Barry A. Farber
Professional Background
Educational Background
B.A., Queens College, CUNY; M.A., Teachers College; Ph.D., Yale University
Scholarly Interests
Psychotherapy research (attachment theory and object relations; therapist and patient representations; self-disclosure in patients, therapists, and supervisors); the influence of emerging technologies (e.g., texting, blogging, emails, social media) on self-disclosure in children and adolescents; Carl Rogers and person-centered therapy.
Selected Publications
Self Disclosure in Psychotherapy (2006, Guilford)
The Psychotherapy of Carl Rogers (1996, Guilford).
"The therapist as secure base" (In Obegi & Berant, 2009, Attachment theory and research in clinical work with adults)
"The benefits and risks of patient self-disclosure in the psychotherapy of women with a history of childhood sexual abuse" (2009, Psychotherapy)
"On the enduring and substantial influence of Carl Rogers’ not-quite essential nor
necessary conditions" (2007, Psychotherapy)
"Patterns of self-disclosure in psychotherapy and marriage" (2007, Psychotherapy)
"A temporal model of patient disclosure in psychotherapy" (2007, Psychotherapy Research)
"Patient self-disclosure: A review of the research" (2003, Journal of Clinical Psychology)
"Positive regard" (2001, Psychotherapy)
"The therapist as attachment figure" (1995, Psychotherapy).
"Gender and representation in psychotherapy" (1994, Psychotherapy).
biographical information
principal publications
Farber, B. A. (2006). Self-disclosure in psychotherapy. New York: Guilford.
Khurgin-Botts, R., & Farber, B. A. (in press). Patients’ disclosures about therapy: Discussing therapy with spouses, significant others, and friends. Psychotherapy.
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.
(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., Khurkin-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 construct
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
Journalof 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.
Farber, B. A. (2003). Patient self-disclosure: A review of the research. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59, 589-600.
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.
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.
Farber, B. A., Lippert, R., & Nevas, D. (1995). The therapist as attachment figure. Psychotherapy, 32, 204-212.
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 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. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate of each term.




