for Psychotherapy Research (2016-present)
