Therapist bio
Dr. Hilary Vidair
Director of Program Development
Her book
Deliberate Practice in Behavioral Parent Training
Dr. Vidair co-wrote this book for therapists in training. It uses short role-play exercises, from beginner to advanced, to practice the skills that help parents most, like specific praise, planned ignoring, clear instructions, and staying calm in hard moments.
With Mark D. Terjesen, Phyllis S. Ohr, Olivia A. Walsh, Tony Rousmaniere, and Alexandre Vaz. American Psychological Association, 2025.
A specialty
Therapy for parents who are therapists
Knowing the research doesn't make parenting your own child easy. Dr. Vidair offers therapy for therapists facing challenges in their own families.
Support for you as a parent, not consultation about your patients.
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Therapist bio
About Dr. Hilary Vidair
Director of Program Development
Dr. Hilary Vidair is a licensed psychologist in New York State and the Director of Program Development at Cognitive Behavioral Associates (CBA) in Great Neck. She specializes in evidence-based treatment for children, adolescents, and their families, with particular expertise in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and behavioral parent training.
Dr. Vidair earned her B.A. from Stony Brook University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in combined clinical and school psychology from Hofstra University. She then completed a three-year National Institute of Mental Health research fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. She was also named a New York State Office of Mental Health Policy Scholar.
She is an Associate Professor and former program director in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at LIU Post. There she teaches child and adolescent psychotherapy and supervises doctoral students in CBT and behavioral parent training. She also directs LIU Post's Family Check-In program, a brief assessment and referral service for parents of young children. Her research looks at how to get parents involved in their child's treatment and how to train clinicians in evidence-based care, and it has appeared in peer-reviewed psychology and psychiatry journals. She co-authored Deliberate Practice in Behavioral Parent Training (American Psychological Association, 2025) and was guest editor of an issue on anxiety disorders for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. She is active in the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
At CBA, Dr. Vidair works with children, teens, and adults on anxiety, depression, behavior problems, family and relationship conflict, emotion dysregulation, trauma, and suicidality. She works closely with parents and gives them practical tools to use at home. She also provides therapy for parents who are therapists themselves, helping them work through parenting challenges in their own families. She sees families from across Long Island.
Recent research
Dr. Vidair’s recent research
Much of her work centers on Family Check-In, the program she directs at LIU Post. It gives parents of young children a short, low-cost check-in, honest feedback, and a clear plan for what to do next.
Family Check-In: An Assessment, Feedback, and Referral Service for Families with Young Children
LinkDoes behavioral parent training benefit from cultural adaptations? A critical analysis
LinkPilot study of an online parent-training course for disruptive behavior with live remote coaching for practitioners
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