Center For Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

09/03/2025

The Center for CBT is so excited to be welcoming Dr. Erin Dunning from the University of Pennsylvania to start our ARFID/Picky Eating program at the Center for CBT!

The Center for CBT specializes in the most effective, evidence-based treatments for picky eating and ARFID.

10/23/2024

The Center for CBT offers the area's premier Girl-Specific ADHD Testing Program!

The Center for CBT offers the premier ADHD Testing Program specifically designed for girls in the Philadelphia Area.

09/09/2024

Cracking the Code: Why Some Kids Need More Than a Standard ADHD Assessment

As a parent, you know your child better than anyone. You've noticed the struggles with focus, the battles over homework, or the challenges with following instructions. Maybe you've wondered if it's ADHD, and you're considering an assessment. But here's the thing: while a standard ADHD assessment can...

07/02/2024

If you have a child with a fear of vomit (emetophobia), this particular form of anxiety is very common and is most effectively treated through Exposure and Response Prevention (the same treatment used for OCD). Traditional CBT for anxiety is not effective for emetophobia and can actually make it worse. Feel free to read more about emetophobia treatment on our website and give us a call at 267-551-1984 to consult directly with a pediatric emetophobia expert:

The Center for CBT has higly effective Emetophobia treatment specialists for children, teenagers, and adults with a fear of throwing up.

06/26/2024

The Center for CBT is now offering a speciality testing program for kids who may be Twice Exceptional (2e)! You can read more here:

The Center for CBT offers a premier testing program specifically designed for children who are twice exceptional (2e), ensuring that their unique strengths and challenges are thoroughly understood. Our comprehensive assessments are designed to support the growth and success of gifted children with l...

06/26/2024

Pediatric behavior specialist and Director of the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (www.centerforcbt.net), Dr. Inna Leiter, will be doing a 1-hour workshop teaching parents highly effective strategies for improving their children's behavior.
Behaviors that will be addressed will include (but are not limited to) big tantrums, yelling, whining, interrupting, acting out for attention, and more. This workshop will give parents a taste for of some of the tools taught in PCIT (Parent-Child Interaction Therapy), which is the gold standard (i.e. most effective) treatment for behavior problems in little kids.

05/07/2024

Director of the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (www.centerforcbt.net) and Pediatric anxiety specialist, Dr. Inna Leiter, will be doing a 1-hour workshop about identifying anxiety in your child and what to do about it (including a highly effective, fun strategy that you can start using right away). We will also leave plenty of time for questions, so come ready to learn!

RSVP here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/960939082159275

01/16/2024

January 2024: Immediate availability for PCIT (the most effective treatment for behavior problems in kids ages 2-7 with tantrums, defiance, and aggression)!

Evidence-based, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for children and adolescents with: Anxiety, OCD,