Curriculum Vitae

Tara L. Deliberto, Ph.D.

Clinical Psychologist · Author, Treating Eating Disorders in Adolescents · Treatment Innovator · Scientist-Practitioner · Former Faculty, The Medical College of Cornell University

Telephone: (929) 552-3452Email: tara@drdeliberto.com
Experience

Positions

2021 – Present

Integrated Treatment, LLC

Founder, Owner, Operator · New York, NY

Responsibilities:

  • Teaches courses based on Treating Eating Disorders in Adolescents (Deliberto & Hirsch, 2019), translating published evidence-based protocols into concrete, session-ready clinical technique for practicing clinicians
  • Trains clinicians in the culturally sensitive and compassionate application of evidence-based eating disorder treatment, adapting research-validated frameworks to the realities of diverse patient populations
  • Partners with underserved communities (e.g., a Native American reservation) to build eating disorder services from the ground up, closing the research-practice gap where infrastructure and provider training are most limited
  • Holds an open weekly office hour for clinical consultation, helping clinicians work through implementation barriers as they apply evidence-based approaches to complex, real-world cases
  • Maintains a small private practice, ensuring training and curriculum development stay grounded in current, direct clinical experience rather than research alone
  • Conducts clinical outcome research (e.g., on imaginal exposure) that feeds directly back into training content — an iterative, practice-to-evidence-to-practice loop
2024 – Present

Yuna Health

Co-Founder & Advisor · San Diego, CA

Responsibilities:

  • Co-founded a high-quality, low-cost, scalable mental wellness platform designed to help subclinical populations build evidence-based coping skills
  • Provides clinical expertise to shape platform content, guardrails, and outcome measures grounded in evidence-based practice
  • Produces regular clinical and research metrics reporting for the platform's clinical/research team, tracking outcomes and quality indicators
  • Advises on ethical and clinical standards for delivering accessible, evidence-based mental wellness support at scale
2020 – 2021

Equip Health, LLC

Past: Clinical Director · San Diego, CA

Responsibilities:

  • Created, opened, and directed an online telehealth program for adolescents with eating disorders at an innovative technology company that has raised 58 million dollars to date
  • Developed the clinical policies and procedures manual for all multidisciplinary team members
  • Provides clinical training and supervision to multidisciplinary team members
  • Oversaw the development of a large training video library
2016 – 2020

Weill Cornell Medicine, the Medical College of Cornell University

Past: Founder and Director, Eating Disorders Partial Hospitalization Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital · White Plains, NY
Past: Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology

Responsibilities:

  • Created, opened, and directs a program for adults recovering from eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder at U.S. News & World Report's #1 Ranked Hospital for Psychiatry in New York and #3 in the Country in 2016
  • Manages a multidisciplinary team of medical doctors, social workers, nurses, dieticians, support staff, and trainees who work in the program
  • Provides clinical training and supervision to doctoral students in psychology as well as post-doctoral fellows who have completed doctoral degrees and are specializing in eating disorders
  • Created an eating disorder training track for doctoral students in clinical psychology to study at Cornell
  • Teaches eating disorders seminar to advanced graduate students and specialized staff
  • Conducts outcome research for this program
  • Manages a team of research assistants from Columbia University in collecting data
  • Developing Integrative Modalities Therapy (IMT) for both adolescents and adults with eating disorders
  • Gives presentations to the academic community as well as community lectures
  • Prepares scholarly manuscripts on novel interventions for eating disorders
  • Actively engages in outreach efforts to promote both IMT and the hospital program
  • Maintains a private practice for a small number of select clients
Publications

Books

2019

Treating Eating Disorders in Adolescents: Evidence-Based Interventions for Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating

Deliberto, T. & Hirsch, D. (2019). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.

2019

Client Resources for Treating Eating Disorders in Adolescents: Evidence-Based Interventions for Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating

Deliberto, T. & Hirsch, D. (2019). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.

Spanish Edition

Tratamiento de los Trastornos Alimentarios en Adolescentes: Intervenciones Basadas en la Evidencia para la Anorexia, la Bulimia y el Trastorno por Atracón

Deliberto, T. & Hirsch, D. Psara Ediciones (Spanish translation).

Research

Selected Publications

Shear, M., Deliberto, T. L., Kerrigan, S., Belak, L., & Attia, E. (2021). Use of Stimulants in Patients with Comorbid Anorexia Nervosa and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in a Structure Inpatient Setting. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 42 (1), 61-65.
Belak, L., Deliberto, T. L., Kerrigan, S., & Attia, E. (2017). Inviting eating disorder patients to discuss the academic literature: a model program for psychoeducation. Journal of Eating Disorders, 5 (1), 1-7.
Payne, E., Deliberto, T. L., & Serper, M. (2013). Social cognition in schizophrenia and comorbid antisocial personality disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 54 (8), e32.
Nock, M. K., Deliberto, T. L., & Hollander, M. (2010). Resolving treatment complications associated with the presence of comorbid personality disorders. In, M. W. Otto & S. G. Hofmann (Eds.), Resolving treatment complications in anxiety disorders. New York: Springer.
Nock, M.K., Park, J., Finn, C.T., Deliberto, T.L., Dour, H., & Banaji, M.R. (2010). Measuring the "Suicidal Mind:" Implicit Cognition Predicts Suicidal Behavior. Psychological Science, 21, 511-517.
Nock, M. K., Wedig, M. M., Janis, I. B., & Deliberto, T. L. (2008). Self-injurious thoughts and behaviors. In J. Hunsley & E. Mash, A guide to assessments that work. New York: Oxford University Press.
Deliberto, T. L., & Nock, M. (2008). An exploratory study of correlates, onset, and offset, of non-suicidal self-injury. Archives of Suicide Research, 12, 219-231.
Nock, M. K., & Deliberto, T. L. (2008). Non-suicidal self-injury. In, P.S. Jensen & C.A. Galanter (Eds.), DSM-IV-TR Casebook and Treatment Guide for Child Mental Health.
Glassman, L. H., Weierich, M. R., Hooley, J. M., Deliberto, T. L., & Nock, M. K. (2007). Child maltreatment, non-suicidal self-injury, and the mediating role of self-criticism. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 2483-2490.
2,100+ citations on Google Scholar →
Talks

Selected Presentations

Deliberto, T. L. (June, 2026). High-Quality, Low-Cost, Scalable Mental Wellness Solutions. Presented at a private dinner at the Society for Human Resource Management conference. Orlando, FL.
Deliberto, T. L. (March, 2023). Crash Course in Eating Disorders. Presented at New York University. New York, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (March, 2023). Treating Eating Disorders in Perinatal Populations. Presented with Helping Hands. New York, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (Nov, 2023). Transcending Impossible Standards. Weekend Retreat. Presented at The Copper Beech Institute. West Hartford, CT.
Deliberto, T. L., Shunkamolah, W., & Maudrie, T. (Oct, 2022)., Food-Related Pathology in Indigenous Populations: A Community & Clinical Approach to Addressing Eating Pathology and Food Insecurity. Fond du Lac Reservation of Lake Superior Chippewa, MN.
Deliberto, T. L. (May, 2022). Making Peace with Your Body. Presented at the Copper Beech Institute. West Hartford, CT.
Deliberto, T. L. (April, 2021). Foundations in Eating Disorders. Presented with Praxis. Presented virtually from San Diego, CA.
Deliberto, T. L. (Sept - Oct, 2021). MasterMind Series: Eating Disorders. Presented with CoreWellness virtually from San Diego, CA.
Deliberto, T. L. (Aug, 2021). Making Peace with Your Body. Presented with the Copper Beech Institute virtually from San Diego, CA.
Deliberto, T. L. (June, 2021). Crash Course in Eating Disorders. Presented with CoreWellness virtually from San Diego, CA.
Deliberto, T. L. (March, 2020). Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders. Presented with CoreWellness virtually from San Diego, CA.
Deliberto, T. L. (Oct, 2019). Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders. Presented with CoreWellness virtually from San Diego, CA.
Deliberto, T. L. (Oct, 2019). Integrative Modalities Therapy (IMT) for Eating Disorders. Presented at Columbia University. Manhattan, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (Aug, 2019). Integrative Modalities Therapy (IMT) for Eating Disorders. Presented at IntrinPsych Woman. Manhattan, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (Oct, 2018). Integrative Modalities Therapy (IMT) for Eating Disorders. Presented at Columbia University. Manhattan, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (Aug, 2018). Eight-hour intensive Integrative Modalities Therapy (IMT) for Eating Disorders workshop. Sponsored by IntrinPsych Woman and BALANCE. Manhattan, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (May, 2018). Integrative Modalities Therapy (IMT; formerly "BITE") for Eating Disorders. Presented at IntrinPsych Woman. Manhattan, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (Dec, 2016). Behavioral Integrated Treatment & Evaluation (BITE) for Meal Support. Presented at Eating Disorder Recovery Specialists (EDRS). Manhattan, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (Nov, 2016). Behavioral Integrated Treatment & Evaluation (BITE) for Diverse Populations. Presented at Psychology Grand Rounds at Queens Hospital Center, a Mount Sinai Hospital. Queens, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (Oct, 2016). Behavioral Integrated Treatment & Evaluation (BITE) in Clinical Practice. Presented to the staff at the Psychiatric Recovery Center at St. Luke's Hospital. Manhattan, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (Oct, 2016). Love Thyself: Body Image & Eating Disorders. Community Lecture at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. White Plains, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (May, 2016). Information Design: Behavioral Integrated Treatment & Evaluation (BITE). Presented on the Technology & Innovations SIG Panel at the International Conference on Eating Disorders. San Francisco, California.
Deliberto, T. L. & Hirsch, D. (May, 2016). Behavioral Integrated Treatment & Evaluation (BITE). Presented in a workshop format to the staff at ACMH. Queens, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. & Hirsch, D. (Feb, 2016). Behavioral Integrated Treatment & Evaluation (BITE). Presented at Suffolk County Psychological Association. Suffolk County, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (Feb, 2016). Thought Suppression and Behavioral Integrated Treatment & Evaluation (BITE). Presented to the staff at Mount Sinai's Eating & Weights Disorders Program. Manhattan, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (Nov, 2015). Behavioral Integrated Treatment & Evaluation (BITE). Presented to the students and staff at Hofstra University. Hempstead, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (Apr, 2015). Behavioral Integrated Treatment & Evaluation (BITE). Presented on the Technology & Innovations SIG Panel at the International Conference on Eating Disorders. Boston, Massachusetts.
Deliberto, T. L. (Dec, 2014). Novel Interventions for Eating Disorders: Behavioral Integrated Treatment & Evaluation (BITE). Presented at Psychology Grand Rounds at Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY & teleconferenced with New York, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (Nov, 2014). Behavioral Integrated Treatment & Evaluation (BITE). Presented to the staff of the eating disorders unit at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, White Plains, NY.
Deliberto, T. L. (Apr, 2013). Food thought suppression and binge eating. Poster presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders. Montreal, Canada.
Deliberto, T. L. (Apr, 2013). Disordered Eating Beliefs and Behaviors Able to be Directly Targeted with Cognitive Behavioral Interventions. Poster presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders. Montreal, Canada.
Deliberto, T. L., Reinharth, J. & Sanderson, W. (Nov, 2012). A Preliminary Study of Disordered Eating Beliefs and Behaviors Able to be Directly Targeted with Cognitive Behavioral Interventions. Poster presented at the 45th annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. National Harbor, Maryland.
Reinharth, J., Burdick, K., Deliberto, T. L., Selig, P., Malholtra, A., & Serper, M. (Nov, 2011). Investigating Suicidality in Bipolar Disorder: Reward Sensitivity and Behavioral Inhibition. Poster presented at the 44th annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Toronto, Canada.
Deming, C. Deliberto, T.L., Glenn, J., Wheelis, J., Hollander, M. & Nock, M.K. (Nov, 2011). Intensive Outpatient DBT: Preliminary Examination of Effectiveness, Mechanisms, and Predictors of Change. Poster presented at the 44th annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Toronto, Canada.
Deliberto, T.L. (March, 2011). Theoretical Mediators & Functions of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury. Talk presented at the American Institute of Cognitive Therapy. New York, NY.
DiScalfani, J., Kant Harris, C., Dublin, R., Deliberto, T.L., McKelvey, J., et al. (Nov, 2009). Control- and Evidence Based Instructions for a Behavioral Task Measuring Spider Phobia. Poster presented at the 43rd annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York, NY.
Nock, M.K., Berry Mendes, W., Deliberto, T.L., & Dour, H. (Nov, 2009). Evidence for the Affect-Regulation: The Physiology of Self-Injury. Poster presented at the 43rd annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York, NY.
Deliberto, T.L. & Nock, M.K.. (Nov, 2009). Using the Body to Communicate Distress: Somatization, Self-Injury, and Suicide Gestures. Poster presented at the 43rd annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. New York, NY.
Nock, M., Deliberto, T., Banaji, M. Park, J., & Finn C. (2008, Nov). Measuring Implicit associations about suicide. Paper presented at the 42nd annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Orlando, FL.
Deliberto, T. L., Cha, C. & Nock, M. (2008, Nov). The mediating effect of social stress between emotion reactivity and suicide attempts in adolescents. Poster presented at the 42nd annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Orlando, FL.
Deliberto, T. L., & Nock, M. K. (2007, May). Stressful life events, but not family environment or parental psychopathology, are related to adolescent self-injury. Poster presented at the 19th annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, DC.
Nock, M. K., Banaji, M. R., Deliberto, T. L., Park, J. L., & Finn, C. T. (2007, May). Measuring implicit associations about suicide: Preliminary findings. In, Miranda, R. (Chair), Assessing cognitive biases in depression and suicidality using laboratory-based measures. Paper presented at the 19th annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, DC.
Deliberto, T. L. & Nock, M. (2007, Nov). Diagnostic correlates of non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents. Poster presented at the 41st annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Philadelphia, PA.
Deliberto, T. L. (2006, Oct). Translation of a concept similar to psychodynamic transference into behavioral terminology: Behavior generalization. Presented at a Dialectical Behavior Therapy clinic. Cambridge, MA.
Deliberto, T. L. & Nock, M. (2006, Nov). How do adolescents learn about self-injury and how and why they try to stop? Poster presented at the 40th annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Chicago, IL.
Deliberto, T. L., Photos, V., Wedig, M., Gero, Z., Wheelis, J. & Nock, M. (2006, Nov). Preliminary examination of potential mechanisms of change in intensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Poster presented at the 40th annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Chicago, IL.
Deliberto, T. L. & Nock, M. (2006, Nov). Implicit associations about suicide of people receiving care in the psychiatric emergency department. Presented at a meeting for psychiatry residents at Massachusetts General Hospital. Boston, Massachusetts.
Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

Barlow, D. H., Nock, M. K., & Hersen, M. (2008). Single-case experimental designs: Strategies for studying behavior change (third edition). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Hollander, M. (2008). Helping Teens who Cut: Understanding and Ending Self-Injury. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Service

Elected Leadership

2015 – 2017Technology & Innovations SIG Co-Chairperson, Academy for Eating Disorders
2013 – 2015
  • Social Media Committee outreach organizer, Academy for Eating Disorders
  • Technology & Social Media Committee, NYC CBT Association
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals
  • Academy for Eating Disorders
  • New York City Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Association
  • Westchester County Psychological Association
  • Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
  • Association for Contextual and Behavioral Sciences
Reviewer Activities

Reviewer Activities

Fall 2016 – 2019Editor at Eating Disorders: Journal of Treatment and Prevention
Fall 2016Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy — ad hoc reviewer (1 manuscript)
Fall 2009 – 2010Journal of Youth and Adolescence — ad hoc reviewer (2 manuscripts)
Education

Education

2014 – 2016

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, NY

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Clinical Training: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Specialization: Eating Disorders

2008 – 2013

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Recipient of the Outstanding Training Program Award in 2007

Received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Clinical Psychology

Recipient of the Julia Vane Memorial Endowed Distinguished Academic Scholarship

2006 – 2007

Harvard University Extension School

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Graduate courses: Statistics; Mood Disorders; Self-Injurious Behaviors

2002 – 2006

Boston University, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Services

Boston, Massachusetts

Received Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling and Human Services

Minor: Psychology

Training

Training

Fall 2014 – Present

Weill Cornell Medical College

Headed by Evelyn Attia, MD, & Susan Evans, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Specialization: Eating Disorders

Responsibilities:

  • Treats people with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and OSFED in hospital outpatient and inpatient settings using evidence-based treatments
  • Developing and piloting Behavioral Integrative Treatment & Evaluation (BITE) for adolescents with eating disorders
  • Supports research efforts of the Columbia University Medical Center eating disorder team
  • Engages in scholarly activities by attending and presenting in an academic lecture series
  • Co-supervise externs interested in eating disorder treatment and research
Spring 2013 – 2014

North Shore LIJ Hospital (Note: now known as NorthWell Health)

Headed by Peter D'Amico, Ph.D. · Glen Oaks, NY

Psychology Intern

Responsibilities:

  • Treats people with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and OSFED in hospital outpatient, day program, partial hospital, and inpatient settings
  • Conducts individual CBT-E sessions with adolescents and college aged women
  • Conducts CBT, DBT, and ACT with children and adolescents in outpatient and inpatient settings
  • Developed a novel eating disorder treatment called Behavioral Integrative Treatment & Evaluation (BITE) with supervisor, Dina Hirsch, Ph.D.
Spring 2012 – Spring 2013

Mount Sinai Eating and Weight Disorders Program

Headed by Thomas Hildebrandt, Psy, D. · Manhattan, NY

Extern Therapist

Responsibilities:

  • Treats people with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating, and OSFED in a hospital outpatient setting
  • Conducts individual CBT-E sessions with adults
  • Conducts Maudsely Family Based Therapy for adolescents with anorexia nervosa
  • Conducts ACT and DBT groups for adolescents
  • Administers, scores, develops, and researches psychological assessments
Spring 2012 – Spring 2013

St. John's Episcopal Hospital

Headed by Mark Serper, Ph.D. · Far Rockaway, Queens, NY

Extern Therapist

Responsibilities:

  • Treats people from low SES backgrounds of a variety of ethnicities with schizophrenia, bipolar, and substance dependence in adult and geriatric inpatient settings
  • Administers, scores, develops, and researches psychological assessments
  • Conducts individual CBT, ACT, and DBT sessions
  • Leads social skills and DBT groups for people with schizophrenia
  • Participates in milieu and treatment team meetings
  • Co-supervises a third year extern
  • Gives presentations on CBT to medical students
  • Works on a multidisciplinary team to treat patients
Summer 2010 – Spring 2012

American Institute of Cognitive Therapy

Headed by Robert Leahy, Ph.D. · Manhattan, NY

Extern Therapist

Responsibilities:

  • Treats patients using CBT, ACT, and DBT
  • Co-leads college-aged and adolescent family DBT groups
  • Attends weekly individual supervision meetings, two weekly peer supervision meetings, and weekly DBT consultation team meetings
  • Attends a weekly CBT course
Fall 2010 – Present

ACT NYC and Environs Peer Supervision Group

Headed by Dennis Tirch, Ph.D. · Manhattan, NY

Active Member

Responsibilities:

  • Attends monthly meetings
  • Contributes to case conceptualizations and supervision
Fall 2008 – Spring 2010

Psychological Evaluation, Research, Counseling Clinic

Headed by Joseph Scardapane, Ph.D. · Hempstead, NY

Acceptance and Commitment Therapist

Responsibilities:

  • Treat clients in videotaped sessions
  • Present cases at weekly didactic and research meetings on ACT
  • Revise research and suicidality protocols
  • Supervise graduate students conducting ACT
Fall 2005 – Fall 2006

Two Brattle Center

Headed by Michael Hollander, Ph.D. & Joan Wheelis, MD · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Outpatient Mental Health Facility Intern and Rehabilitation Counseling Assistant

Responsibilities:

  • Attend a two semester Dialectical Behavioral Therapy didactic seminar
  • Attend and contribute to weekly therapist consultation meetings
  • Collect information on client progress for clinical purposes
  • Inform therapists on client progress and research updates
  • Contribute to rehabilitation counseling efforts (e.g. examine the psychometric properties of a variety of vocation tests and meet with clients to assess their needs)
June 2005 – Present

Laboratory for Clinical and Developmental Research

Headed by Dr. Matthew Nock · Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Former Position: Senior Laboratory Manager

Present Position: Research Collaborator

Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to all aspects of the research process including: including literature reviews, creating measures, grant preparation, institutional review board application preparation, data collection, data entry, data management, data analysis, manuscript preparation, and manuscript editing
  • Contribute to tracking participants in a randomized controlled trial of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), two non-randomized studies of DBT, on non-randomized trial of psychodynamic therapy, two studies of implicit associations of suicide at Massachusetts General Hospital and Children's Hospital Boston, a study of the psychophysiology of self-injury and coping strategies, an international epidemiological study of suicide, and an online study pertaining to the course of non-suicidal self-injury
  • Assess child, adolescent, and adult populations in outpatient, inpatient, and psychiatric emergency room settings with a wide range of pathology including, but not limited to, borderline personality disorder, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and psychosis
  • Supervise undergraduate administrative assistants and research assistants