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Sarah Bloch-Elkouby, PhD
Psychology
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About Me
Sarah Bloch-Elkouby, Ph.D., is an Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. She received her Ph.D. from Adelphi University and completed a clinical and research post-doctoral fellowship at the Mount Sinai Suicide Research and Prevention Lab and at the Brief Psychotherapy Research Program. She is currently the supervising psychologist on the psychiatric inpatient unit 6 Karpas.
Dr. Bloch-Elkouby is passionate about combining clinical work, research and teaching. She provides individual psychotherapy to adults and couples who struggle with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorders and trauma. Her clinical orientation follows a flexible mindset that integrates different treatment approaches tailored to her clients’ needs and preferences. Dr. Bloch-Elkouby's research focuses on the process and outcome of psychotherapy among diverse populations as well as on the short- and long-term risk factors which put individuals at risk for suicidal behaviors.
Dr. Bloch-Elkouby was the recipient of the Career Development Leadership Award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America in 2019-2020 and was awarded several research grants from the American Psychological Association (Division 29), the American Psychoanalytic Association, and the Society for Psychotherapy Research to investigate the impact of culture on the process and outcome pf psychotherapy.
Dr. Bloch-Elkouby speaks English, French and Hebrew.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR | Psychiatry
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Clinical Focus
- Adjustment Disorder
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Mood Disorders
- Panic Disorder
- Personality Disorders
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Psychological Trauma
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Trauma
Education
Internship, Clinical Psychology
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Fellowship, Clinical Psychology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Insurance Information
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Mental Health Providers’ Perspectives on the Use of Virtual Patient Interactions for Clinical Training in Working with Acutely Suicidal Patients. Olivia C. Lawrence, Amber Wolfe, Megan L. Rogers, Sarah Bloch-Elkouby, Devon Peterkin, Benjamin Lok, Heng Yao, Alexander Gomes de Siqueira, Serge Mitelman, Adriana Foster, Igor Galynker. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science
- The impact of scaffolded and non-scaffolded suicidal virtual human interaction training on clinician emotional self-awareness, empathic communication, and clinical efficacy. Heng Yao, Alexandre Gomes de Siqueira, Megan L. Rogers, Sarah Bloch-Elkouby, Olivia Lawrence, Giuseppe Sarli, Adriana Foster, Serge A. Mitelman, Igor Galynker, Benjamin Lok. BMC Medical Education
- Suicide crisis syndrome: a specific diagnosis to aid suicide prevention. Igor Galynker, Sarah Bloch-Elkouby, Lisa J. Cohen. World Psychiatry
Industry Relationships
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Dr. Bloch-Elkouby has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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