Atara Hiller, PsyD, author portrait
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Atara Hiller, PsyD

Atara Hiller, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist and a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)-Linehan Board of Certification (LBC) Certified Clinician. She is co-director of the Trinitas Institute for DBT and Allied Treatments, a DBT-LBC Certified Program, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In that capacity, Dr. Hiller directs the comprehensive adolescent DBT program, which treats teens and their families with emotion regulation difficulties. She trains and supervises fellow clinicians and psychology graduate students in the practice of DBT, as well as provides individual DBT and co-leads DBT multi-family skills groups. Dr. Hiller also directs and treats teens and families in an outpatient comprehensive adolescent DBT program at the Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, a private practice in central New Jersey. She has extensive experience providing evidence-based treatments to children, adolescents, and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and symptoms of trauma, as well as complex psychosocial stressors. Dr. Hiller has frequently written about and presented on DBT, borderline personality disorder, suicidality and non-suicidal self-injury, and treatment for child sexual abuse.
DBT Tool Kits for Teens
DBT Skills for Teens with Anxiety

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DBT Tool Kits for Teens
DBT Skills for Teens with Anxiety

Mental Health Awareness Month Resources

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and educators are increasingly aware that integrating social-emotional learning into the curriculum is critical if we want students to succeed both in and out of the classroom. Download the thematic educator guides on Teaching About Anxiety and Mindfulness and Teaching About Student Wellness. Explore our specially curated collections on

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Books for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Each May, we honor the stories, histories, and cultures of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Below is a selection of acclaimed fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators to share with your students this month and throughout the year. AANHPI Creators – Middle School titles AANHPI Creators – High School titles .

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FROM THE PAGE: An Excerpt from DBT Skills for Teens with Anxiety

Many of today’s teens feel afraid, worried, disconnected, and lonely. They’re also suspicious of people—particularly adults—who inadvertently minimize or dismiss how they feel.  They are searching for help outside their families.  DBT Skills for Teens with Anxiety by Atara Hiller, PsyD combines DBT, or dialectical behavior therapy, a type of cognitive behavioral therapy that combines strategies

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