CBC Team

Dr. Hillary Cohen is a postdoctoral fellow at CBC, where she provides individual, family, and group psychotherapy to children and adolescents. She earned both her Master’s Degree in School Psychology and Doctoral Degree in School-Clinical Child Psychology from Yeshiva University, as well as her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Hillary has received extensive training in evidence-based interventions for anxiety, mood, and behavioral disorders, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She completed her pre-doctoral internship through the Child Track program at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. During her internship, she provided weekly individual psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults presenting with a broad range of concerns, including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and ADHD. She also provided family therapy and co-led weekly therapy groups, including Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for adolescents. As part of her elective training, Hillary worked in the Diagnostic Evaluation and Stabilization Center, an outpatient crisis and acute psychiatric program for youth. She also participated in the Tics, Tourette Syndrome, and Related Disorders elective, where she used interventions such as Habit Reversal Training (HRT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT).

Prior to her doctoral internship, Hillary completed an externship in NewYork-Presbyterian’s child and adolescent inpatient program. She provided evidence-based individual therapy, co-led CBT and DBT groups, and delivered milieu-based treatment. She additionally co-led an outpatient Multi-Family DBT skills group for adolescents and their families. Hillary completed further externships at JCCA, a child welfare agency, and within the Ardsley School District, working across elementary, middle, and high school settings. In these roles, she conducted psychoeducational evaluations and provided individual and group therapy.

Hillary’s doctoral research examined the role of within-child protective factors in preschool children’s behavior problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA).