American Institute for Cognitive Therapy

07/18/2025

Why have some commentators turned against empathy?

It was once considered a virtue. Why do some people now think it’s a bad thing?

07/16/2025

Piter Press of Saint Petersburg, Russia, has just renewed the license for five years for the translation of Dr. leahy’s book, beat the blues before they beat you

07/14/2025

The second edition of Dr. Leahy‘s book, Cognitive therapy techniques, is coming out in Italian soon

AICT is an internationally recognized group of clinical psychologists

07/11/2025

Virtual Adult DBT Group Accepting New Members

The American Institute for Cognitive Therapy is accepting new participants (ages 30+) in our Adult DBT Skills Group starting Wednesday, July 30th. The enrollment period closes on August 12th.

We will begin the Emotion Regulation module. This module focuses on increasing awareness of our emotions, utilizing skills to regulate their level of intensity, and building resiliency. Group members will learn adaptive coping skills to reduce the force, impact, and duration of intense negative emotions in daily life.

Group is led by Dr. Kathleen Taylor and meets weekly on Wednesdays from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EST on our HIPAA-compliant Zoom platform. Learn more about our DBT program here.


Kathleen Mattran Taylor, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in New York and is the DBT program coordinator at AICT. Dr. Taylor creates a collaborative therapeutic process that is focused on how to help you make changes that will alleviate suffering and increase your happiness and satisfaction in life. She employs cognitive behavioral therapies to treat of a variety of psychological disorders in both individuals and couples. Dr. Taylor works with people suffering from mood and anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, trauma, and borderline personality disorder. She is extensively trained in the treatment of adult posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using cognitive processing therapy (CPT), prolonged exposure therapy (PE), and dialectal behavior therapy – prolonged exposure protocol (DBT-PE) to help people who have experienced sexual assault and other trauma. Dr. Taylor is also intensively trained in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and works with persons with borderline personality disorder, co-morbid substance use disorders, and other disorders of emotional regulation. Dr. Taylor has expertise in behavioral therapies and uses this knowledge to work with individuals with ADHD in learning behavioral control.
To Learn More or to Sign Up, please contact our office at (212) 308 - 2440 or email intake@cognitivetherapynyc.com.

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07/06/2025

Having a cat or a dog for a pet can improve cognitive functioning and slow down cognitive decline

Fish or bird ownership showed no significant link to slower cognitive decline in study with implications for ageing societies

07/02/2025

Check out the July newsletter for The American Institute for Cognitive Therapy and learn how to improve your relationships

Email from American Institute for Cognitive Therapy Discover Tools to Strengthen Your Relationship AICT's July Newsletter The American Institute for Cognitive Therapy (AICT) is an internationally reco

07/01/2025

Sometimes productive worry can help you avoid unnecessary risk. Many of the worst problems people have are due to underestimating risk.

While we’re often told to think positively, many of life’s biggest problems—like obesity, debt, and dangerous habits—stem from underestimating risk, not overestimating it.

06/25/2025

Excellent advice on handling provocation.

We all face uncivil behavior or insulting comments at times, but you can choose how to react.

06/16/2025

How to handle anticipatory anxiety

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/06/anticipatory-anxiety?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwK9WK5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHivhT9opZRVArkj9xHCkJ3m40vI3C5KRCUtBodOZYS9Jwcq9KRJro6Hcy0ki_aem_YxJvIvuzCrjXLmjnZLAryA

Psychologists help people create and reinforce healthy patterns of thinking for coping with fears involving uncertainty.

06/03/2025

Why do depressed people make decisions that prolong their depression?

Why do depressed people often stay stuck in painful, unfulfilling situations? CBT can help these individuals challenge those patterns and take gradual action to better their lives.

05/29/2025

Dr. Leahy‘s book, IF ONLY. FINDING FREEDOM FROM REGRET, HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN ROMANIA.

05/29/2025

Dr Leahy’s book, IF ONLY…FUNDING FREEDOM FROM REGRET , has been published in Turkey