About
Dr. Tamar Blanchard
Dr. Tamar Blanchard is a licensed clinical psychologist in New York State specializing in evidence-based therapy for anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and related disorders. Dr. Blanchard has particular proficiency in using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with children, adolescents, and adults. In addition to working with people across the lifespan, she has specialized experience in addressing the unique developmental needs of adolescents and young adults, and in helping them navigate their emerging independence and transition to university and adulthood. Dr. Blanchard also greatly enjoys working with parents, and has expertise in Parent Management Training for parents of children with ADHD and disruptive behavior disorders. She has experience providing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and incorporates these skills into treatment to help improve emotion regulation and mindfulness.
Specialties
OCD
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Specific Phobias
Social Anxiety
Panic Disorder
Agoraphobia
Depression
ADHD
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
School avoidance
Failure to launch
Relationship difficulties
Gender and sexuality exploration
Parenting
Life transitions
Emerging adulthood
Throughout treatment, Dr. Blanchard creates a sense of safety, understanding, and genuine connection. Her style is warm and collaborative, and she works together with individuals to help them achieve their goals and improve their well-being. A lifelong learner, Dr. Blanchard stays up-to-date on current research and continually seeks out opportunities for further training and growth.
Approach
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Exposure and Response Prevention (EX/RP)
Trauma-Focused CBT
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Clinical Experience
Publications
Westchester Anxiety Treatment Psychological Services, Associate Psychologist
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Westchester Anxiety Treatment Psychological Services, Postdoctoral Fellow
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Mount Sinai Hospital’s Adolescent Health Center, Psychology Intern
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Columbia University Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute: Children’s Day Unit, Psychology Extern
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Jacobi Hospital, Psychology Extern
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Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Psychology Extern
Education
Fairleigh Dickinson University, M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
McGill University, B.A. in Psychology and English Literature
Blanchard, T., McGrath, R.E., & Jayawickreme, E. (2021). Resilience in the face of interpersonal loss: The role of character strengths. Applied Psychology: Health and Wellbeing.
Brown, M., Blanchard, T., & McGrath, R. E. (2020). Differences in self-reported character strengths across adolescence. Journal of Adolescence, 79, 1-10.
Blanchard, T., Kerbeykian, T., & McGrath, R. E. (2019). Why are signature strengths and well-being related? Tests of multiple hypotheses. Journal of Happiness Studies.
Zibulsky, J., Casbar, C., & Blanchard, T., & Morgan, C. (2019). Parent question use during shared reading time: How does training affect question type and frequency? Psychology in the Schools, 56, 206-219.
Pat-Horenczyk, R., Ziv, Y., Cohen, S., Achituv, M., Blanchard, T., Brickman, S., & Brom, D. (2017). Stability and change in posttraumatic distress: A 7-year follow-up study of mothers and young children exposed to cumulative trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 30, 115-124.
Pat-Horenczyk, R., Cohen, S., Ziv, Y., Achituv, M., Asulin-Peretz, L., Blanchard, T., Schiff, M., & Brom, D. (2016). Emotion regulation in mothers and young children faced with trauma. Infant Mental Health Journal, 36, 337-348.