Professional Biographies
Ditza Katz, PT, Ph.D., is the founder of Women’s Therapy Center, a practice limited to treating women's sexual disorders, urogynecologic dysfunctions, abuse, and trauma. She holds an undergraduate degree in Physical Therapy, a Master's degree in Pastoral Psychology & Counseling, a doctorate in Clinical Sexology, and clinical training in manual therapy and urogynecology. Dr. Katz, assistant professor of clinical sexology at Maimonides University and a Diplomate with the American Board of Sexology, is the only physical therapist in the USA who is a clinical sexologist.
Ross Lynn Tabisel, CSW, Ph.D., is Co - Director of the Women's Therapy Center, a Diplomate with the American Board of Sexology, and an assistant professor of clinical sexology at Maimonides University. She holds a Master's degree in Social Work from Adelphi University, a Post - Graduate Certificate in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis from the Institute for the Study of Psychotherapy in New York, a doctorate in Clinical Sexology, and Certificate Training in the area of Sexual Abuse. Dr. Tabisel is the first Social Worker to be accepted as a member of the American Urogynecologic Society and of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology on the merit of her expertise.
Together, Drs. Katz and Tabisel pioneered the DiRoss Treatment Approachsm, a successful intervention for vaginismus, for which they have become known worldwide. Because of their expertise, they have been invited lecturers, nationally and internationally, educating healthcare professionals about their unique team approach to female sexual dysfunctions. Media appearances include NBC’s Nightly News, Glamour, Lifetime Online, Newsday, their videotape documentary, Vaginismus: it’s about life, not just sex, and a book about vaginismus and dyspareunia, Private Pain: it’s about life, not just sex. Publications include articles in medical books, professional journals, and online professional publications. Speaking engagements include professional presentations worldwide, as well as extensive community outreach, educating women of all ages about their sexual health.
The following is a summary of their past speaking engagements:
- 2001:
15th World Congress of Sexology: Back to the Future. Paris, France. June 24-28, 2001
ACOG Annual Clinical Meeeting. Chicago, IL. April 28-May 2, 2001 - 2000:
International Symposium: Chronic Perineal And Pelvic Pains In Women And Men, Lyon, France, December 13-15, 2000
Private Pain, NBC's Nightly News segment about Vaginismus, May 9, 2000
Annual Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, Indianapolis, IN, June 14-17, 2000
Numerous presentations to the community. - 1999:
Dying to be thin: A conference on body image and eating disorders, Barnard College/Columbia University, New York, New York, October 8, 1999
National Conference of the National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists, Chicago, IL, July 9-11, 1999
1st Mediterranean Meeting on the Pelvic Floor, Marseilles, France, November 19-20, 1999. - 1998:
Combined Section Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, the International Conference on the Pelvic Floor in Montreal, Canada, workshops to professionals in Israel, and training seminars throughout the USA. - 1996-1997:
Grand Round Presentation to the OBGYN staff of New York University/Bellevue Obstetrical & Gynecological Society, the Urogynecologic Association of Physiotherapy in Israel, the International Convention of Clinical Social Workers in Private Practice (I-CAPP), the Brooklyn Chapter of the New York State Society of Clinical Social Workers, and numerous local professional meetings.
WOMEN'S THERAPY CENTER
Devoted To Women's Physical and Emotional Health
Ditza Katz, PT, Ph.D. Ross Lynn Tabisel, CSW, Ph.D.
54-A Sunnyside Blvd., Plainview, NY 11803
Phone (516) 576-1118 Fax (516) 576-8876 Email: womentc@aol.com
Treating Vaginimus video
Vaginismus documentary video
Back to Private Pain, the vaginismus book
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