Tamar Gordon, PhD
Founder and Clinical Director
Dr. Tamar Gordon is the founder and clinical director of the Gordon Therapy Group; Tamar Gordon Psychology, PLLC. Dr. Gordon is a NY State licensed clinical psychologist and an expert in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and evidence based mental health treatment for adults and children. Dr. Gordon received her MA and PhD in clinical psychology from St. John’s University in 2005, completing a dissertation on the emotional effects of corporal punishment on children. She received her B.A. in psychology from Harvard University, graduating with honors, and spent two years working at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) studying seasonal depression. Dr. Gordon completed her two year post-doctoral fellowship training at the NYU Child Study Center in 2006.
Dr. Gordon has served as an adjunct faculty member at NYU Bellevue, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Columbia University Teacher’s College, and the NYU Steinhardt Graduate School of Psychology, teaching CBT to graduate students in clinical psychology. She has been a supervisor at a major mental health clinic, an expert consultant on trauma treatment to the United States Veteran’s Association, and a member of the Board for the Women’s Mental Health Consortium. Currently, she is an active member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, The International OCD Foundation, and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. She is passionate about helping people find healthy ways to experience emotions while living a valued life, and providing the most cutting edge evidence-based care available.
In addition to working directly with adults and children to address mental health challenges across the life span, Dr. Gordon enjoys sharing her knowledge of mental health more broadly. She has provided webinars on children’s mental health for Torchlight.care, lectures on teens and anxiety for local schools, and Wellness Workshops for corporate clients. She has been interviewed about OCD and children for the New York Times and Vogue magazine, given a mindfulness talk to the Working Mother Media conference, and trained dozens of Veteran’s Administration employees through the training platform she helped write with her mentor Dr. Marylene Cloitre. She currently spends most of her working time at her private practice in New York City, and most of her personal time raising her two rambunctious sons.
Gordon Therapy Group
125 W. 72nd Street, Suite 4R & 5R
New York, NY 10023