Lisa Katzen, LCSWR
Lisa Katzen has practiced social work for over 20 years in clinic, home and community settings. She received a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a Master of Science with a concentration in Clinical Practice in Health and Mental Health from Columbia University. She also received post graduate training at the Ackerman Institute for the Family.
Lisa has refined her field of expertise in the following areas:
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Cognitive behavioral therapy
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Parent management trainings, evidence based parenting strategies
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Management of anxiety therapy
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Certification for early intervention
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Ways to conduct therapy in a natural setting
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Trainings on Autism
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Post graduate training in Family Therapy
Lisa has extensive experience in treating children and adults with developmental disabilities. As an early intervention therapist for WJCS and Theracare she has helped parents understand and manage the challenges of dealing with a child with a disability diagnosis. Her therapeutic style offers parents both emotional support and concrete strategies.
Lisa’s early work was done in a clinical setting. This experience became her springboard to shift her practice directly to where the challenges exist : in the home, school and community. Lisa’s home based therapy is in real time working with parents to develop goals, outcomes and strategies that are manageable, practical and realistic. Through Lisa's clinical knowledge, expertise and understanding, parents increase their tools to become more effective in raising a child with physical, behavioral, sensory and/or emotional challenges.
Using a therapeutic model of reinforcing positive behavior, Lisa has addressed a myriad of parental concerns and child behaviors. She has helped parents deal with management of OCD, anxiety, ADHD, and sensory issues. Her evidence based parenting strategies have helped children to decrease tantrums, improve listening and following directions, make successful transitions and address issues such as toilet training, sleeping and eating. Her work with adolescents and teens have focused on ways to manage anxiety, stress and OCD using Mindfulness practices and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Ways to maintain health and wellness are a pivotal part of her practice.
Lisa works closely with other therapists, i.e., OT, PT, Speech, to optimize effective and long lasting results. This collaborative approach coupled with her in home evidence based strategies has helped to create positive outcomes.
Lisa, her husband and three children live in Westchester, NY.