Lynn McFarr, Ph.D.

Dr. Lynn McFarr is the Director of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinic at Harbor UCLA Medical Center and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry for UCLA Medical School. Dr. McFarr trains psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and psychiatric nurses in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She regularly lectures and presents at universities and national and international conferences. Dr. McFarr is a Beck Scholar, and serves as Secretary for the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and is on the Board of The International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy (IACP). She founded the listserve for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). Dr. McFarr edits the international cognitive therapy newsletter for IACP and ACT. She is published in the areas of CBT for schizophrenia and medication compliance. Her book "The New Behavior Therapies in Practice" will be released through Springer Science in 2008.