E. Katia Moritz, Ph.D., ABPP is the Clinical Director of the NeuroBehavioral Institute and a Director of Academic-Options. She is a licensed psychologist in the State of Florida. Dr. Moritz is Board Certified in Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy.
Dr. Moritz’s first degree in psychology was from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was one of the founders of the first behavioral therapy association in Brazil (ABPMC). After moving to the USA, Dr. Moritz was a visiting professional at the Albert Ellis Institute, where she received training in cognitive therapy. Subsequently, Dr. Moritz earned her Ph.D. in Clinical and School Psychology from Hofstra University
Pursuing her interest in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Dr. Moritz joined the Institute for Bio-Behavioral Therapy and Research where she worked extensively in both inpatient and outpatient treatment programs. She also participated in many research studies and presented nationally and internationally.
In Florida, Dr. Moritz established the Anxiety Disorders Program at the Miami Children’s Hospital, Dan Marino Center and founded the first pediatric OCD support group in the region. Dr. Moritz was an early researcher in the area of developing innovative, manualized treatment approaches for pediatric OCD. She is the author of “Working with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children” (Audio and Video Training Program), “Forms for Helping Children With OCD” and “Blink, Blink, Clop, Clop: An OCD Story Book” – English and Spanish versions. Among her many professional activities, Dr. Moritz provides treatment for Portuguese and Spanish speaking children and adults in their native language, in the framework of their cultural backgrounds.
Dr. Moritz is dedicated to educating school personnel on early detection and management of pediatric anxiety and related disorders. Her current research interests concern empirical validation of creative methods to implement Behavioral Therapy in the treatment of pediatric OCD and studying the effectiveness of intensive behavioral treatment protocols for anxiety.