Deborah Gilman, PhD

Dr. Deborah Gilman is a licensed psychologist whose goal as a clinician is to promote healthy development, behavioral and emotional self-regulation, and psychological adjustment despite the often extraordinary stress and demands placed on individuals and families by today's environment. Deborah's clinical approach applies cognitive behavioral theory and methods to the assessment and treatment of learning, behavioral and psychosocial challenges associated with diagnosis, treatment, and adaptation to medical and psychiatric problems.

Deborah's clinical areas of focus include: Parenting/co-parenting; child and adolescent disorders, including autism spectrum disorders; biofeedback and relaxation therapy for pain and stress management. However, her clinical training and experience qualify her to be an effective counselor in a wide range of problems, including couples and family counseling.

Following the completion of her Ph.D. at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA, Deborah completed a one year residency at The Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University Medical School in Baltimore, MD. She then completed a 3 year fellowship developing expertise in behavioral interventions for stress, anxiety, and pain management at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH. Deborah has worked in pediatric hospitals and medical centers, schools and counseling centers, as well as outpatient clinics.

She has special expertise in cognitive behavioral therapy. She has provided direct clinical services to children and adolescents with a wide range of medical and psychiatric diagnoses, along with their families and care givers, including: teaching or strengthening skills for coping with stress, anxiety or pain; problem-solving skills for identifying and overcoming barriers to psychosocial adjustment; evaluation and treatment of child/adolescent difficulties with behavior, psychosocial adjustment or emotional regulation; training parents to implement behavioral interventions that strengthen child coping, cooperation, and adjustment; parent-child interaction assessment and therapy to improve interpersonal relationships and facilitate coping.