2020 PROSE Award Finalist
“This is an important book for new clinicians and a reminder for experienced clinicians of the complexity of disclosure issues and the importance of tending to the therapeutic relationship.” —Choice
“Secrets and Lies in Psychotherapy is a ground-breaking book. It will be the definitive source on the topic for many years to come.” —PsychCentral
This is an important book for new clinicians and a reminder for experienced clinicians of the complexity of disclosure issues and the importance of tending to the therapeutic relationship.
― Choice
Secrets and Lies in Psychotherapy is a ground-breaking book. It will be the definitive source on the topic for many years to come.
― PsychCentral Psychotherapists need to know how often and how much their clients don't tell them. In this illuminating book, Farber, Blanchard, and Love provide just that knowledge — drawing from their original research, presented in rich clinical detail in a highly literate style, and offering wise practical guidelines.
-- David E. Orlinsky, PhD, Department of Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL About the Author
Barry A. Farber, PhD, received his doctorate from Yale University in 1978. He has been a member of the clinical psychology faculty at Teachers College, Columbia University since 1979. He was director of clinical training for 24 years and served two stints as department chair. He is a widely published author. He served 6 years on the Executive Council of the American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy), maintains a private practice, and currently serves as editor of the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session. Barry is based in New York City. Visit https://sites.google.com/a/tc.columbia.edu/farberlabs.
Matt Blanchard, PhD, is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received his doctorate from Columbia University in 2017. Previously a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer and editor-in-chief of the Graduate Student Journal of Psychology, he is now in clinical practice as a staff psychologist at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.
Melanie Love, MA, graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins University and will receive her Ph.D in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University in 2019. Her research focusing on factors affecting disclosure of sexual content in psychotherapy has been published in Psychotherapy Research and the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, and her masters thesis was the recipient of APA Division 29’s Donald K. Freedheim award in 2017. She was previously the editor-in-chief of the Graduate Student Journal of Psychology. Melanie is currently in clinical practice as a doctoral intern at Temple University’s Counseling Center. Melanie lives in Philadelphia.
