About Christiane Blanco-Oilar, Ph.D., ABPP

Dr. Blanco-Oilar is a licensed psychologist who is Board Certified in Counseling Psychology. She holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and has been providing clinical services for over 20 years. Dr. Blanco-Oilar provides telepsychological services (also known as tele therapy) and has completed a Telepsychological Competencies Certificate from The Trust and the National Register. She provides evidence-based psychotherapy for individuals, couples and groups. She enjoys working with adults (21+) going through life transitions, relationship challenges, identity exploration, or those experiencing grief and loss, depression, anxiety, complex trauma, or recent trauma. While she practices as a generalist helping clients with a wide range of presenting concerns, her area of specialty is helping clients heal form recent or past trauma. She is an EMDR provider, an evidence-based treatment for trauma.

Dr. Blanco-Oilar is excited to have joined the Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy, under the mentoring of Deany Laliotis, LICSW and her unique Relational EMDR approach. Dr. Blanco-Oilar is faculty at the Center and gearing up to provide high quality EMDR training and consultation, to ensure that as many people as possible have access to EMDR in their healing journeys. Check their website for more information on upcoming trainings and consultation opportunities: https://emdrtherapy.com/

Dr. Blanco-Oilar she has native fluency both in Spanish well as in English. She is passionate about working with a diverse group of people including those from multicultural backgrounds, immigrants/expats and clients with LGBTQ identities.

Dr. Blanco-Oilar is certified as a PSYPACT provider, which means she has met all requirements and has obtained an Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) from the PSYPACT commission. APIT Number: 5824. She can now practice in 42. For more information visit: www.psypact.org

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Background

Dr. Blanco-Oilar earned a bachelors degree from Ball State University, graduating summa cum laude . She later obtained a Master of Science Degree and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Oregon. She completed an American Psychological Association approved pre-doctoral internship focused on trauma and eating disorders at the University of Oregon Counseling and Testing Center, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Sacred Heart Medical Center focusing on inpatient and outpatient psychological testing. Since becoming licensed, Dr Blanco-Oilar has provided clinical services, supervision and training at university counseling centers and in her private practice in downtown Chicago, IL and in Boca Raton, FL. Recently , Dr. Blanco-Oilar completed Certification in Post Traumatic Stress Studies from the Trauma Center at the Justice Research Institute in Boston. Dr. Blanco Oilar is also Board Certified in Counseling Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.

Professional Affiliations

Dr. Blanco-Oilar is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), and the Florida Psychological Association (FPA). She is Past President for the Florida Psychological Association and serves as the FPA Ethics Advisor.

Dr. Blanco-Oilar is licensed in Florida as well as in Illinois. As a PSYPACT credentialed provider, Dr. Blanco-Oilar can now serve people in 42 states. For more information please visit https://psypact.org/mpage/psypactmap

Florida License: PY9364
Illinois License: 071.007950

APIT Number: 5824

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My Values

Confidentiality

Dr. Blanco-Oilar is highly committed to the highest standards of confidentiality in all services rendered. For this reason, she will be involved in all matters of your care directly, every phone call, every need you have. If your privacy is the highest priority for you, you have come to the right place.

Diversity

Dr. Blanco-Oilar is committed to on-going continuing education, beyond the minimum requirements, to ensure she is providing cutting-edge care, and culturally relevant care at all times. She values working with a diverse and multi-cultural clientele. All services are provided in English and/or Spanish.

Compassion

A core value of Monarch Psychological Services, LLC is compassion. Dr. Blanco-Oilar strongly believes there are always understandable reasons why we go about life and relationships the way we do; once you discover the deeper reasons, she will guide you to have compassion for yourself, as she does for you, in understanding yourself more deeply and making the needed changes in your life.

Acceptance

The process of therapy often involves learning to accept ourselves more deeply, even the parts of ourselves we may not like as much. From a place of acceptance, and a healthy dose of compassion, you can achieve longer-lasting change.

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