Articles by Dr. Gordon

This article was just published in the New York Times.  I could not be more proud to be quoted by author Judy Batalion, who interviewed me for this Sunday Review Opinion Piece    

              Therapists love to talk about building children’s “frustration tolerance” or helping adults with their “distress tolerance.”  Tolerating negative emotion is harder than it sounds.  Remember the last time you got a parking ticket and muttered a curse word before realizing your kid/friend/boss was listening? Maybe you remember skipping the gym or not studying for school because … Read more

The Center for Anxiety Presents: The Community Education Series, a free monthly lecture series: On the topic of: Skills Training in Affective and in Interpersonal Regulation/Narrative StoryTelling (STAIR/NST) Presented by Tamar Gordon, Ph.D.** Wednesday, May 11th, from 12:00-1:00  at our Brooklyn Location: 3692 Bedford Ave, Suite P2. Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation/Narrative StoryTelling (STAIR/NST)  is an innovative treatment for survivors of … Read more

Recently, I was lucky enough to be interviewed by author Judy Batalion for an article about OCD and clutter.  Such fun! You can see the full Vogue article here: http://judybatalion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Vogue-Feb-2016.pdf

Memory is a funny thing. Sometimes I’ll drive myself crazy trying – and failing – to remember something basic, like the name of my son’s teacher. At the same time, I’ll find I can’t forget snippets of random songs. When I was thinking of writing a blog post today The Clash’s chorus “Should I stay … Read more