Birgit Wolz

Birgit Wolz, Ph.D., MFT, is a psychotherapist and the author of E-Motion Picture Magic: A Movie Lover's Guide to Healing and Transformation. Born in Germany, she has lived in the United States since 1989. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Freie Universität Berlin and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, California.

Dr. Wolz has a private psychotherapy practice in Occidental, California, where she integrates cinema therapy into her psychotherapy with individuals and couples. She has published numerous articles on cinema therapy in professional journals and has served on the faculty of John F. Kennedy University and the Esalen Institute. She lives with her husband in Occidental, California.