
Dr. Talia Schaer is a first-year postdoctoral fellow at the Child and Family Therapy Clinic within the Behavioral Psychology Department of Kennedy Krieger Institute. She provides evidence-based interventions grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Functional Family Therapy (FFT) to provide treatment to children and their families. Dr. Schaer utilizes a framework of cultural humility to ensure patient’s beliefs and values are integrated within therapeutic treatment. Her clinical work has included providing individual and group therapy to patients with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and family conflict. Dr. Schaer has received clinical training and experience in providing Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) for clients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, tic disorder and body-focused repetitive behavior disorder.