Guest: Dr. Shelly Itzkowitz

Dr. Shelly Itzkowitz is an adjunct associate professor of psychology and clinical consultant at the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Guest Faculty, the Eating Disorders, Compulsions, and Addictions Program, the William Alanson White Institute. He is on the teaching and supervisory faculty of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies, and the Trauma Studies Program of the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, he is an honorary member of the William Alanson White Society, a Fellow and Member of the Board of Directors of the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation (ISSTD).

Dr. Itzkowitz has published several articles on the topics of trauma, dissociation and DID and has presented his work on dissociation and dissociative identity disorder both nationally and internationally.

He, and Elizabeth Howell have a Chapter, “The Unconscionable In The Unconscious: The Evolution of Relationality In The Treatment of Trauma”, appearing in the recently published volume, “Dissociation and the dissociative disorders: Past, present, future (2nd Edition)”. They are co-editors of their recently published book, “Psychoanalysts, Psychologists and Psychiatrists Discuss Psychopathy & Human Evil” which received the 2021 Media Award-Written and the Sandor Ferenczi Award by ISSTD. They have also co-edited, “The Dissociative Mind in Psychoanalysis: Understanding and Working with Trauma” which received the 2016 Media Award-Written by ISSTD and was nominated for the 2017 Gradiva Award.

Dr. Itzkowitz received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the ISSTD. He is in full time private practice in Manhattan working with both individuals and couples and provides clinical consultation individually and in groups.