Barry A. Farber Page 6
Curriculum Vitae
Name: / Barry A. Farber, Ph.D.Work Address: / Clinical Psychology Program, Box 102
Teachers College, Columbia University
525 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212) 678–3125 Fax: (212) 678–8235
E-mail:
Education: / Ph.D. Yale University
Clinical-Community Psychology 12/78
M.S. Yale University
Clinical-Community Psychology 12/75
M.A. Teachers College, Columbia University
Developmental Psychology 2/70
B.A. Queens College of the City University of New York 6/68
Professional Experience: / Director of Clinical Training: Clinical Psychology Program
Teachers College, Columbia University
9/1990–8/2011; 7/2014-present
Professor of Psychology and Education
Clinical Psychology Program
Teachers College, Columbia University
9/91–present
Chair, Department of Clinical Psychology/Department of Counseling and
Clinical Psychology
9/90–8/99; 7/02–8/31/03
Associate Professor of Psychology and Education
9/85–8/90
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education
9/79–8/85
Psychology Associate (Clinical Internship and post-doctoral work)
West Haven Veterans Administration Center
West Haven, Connecticut
7/77–6/79
Elementary School Teacher (6th grade)
Edgemont Board of Education: Scarsdale, New York
9/72–6/73
Elementary School Teacher (Special Education)
New York City Board of Education (P.S. 100, Manhattan)
9/68–6/72
Professional Associations
American Psychological Association, Divisions 12; 29 (Executive Council: 2012-present)
New York State Psychological Association (Clinical Division)
Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR)
Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) (Member, SEPI Research
Committee, 2013-present)
Awards and Grants
Prize Teaching Fellowship (Yale University)—5/76–5/77
Sigma Xi Research Grant: “The effects of psychotherapeutic practice upon the psychotherapist”—5/77–5/78
Spencer Foundation Fund: “The process and dimensions of teacher burnout” 9/80-8/81;
Renewed—9/81–9/82
Spencer Foundation Fund: “The achievement of egoidentity and intimacy as developmental tasks of early adulthood”—9/80–8/81
Israeli Ministry of Education: “Discrepancies in selfconcept as predictors of teacher burnout”—9/89 (with Isaac Friedman)
Fahs-Beck Fund for Research: “The impact of sexual abuse on female adolescents: Factors influencing subsequent psychological adjustment and sexual behavior”—2/1/92 (with Josephine Diaz)
Conferences Directed
Stress and burnout in the human service professions
(Teachers College, 10/23–10/24, 1981)
Psychological Issues in contemporary society: Domestic violence, substance abuse, AIDS and HIV infection (Teachers College, 4/27–4/28, 1990)
Teacher stress and burnout: New directions, new roles, new possibilities for renewal
(Teachers College, 10/25–10/26, 1991)
NYC Internship Fair—Co-sponsored by New York State Psychological Association and the Clinical Psychology Program of Teachers College, Columbia University (Annually, 1996-2010)
Journal Editor
In Session: Psychotherapy in Practice (5/1/12-present)
Journal Editorial Boards
Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session
Psychotherapy Research
Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice and Training
Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies
Graduate Student Journal of Psychology (Department Advisor)
Guest Edited Journal Issues
Burnout: In Session: Psychotherapy in Practice, 56, 2000.
Self-Disclosure: Journal of Clinical Psychology/In Session, 59, 2003.
Why I (Really) Became a Therapist: Journal of Clinical Psychology/ In Session, 61, 2005.
DVD
Geller, J. D., & Farber, B. A. (Writers/Producers) (2010). Ready when you are: Answering your questions about psychotherapy [DVD].
Books and Monographs
Farber, B. A. (2007). Rock ‘n’ roll wisdom: What psychologically astute lyrics can teach about life and love. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Farber, B. A. (2006). Self-disclosure in psychotherapy. New York: Guilford Publications.
Farber, B. A., Brink, D., & Raskin, P. (1996). The psychotherapy of Carl Rogers: Cases and commentary. New York: Guilford Publications.
Friedman, I. A., & Farber, B. A. (1992). Professional self-concept and teacher burnout. Jerusalem, Israel: The Henrietta Szold Institute.
Farber, B. A. (1991). Crisis in American education: Stress and burnout in the American teacher. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Farber, B. A. (Ed.). (1983). Stress and burnout in the human service professions. New York: Pergamon.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Geller, J. D., & Farber, B. A. (in press). Attachment style, representations of psychotherapy, and clinical interventions with insecurely attached clients. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session.
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.
Metzger, J. A., & Farber, B. A. (2013). Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program Admissions:
Implications of the Mentor-Model approach. Psychotherapy Bulletin, 48. 22-26.
Farber, B. A., Norcross, N. E., & Norcross, J. C. (2012). Technology and psychotherapy: A study of Division 29 members. Psychotherapy Bulletin, 47, 24-29.
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). Washington, D.C.: APA Books.
Hill, C., Castonguay, L. G., Farber, B. A. et al. ((2012). Corrective experiences in psychotherapy: Definitions, processes, consequences, and research directions. In C. Hill & L. G. Castonguay (Eds), Transformation in psychotherapy: Corrective experiences across cognitive behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic approaches (pp. 355-370). Washington, D.C.: APA Books.
Dekel, S., & Farber, B. A. (2012). Models of intimacy of securely and avoidantly attached young adults: A Narrative approach. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 200, 156-162.
Khurgin-Botts, R., & Farber, B. A. (2011). Patients’ disclosures about therapy: Discussing therapy with spouses, significant others, and friends. Psychotherapy, 48, 330-335.
Farber, B. A., & Doolin, E. M. (2011). Positive regard. In J. Norcross (Ed.) Psychotherapy relationships that work (2nd edition) (pp. 168-186). New York: Oxford University Press.
Farber, B. A., & Doolin, E. M. (2011). Positive regard. Psychotherapy, 48, 58-64.
Saypol, E., & Farber, B. A. (2010). Attachment style and patient disclosure in psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy Research, 20, 462-471.
Geller, J. D., Farber, B. A., & Schaffer, C. E. (2010). Representations of the supervisory alliance
and the development of psychotherapists. Psychotherapy, 47, 211-220.
Elliott, R., & Farber, B. A. (2010). Carl Rogers: idealistic pragmatist and psychotherapy research
pioneer. In L. G. Castonguay, J. C. Muran, L. Angus, J. A. Hayes, N. Ladany, & T. Anderson
(Eds.), Bringing psychotherapy research to life: Understanding change through the work of
leading clinical researchers. Legacies from the Society of Psychotherapy Research (pp. 17-28). Washington, D. C.: APA Books.
Farber, B. A. (2009). An empirical perspective on S. Basescu’s “Tools of the trade: The use of the
self in psychotherapy. In G. A. Goldstein & H. Golden (Eds.), Sabert Basescu; Selected papers on human nature and psychoanalysis (pp. 145-153). New York: Guilford.
Farber, B. A., Khurgin-Botts, R., & Feldman, S. (2009). The Benefits and risks of patient self-
disclosure in the psychotherapy of women with a history of childhood sexual abuse.
Psychotherapy, 46, 52-67.
Farber, B. A., & Metzger, J. (2009). The therapist as secure base. In J. H. Obegi & E. Berant
(Eds.) Attachment theory and research in clinical work with adults (pp. 46-70). New York:
Guilford.
Pattee, D., & Farber, B. A. (2008). Patients’ experiences of self-disclosure in psychotherapy: The
effects of gender and gender-role identification. Psychotherapy Research, 18, 306-315.
Farber, B. A. (2007). On the enduring and substantial influence of Carl Rogers’ not-quite essential
nor necessary conditions. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, and Training, 44, 289-294.
Farber, B. A., & Sohn. A. (2007). Patterns of self-disclosure in psychotherapy and marriage.
Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, and Training, 44, 226-231.
Farber, B. A., Berano, K., & Capobianco, J. (2006). A temporal model of patient disclosure in
psychotherapy. Psychotherapy Research, 16, 463-469.
Calabrese, M. L., Farber, B. A., & Westen, D. (2005). The relationship of adult attachment constructs
to object relational patterns of representing self and others. The Journal of the American
Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, 33, 513-530.
Capobianco, J., & Farber, B. A. (2005). Therapist self-disclosure to child patients. American Journal
of Psychotherapy, 59, 199-212.
Farber, B. A., Manevich, I., Metzger, J., & Saypol, E. (2005). Choosing psychotherapy as a career:
Why did we cross that road? Journal of Clinical Psychology/In Session, 61, 1009-1031.
Norcross, J. C., & Farber, B. A. (2005). Choosing psychotherapy as a career: Beyond “I want to help people.” Journal of Clinical Psychology/In Session, 61, 939-943.
Tiago, De melo, J., & Farber, B. A. (2005). Willingness to seek help for psychosocial problems
among Latino and White American college students. Psychological Reports, 97. 50-52.
Farber, B.A., Berano, K., & Capobianco, J. (2004). Clients’ perceptions of the process and consequences of self-disclosure in psychotherapy. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51, 340-346.
Arnold, E. G., Farber, B. A., & Geller, J. D. (2003). Termination, posttermination, and internalization of therapy and the therapist. In D. Charman (Ed.), Core concepts in brief psychodynamic psychotherapy (pp. 289-308). NY: Erlbaum.
Bender, D. S., Farber, B. A., Sanislow, C. A., Dyck, I. R., Geller, J. D., & Skodol, A. E. (2003). Representations of therapists by patients with personality disorders. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 57, 219-236.
Farber, B. A. (2003). Self-disclosure in psychotherapy practice and supervision: An introduction. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59, 525-528.
Farber, B. A. (2003). Patient self-disclosure: A review of the research. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59, 589-600.
Bullitt, C., & Farber, B. A. (2002). Sex differences in the relationship between interpersonal problems and defensive style. Psychological Reports, 91, 767-768.
Bullitt, C., & Farber, B. A. (2002). Gender differences in defensive style. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 30, 35-51.
Farber, B. A., & Lane, J. S. (2002). Effective elements of the therapy relationship: Positive regard. In J. Norcross (Ed.), Psychotherapy relationships that work: Therapist contributions and responsiveness to patients (pp. 175-194). New York: Oxford.
Farber, B. A., & Hall, D. (2002). Disclosure to therapists: What is and is not discussed in psychotherapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 359-370.
Geller, J. D., Lehman, A. K., & Farber, B. A. (2002). Psychotherapists’ representations of their patients. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 733-745.
Storch, E. A., & Farber, B. A. (2002, November-December). Conducting psychotherapy with religious athletes. Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association, 15-16.
Bender, D. S., Farber, B. A., & Geller, J. D. (2001). Cluster B personality traits and attachment. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 29, 551-565.
Farber, B. A., & Lane, J. S. (2001). Positive regard. Psychotherapy, 38, 390-395.
Farber, B. A., & Nevas, D. (2001). Parental perceptions of the effects of child therapy on parents. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 29, 281-292.
Hall, D., & Farber, B. A. (2001). Patterns of patient disclosure in psychotherapy. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 29, 213-230.
Nevas, D., & Farber, B. A. (2001). Parents’ attitudes toward their child’s therapist and therapy. Professional Psychology, 32, 165-170.
Roe, D., & Farber, B.A. (2001). Differences in self-disclosure between American and Israeli psychotherapy patients. Psychological Reports, 88, 611-624.
Arnold, E. G., Farber, B. A., & Geller, J. D. (2000). Changes in patients’ self-representation over the course of psychotherapy. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 28, 449-466.
Farber, B. A. (2000). Introduction to special issue on burnout: Understanding and treating burnout in a changing culture. In session: Psychotherapy in Practice, 56, 1-6.
Farber, B. A. (2000). Treatment strategies for different types of teacher burnout. In session: Psychotherapy in Practice, 56, 675-689.
Farber, B. A., & Azar, S. T. (1999). Blaming the helpers: The marginalization of teachers and parents of the urban poor. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 69, 515-528.
Sacco, M. L., & Farber, B. A. (1999). Reality testing and dissociation in adult women who report childhood sexual and physical abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 23, 1193-1203.
Farber, B. A., & Sacco, M. (1999). The relationship of repression to reality testing in adult women who report childhood sexual and physical abuse. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 27, 205-220.
Shachner, S., & Farber, B. A. (1999). Vignettes to assess countertransference to child clients. (Online). (CD-ROM). Abstracts from: Ovid Technologies, Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) database.
Farber, B. A. (1999). Inconsequentiality—The key to understanding teacher burnout. In R.Vandenberghe and M. Huberman (Eds.), Understanding and preventing teacher burnout, (pp. 159-165). NY: Cambridge University Press.
Alvarez, J. R., Farber, B. A., & Schonbar, R. A. (1998). The relationship of psychological-mindedness to parental rejection. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 54, 1079-1084.
Golden, V., & Farber, B. A. (1998). Therapists as parents: Is it good for the children? Professional Psychology, 29, 135-139.
Bender, D., Farber, B. A., & Geller, J. D. (1997). Patients’ representations of therapists, parents, and self in the early phase of psychotherapy. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 25, 571-586.
Honig, M. S., Farber, B. A., & Geller, J. D. (1997). The relationship of patients’ pretreatment representations of mother to early treatment representations of their therapist. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 25, 357-372.
Shachner, S., & Farber, B. A. (1997). The effect of diagnosis on countertransferential responses to child psychotherapy patients. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 26, 377-384.
Farber, B. A., & Golden, V. (1997). Psychological mindedness in psychotherapists. In M. McCallum & W. E. Piper (Eds.), Psychological mindedness. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Brody, E. M., & Farber, B. A. (1996). The effects of therapist experience and patient diagnosis on countertransference. Psychotherapy, 33, 372-380.
Farber, B. A. (1996). [Review of the book, Beyond burnout]. Teachers College Record, 98, 352-353.
Johnston, S., & Farber, B. A. (1996). The maintenance of boundaries in psychotherapeutic practice. Psychotherapy, 33, 391-402.
Livingston, R., & Farber, B. A. (1996). Beginning therapists’ responses to client shame. Psychotherapy, 33, 601-610.
Rosenzweig, D., Farber, B. A., & Geller, J. D. (1996). Clients’ representations of their therapists over the course of psychotherapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 52, 197-206.