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Yael Dror, Psy.D.

Postdoctoral Clinical Scholar Fellow
she/her

Credentials & Education

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology at The Chicago School

About

Yael Dror, Psy.D. (she/her) is a postdoctoral clinical research fellow at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. Dr. Dror earned both her Psy.D. and M.A. in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School, and a B.A. in Psychology and Human Development with a concentration in counseling psychology from the State University of New York at Albany.

Before joining The Family Institute, Dr. Dror completed her APA-accredited predoctoral internship at the Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital, Behavioral Health Services. She has a range of experience providing care to adolescents, adults, couples, and families in community mental health, therapeutic day school, and private practice. She has also worked with clients holding diverse cultural, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic identities throughout her clinical experience.

Dr. Dror is a relational and cognitive-behavioral therapist with training in dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). DBT is an evidence-based approach that helps individuals develop skills to manage intense emotions, improve interpersonal relationships, and tolerate distress. Dr. Dror is passionate about helping clients improve their immediate symptoms while also prioritizing deep root processing to better understand the cause of their distress. She has experience working with depression, anxiety, trauma, adjustment challenges, and interpersonal concerns.

Area of Focus

Types of Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Brief Consultation (1-6 Sessions)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Couple Therapy
Diagnostic Assessment
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Narrative Therapy
Neuropsychological Assessments for Adults
Neuropsychological Assessments for Children & Adolescents
Neuropsychological Testing
Psychiatric Evaluation
I Treat
15-20 Years Old
Young Adult
Adult
Older Adult
Couple and Marriage
Interracial Couples
Family Therapy
LGBTQIA+
Issues I Treat
Anxiety Disorders
Depression / Mood Disorders
Couples Conflict
Emotion Regulation Issues
Grief & Loss
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Psychological Assessment & Testing / Neuropsychological Testing
Stress Management
Trauma
Work / Life Balance
Panic
Life Stage Transitions
Eating Disorders
Addiction
Affairs & Infidelity
Anger Management
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Child-Parent Attachment Issues
College (Transition to)
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Languages
English
Hebrew

Publications & Presentations

Dror, Y. (2024). The Relationship Between Therapists’ Awareness of Social Media and Their Likeliness to Take Action in the Therapeutic Process Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Dror, Y., Scharmer, C., Breiner, C., & Anderson, D. A. (2019, May).The Association Between Instagram Use and Eating Disorder Pathology. Oral Presentation at the 16th Annual University at Albany Undergraduate Conference.

Scharmer, C., Donahue, J., Dror, Y., Githens, K., Nunez, N., Swanson, T., & Anderson, D. A. (2018, Nov.). Self-compassion moderates the association between compulsive exercise and eating pathology. Poster presented at the 52nd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington D.C.

Insurance

Blue Cross Blue Shield
Out of Network Reimbursement
Self Pay

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