Dr. Farber

Dr. Barry A. Farber

Professor of Psychology and Education Past Editor (5/12 - 7/20), Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session

Professional Background

Dr. Barry Farber is a Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he runs the Psychotherapy, Affirmation, & Disclosure Lab.

Educational Background

B.A., Queens College, CUNY; M.A., Teachers College; Ph.D., Yale University

Scholarly Interests

Psychotherapy research (self-disclosure & dishonesty among patients, therapists, supervisors and supervisees; attachment theory and object relations; therapist and patient representations); Carl Rogers and the nature of Positive Regard.

Link: Curriculum Vitae

Courses Offered at Teachers College

CCPX 4120: Psychotherapy through fiction and film

Psychotherapy, the therapist, and psychopathology as reflected in current fiction and film.

CCPX 4900: Research and independent study

Permission required.

CCPX 4038: Comparative Psychotherapies

Survey and analysis of representative psychotherapies in current practice: psychoanalytic, neo-Freudian, Gestalt, Jungian, client-centered, existential, behavior therapy, and others. Fall semester only.

CCPX 5032: Adult Psychopathology

Major clinical disorders of adulthood viewed from clinical and research perspectives; current issues in diagnosis and treatment.

For Ph.D. students in Clinical Psychology. Other students by permission only. Spring semester only.

CCPX 5034: Child psychopathology

Major clinical syndromes of childhood and adolescence viewed within the context of normal development. Consideration of various theoretical, diagnostic, etiological, and therapeutic viewpoints. Fall semester: doctoral candidates in psychology; others by permission (prerequisite: CCPX 4542). Spring, Summer semesters: Open to all.

CCPX 5039: Empirical bases of psychotherapy

Open to doctoral candidates in psychology; others by permission. (Prerequisite: CCPX 4038). Analysis of research efforts concerned with investigating the process and outcome of psychotherapy. Emphasis on client, therapist, and system variables that contribute to the probability of therapeutic success.

CCPX 6335: Practicum in clinical intervention

Permission required. For second-year doctoral students in clinical psychology, two semesters, 3-4 points each semester. Supervised practice in psychotherapy as staff members of the Dean Hope Center.

CCPX 6900: Advanced research and independent study

Permission required.

CCPX 7500: Dissertation seminar

Permission required. Development of doctoral dissertations and presentation of plans for approval. Registration limited to two terms.

CCPX 8900: Dissertation advisement

Individual advisement on doctoral dissertations.

Recent Publications

Farber, B. A., Hubbard, E., & Ort, D. (in press). Patients’ experiences of being “ghosted” by their psychotherapist. Psychotherapy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000454

Patmore, J., & Farber, B. A. (in press). The nature and effects of nondisclosure of eating and body image concerns within the therapeutic dyad. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2022.2114585

Ort, D., Moore, C., & Farber, B. A. (2022). Therapists’ perspectives on positive regard. Person-centered and experiential psychotherapies. DOI: 10.1080/14779757.2022.2104751

Cerosimo, B., & Farber, B. A. (2022). Is there something distinctive about psychotherapy clients’ dishonesty about self-destructive behaviors? Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 35 (1), 230-241. DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2021.1929075

Jackson, D., Farber, B.A., &; Mandavia, A. (2022). The nature, motives, and perceived consequences of therapist dishonesty. Psychotherapy Research, 32, 372-388. DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2021.1933241

Lin, T., & Farber, B. A. (2021). Trajectories of depression in psychotherapy: How client characteristics predict clinical improvement. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 77 (6), 1354-1370. DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23119

Cerosimo, B., & Farber, B. A. (In press). Is there something distinctive about psychotherapy clients’ dishonesty about self-destructive behaviors? Counselling Psychology Quarterly.

https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2021.1929075

Geller, J.D., & Farber, B. A. (2020). Ready when you are: Answering your questions about psychotherapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 76 (8), 1438-1436. Doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22996.

Farber, B. A., Ort, D., Mayopoulos, G. (2020). Psychotherapists’ preferences for television and

movies during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 76 (8), 1532-1536.

Farber, B. A. (2020). Disclosure, concealment, and dishonesty in psychotherapy: A clinically-

focused review. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 76 (2), 251-257.

Farber, B. A. (2020). Client deception about substance use: Research findings and a case

study. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 76 (2), 277-285.

Blanchard, M., & Farber, B. A. (2020). “It is never okay to talk about suicide”: Patients’ reasons

for concealing ideation in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy Research, 30, 124-136.

Farber, B.A., Blanchard, M., & Love, M. (2019). Secrets and lies in psychotherapy. APA Books.

Farber, B. A., Suzuki, J. Y, & Lynch, D. (2019). Positive Regard. In J. C. Norcross & M. Lambert (Eds.). Psychotherapy Relationships that Work (3^rd Edition). Volume 1: Evidence-based therapist contributions (pp. 288-322). Oxford.

Suzuki, J.Y., Mandavia, A., & Farber, B. A. (2019). Clients’ perceptions of positive regard across four therapeutic orientations. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration.

Nitzburg, G. C., & Farber, B. A. (2019). Patterns of utilization and a case illustration of an interactive text-based psychotherapy delivery system. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 75, 249-261.

Coren, S., & Farber, B. A. (2019). A qualitative investigation of the nature of “informal supervision” among therapists-in-training. Psychotherapy Research, 29, 679-690.

Love, M., & Farber, B. A. (2019). Honesty in psychotherapy: Results of an online survey comparing high vs. low self-concealers. Psychotherapy Research, 29, 607-620.

Crumb, C., Jackson, D., & Farber, B. A. (2018). Therapist dishonesty and its association with levels of clinical experience. Psychotherapy Bulletin, 53 (4), 24-28.

Blanchard, M., & Farber, B. A. (2018). “It is never okay to talk about suicide”: Patients’ reasons for concealing ideation in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy Research.

Farber, B. A., Suzuki, J. Y., & Lynch, D. A. (2018). Positive regard and treatment outcome: A meta-analytic review. Psychotherapy, 55, 411-423.

Farber, B. A., & Jackson, H. D. (2018). “You don’t know what I’m talking about.” In G. Danzer (Ed.), Therapeutic Self-Disclosure: An Evidence- Based Guide for Practitioners. Taylor & Francis.

Jackson, D. A., & Farber, B. A. (2018). “So why did you decide to become a therapist?” In G. Danzer (Ed.), Therapeutic Self-Disclosure: An Evidence-Based Guide for Practitioners. Taylor & Francis.

Farber, B. A., & Suzuki, J. Y. (2018). Affirming the case for Positive Regard. In O. Tishby & H. Wiseman (Eds.). Developing the therapeutic relationship: Integrating case studies, research, and practice. APA Books.

Farber, B. A. (2018). “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right”: Politics and psychotherapy, 2018. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 74, 5. doi:10.1002/jclp.22600

Love, M., & Farber, B. A. (2017). “Let’s not talk about sex.” Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 73 (11), 1489-1498.

Farber, B. A. (2017). Becoming a more effective psychotherapist: Gaining wisdom and skills from creative others (writers, actors, musicians, and dancers). In L. Castonguay & C.E. Hill (Eds.), How and why are some therapists better than others: Understanding therapist effects (pp. 215-231). APA Books.

Steinberg, J., & Farber, B. A. (2016). Expectations of Psychotherapy: Millenials versus Baby-Boomers. Psychotherapy Bulletin, 51, 7-11.

Suzuki, J. Y., & Farber, B. A. (2016). Towards greater specificity of the concept of positive regard. Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies, 15, 263-284.

Mullin, A., Hilsenroth, M., Gold, J., & Farber, B. (2016). Changes in object relation over the course of psychodynamic psychotherapy. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy.

Blanchard, M., & Farber, B. A. (2016). Lying in psychotherapy: Why and what client don’t tell their therapist about therapy and their relationship. Counseling Psychology Quarterly, 29 (1), 90-112.

Farber, B. A., & Nitzburg, G.C. (2016). Young adult self-disclosures in Psychotherapy and on Facebook. Counseling Psychology Quarterly, 29 (1), 76-89.

Geller, J.D., & Farber, B. A. (2015). Introduction: Reflections of senior therapists. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 71 (11), 1049-1059.

Farber, B. A., & Coren, S. (2015). Discrepancies between beginning psychotherapists clinical self-perceptions and their presentation to supervisors and teachers. Psychotherapy Bulletin, 50 (2), 24-29.

Geller, J. D., & Farber, B. A. (2015). Attachment style, representations of psychotherapy, and clinical interventions with insecurely attached clients. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 71, 457-468.

Farber, B. A., & Hazanov, V. (2014). Informal sources of supervision in clinical training. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 70, 1062-1072.

Farber, B. A., Feldman, S., & Wright, A. J. (2014). Client disclosure and therapist response in psychotherapy with women with a history of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Psychotherapy Research, 24, 316-326.

Nitzburg, G. C., & Farber, B. A. (2013). Putting up emotional (Facebook) walls? Attachment status and emerging adults’ experience of social networking sites. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 69, 1183-1190.

Farber, B. A. (2012). Afterword: Our narcissistic age—or not. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 68, 954- 959.

Farber, B. A., Shafron, G., Hamadani, J., Wald, E., & Nitzburg, G. (2012). Children, technology, problems, and preferences. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 68, 1225-1229.

Farber, B. A., Bohart, A. C., & Stiles, W. B. (2012). Corrective (emotional) experience in person-centered therapy: Carl Rogers and Gloria Redux. In C. Hill & L. G. Castonguay (Eds.), Transformation in psychotherapy: Corrective experiences across cognitive behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic approaches (pp. 103-119). APA Books.