Leora Haller, PhD, provides parent coaching and consultation with a focus on helping families strengthen communication, manage challenges, and build confidence in their parenting decisions. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Montclair State University, where her dissertation examined perceptions of peer influence in disordered eating. Dr. Haller completed her clinical internship at Trinitas Regional Medical Center, where she trained extensively in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as a member of both adult and adolescent DBT teams within the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification (DBT-LBC) certified Trinitas Institute for Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Allied Treatments. There, she also gained extensive training in Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PE). Prior to this, she spent two years as a clinical extern at the Center for Integrated Behavioral Health. She also trained in neuropsychological assessment and executive function coaching as a neuropsychology extern at NeurAbilities Healthcare.
With experience in cognitive-behavioral approaches, including DBT, PE, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention, Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E) and Family-Based Treatment (FBT) for Eating Disorders, Dr. Haller specializes in supporting parents of teens and young adults as they navigate school challenges, relational difficulties, behavioral concerns, eating disorders, risky behaviors, and emotion dysregulation. She has served as a DBT parent coach for families participating in DBT, holds regular parent-focused sessions to help parents strengthen skills and communication while their children are in therapy, and provided consultation services in a public school, where she collaborated with school personnel to develop behavioral plans and strategies to help teachers and parents support children’s emotion regulation and social functioning. Dr. Haller is committed to evidence-based practice, reflected in her scholarly contributions, including co-authoring a chapter in Binge Eating: A Transdiagnostic Psychopathology and publishing peer-reviewed articles on eating and weight-related issues.
Parents who work with Dr. Haller can expect a collaborative, direct, and practical approach. She provides clear strategies and tools while respecting each family’s unique values and circumstances. Using a non-pathologizing lens, she partners with parents to identify what may be interfering with change and to develop effective strategies that foster resilience, clarity, and informed decision-making. At the heart of her work with parents, Dr. Haller is passionate about equipping families with the skills and knowledge they need to make informed choices. She believes that when parents are supported with effective strategies, they can approach their role with peace and purpose, giving their child the best opportunity to thrive.