Clinical Expertise You Can Trust

Jeffrey Farber

MSW, LCSW

Military Veteran | Psychotherapist | Life Coach

I’m a military veteran, psychotherapist and life coach, specializing in mood disorders and substance abuse. Over the years, I’ve used an integrative psychotherapeutic approach. Integrative psychotherapy is multi-modal. —Meaning, it combines therapeutic theories and techniques within the treatment process.

In terms of psychotherapeutic interventions, I’ve been trained in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), cognitive processing therapy (CPT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, motivational interviewing (MI), and psychodynamic psychotherapy (PDT).

Over the next year – when clinically appropriate – I will be integrating virtual reality and immersive technology or VR-IT. fireflyimmersive.com VR-IT delivers evidence-based therapy within a self-guided and self-paced virtual environment.

Positions

Associate Director of Clinical Services
Alta Mira Recovery (Current)

Interim Clinical Director of Residential Programs
Swords to Plowshares

Assistant Clinical Director of Residential Programs
Swords to Plowshares

Education

University of Southern California | MSW
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Concentration: Mental Health
Sub-Concentration: Psychiatric Disorders & Treatment

University of San Francisco | BA
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Alpha Kappa Delta
Concentration: Medical Sociology
Sub-Concentration: Mental Health & Substance Abuse

Post-Graduate Certificates

Stanford University, Center for Health Education: Addiction Psychology

University of Southern California, School of Social Work: Clinical & Military Social Work

Associations & Memberships

American Psychological Association | APA.org
American Society of Addiction Medicine | ASAM.org
American Board of Clinical Social Work | ABCSW.org
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry | AAAP.org

Recent Publications & Lectures

Bringhurst, D., & Farber, J.L. (2022).  Clinical Practice with Military Families and Children: Cycles of Military Deployment Table 170.  Social Workers’ Desk Reference 4^th Ed.  New York: Oxford University Press.

Sacramento State University (2023).  College of Health Sciences and Human Services; lecture: Veteran Transition and Co-Occurring Disorders (SMI, SED and SUD).

Sacramento State University (2024).  College of Health Sciences and Human Services; lecture: Veteran Transition and Psychopharmacology (SSRI’s, SNRI’s, MAOI’s and anxiolytics).

Professional Licensure & Certification

CA License: LCSW121871 | NPI: 1124915277