Dr. Taylor Allard

Psychologist, PsyD

Taylor Allard, PsyD (she/her) is a licensed psychologist who completed her APA approved clinical psychology program and APA approved internship at Hutchings Psychiatric Center in Syracuse, NY and two years of a clinical neuropsychology fellowship at the Neuropsychological Assessment Clinic. She has achieved reliability on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2), a diagnostic tool currently considered the “gold standard” in the assessment of autism, from the University of Minnesota Autism Diagnostic Training Program. Dr. Allard works with clients across the lifespan in the areas of assessment, individual and group psychotherapy. Dr. Allard focuses on assessment of children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, language delays, intellectual disabilities, ADHD, and psychiatric conditions such as anxiety, mood disturbance, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other disruptive behaviors. Her focus on the adult population includes individuals referred for early detection of mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Dr. Allard also evaluates adolescents and adults referred for psychodiagnostic assessment and focuses on the evaluation of psychosis, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, OCD, PTSD and personality disorders. Clinically, Dr. Allard practices from a third wave cognitive behavioral perspective with an emphasis in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for adolescents with depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, disordered eating habits, and emerging personality disorders.