Dr. Meir Flancbaum

Meir Flancbaum, PsyD, a licensed psychologist, founded the Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy with the goal of providing effective and efficient clinical care for children, adolescents, and their families struggling with mental health conditions. He provides therapy, school consultations, and professional development workshops focusing on the evaluation and treatment of children, adolescents, young adults, and families with a variety of social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. Dr. Flancbaum’s approach to therapy utilizes cognitive behavior techniques to treat clients according to their individualized needs. To do this, he frequently collaborates with parents, school personnel, and medical providers, and performs school-based observations when appropriate. Dr. Flancbaum has a unique specialization in the assessment and treatment of Tourette syndrome, trichotillomania (hair pulling), skin picking, and related conditions                                                                        such as OCD, ADHD, and the range of anxiety disorders. He also has a                                                                           specific interest in school phobia/refusal and behavioral parent training.

Dr. Flancbaum is active in the community, advocating for students to receive appropriate supports and training mental health and school professionals to provide practical and effective strategies for students. He has served as a consultant to several schools and organizations in New Jersey and New York. He conducts functional behavioral assessments, develops behavior intervention plans, and provides ongoing teacher consultation and training in classroom management techniques. He has also presented workshops at several conferences, such as New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), and at numerous public and private schools.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Flancbaum is Clinical Assistant Professor and Coordinator of CBT Training for the Child Psychiatry Fellows in the Department of Psychiatry at Rutgers/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School where he was awarded Teacher of the Year for the Fellowship Program in 2016. He has previously served as Assistant Research Director at the Tourette Syndrome Program at Rutgers University, where he conducted research, taught, and supervised doctoral students. Dr. Flancbaum has served as a therapist in clinical trials for pediatric OCD and trichotillomania, and written several articles in peer-reviewed journals. His research has also been presented at International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and International Medical and Scientific Symposium on Tourette Syndrome.

Dr. Flancbaum earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from Rutgers University with a specialization in CBT for children and families, and completed his internship in child and adolescent psychology at the New York University Child Study Center/Bellevue Hospital Center. He has also provided clinical services and received specialized training at the Child/Adolescent OCD, Tic, Trich, and Anxiety Group at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the Tourette Syndrome Program at Rutgers University, and the Institute for ADHD and Disruptive Behavior at the NYU Child Study Center.

Dr. Atara Hiller

Atara Hiller, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist at the Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy with expertise in dialectical behavior therapy. Dr. Hiller has extensive experience providing evidence-based treatments to children, adolescents, and adults with trauma, depression, anxiety, and disruptive behavior, as well as complex psychosocial stressors. She is devoted to providing exceptional treatment to children, adolescents, and families in order to empower them with tools to enhance their relationships and navigate life’s challenges effectively. She has frequently written about and presented on DBT, borderline personality disorder, and treatment for child sexual abuse.

In addition to her work at the Center for CBT, Dr. Hiller started, and now coordinates, the Adolescent Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program in the child/adolescent outpatient department at Trinitas Regional Medical Center. She also serves as the team leader and supervises fellow clinicians and psychology interns in the practice of DBT.

Dr. Hiller received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and English from Barnard College at Columbia University, and her master’s and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. At Rutgers, she conducted DBT under the mentorship of Shireen Rizvi, PhD, who was a student of Marsha Linehan, PhD, the developer of DBT. She has also attended an advanced intensive training with DBT experts, Charles Swenson, MD and Kelly Koerner, PhD, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in DBT at Trinitas, under the supervision of Essie Larson, PhD.