CBT California Speaking Engagements, Presentations, and Publications

TRAINING PRESENTATIONS

Warren, C. (2019, November). Borderline Personality Disorder in older adults: Differences in symptom expression and treatment considerations. VA Long Beach Health Care System, Long Beach, CA.

 McFarr, L. (2018, June). Therapy interfering behaviors in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. CBT California, Torrance, CA.

 McFarr, L. (2018, July) Stuck points in Cognitive Behavior Therapy training in Community Mental Health [Webinar]. The Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

Warren, C. & Arthur, E. (2017, June). Employing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy principles with persons affected by trauma. Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA.

 McFarr, L., Graling, K., & Orris, J. (2015, June). Therapy interfering behavior in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. CBT California. Newport Beach, CA.

 McFarr, L., Graling, K., Snyder, J. (2014, September). Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Nuts and bolts [Three-day training]. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA

 McFarr, L., Snyder, J. and Leishman, K. (2014, September). Advances in Cognitive Therapy. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA.

McFarr, L., and Levander, E. (2014, September). Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy [One-day training]. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA.

McFarr, L. (2011, September). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy [One-day training]. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA.

 

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

2023

Chia, D., Hibbs, C., Montgomery, R., King, A., De Barros Barreto Morton, T., & McFarr, L.M. (2023, Nov). The Effect of Skills Group Attendance on Patient Outcomes in DBT. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference (ABCT), Seattle, WA. 

Iqbal, S., Arabian, N., Montgomery, R., King, A., & McFarr, L.M. (2023, June). Comparing the Effectiveness of DBT and CBT Treatment Outcomes among Victims of Sexual Trauma. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Child Maltreatment & Interpersonal Violence SIG, Seattle WA. 

Sakhan, L., Maliakkal, C., Lloyd, C., Barros de Barreto Morton, T., Lopez, S., Montgomery, R., King, A., & McFarr, L.M. (2023, Nov). Exploring the Relationship between Diary Card Completion and Symptom Reduction in Outpatient DBT. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Conference (ISIT DBT), Seattle, WA.

2022

Bolwell, A., Ramsey, S., Iqbal, S., De Barros Barreto Morton, T., Montgomery, R.M., & McFarr, L.M. (2022, November). Differences in DBT Treatment Outcomes Among People with Serious Mental Illness. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavior Therapy(ISIT DBT), New York, NY.

Rabizadeh, A.H., Robinson, R., Iqbal, S., Rabizadeh, L., De Barros Barreto Morton, T., Montgomery, R.M., & McFarr, L.M. (2022, November). Exploring Adolescent DBT Patients’ Commitment to Treatment & their Perceptions of Caregivers’ Commitment to Treatment. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), New York, NY.

 Smith, B., Diamond, H., Gabriel, N., Lloyd, C., Rabizadeh, L., Iqbal, S., De Barros Barreto Morton, T., Montgomery, R.M., & McFarr, L.M. (2022, November). Descriptive exploration of DBT Treatment Outcomes across White and non-White Participants. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), New York, NY

2021

Davis, N., Rogers, A., Thomas, M., Montgomery. R.M., Shemesh, K., Hedayatian, R., Anderson, K., Kutschbach, C., Chen, S., Iqbal, S., McFarr, L.M. (2021, November). The Relationship Between Mindfulness Skill Usage and Suicide During DBT Treatment. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Virtual Conference.

DiRocco, A., Rogers, A., Thomas, M., Montgomery, R.M., Hedayatian, R., Anderson, K., Kutschbach, C., Chen, S., McFarr, L.M. (2021, November). Acceptance Moderating Effectiveness of DBT During COVID-19. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Virtual Conference (ISIT DBT).

Kutschbach, C., Thomas, M., Rogers, A., Montgomery, R., & McFarr, L.M. (2021, November). Intrinsic Religiosity & Mindfulness in DBT. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Virtual Conference (ISIT DBT).

Thomas. M., Rogers, A., Montgomery, R.M., Anderson, K., Hedayatian, R., Kutschbach, C.,  Chen, S., McFarr, L.M. (2021, November). The Role of Parent Involvement on Primary Outcomes in DBT for Adolescents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Virtual Conference (ISIT DBT).

2020

Chen, S., Rozmid. E., Montgomery. R.M., Polack, A., Thornburg, L., Thomas, M., and McFarr., L.M. (2020, November). An examination of associations among substance use urges and the use of specific Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills as reported in daily diary cards. Poster presented virtually at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Conference (ISIT DBT).

Conner, A., Robbins, J., Polack, A., Rush, Z., Montgomery, R.M., Kutschbach, C., Thomas, M., McFarr, L.M. (2020, May). An investigation of the relationship between parental stress, psychological flexibility, and mindfulness for caregivers in a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) parent skills program. Poster presented virtually at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Conference (ISIT DBT).

Conner, A., Robbins, J., Polack, A., Rush, Z., Montgomery, R.M., Rozmid, E., Thomas, M., McFarr, L.M. (2020, May). An investigation of the relationship between parental stress, psychological flexibility, and mindfulness for caregivers in a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) parent skills program. Poster presented at the Eighth Annual Scientific Sessions on Mental Health, Torrance, CA.

Rozmid, E., Chen. S., Montgomery, R.M., Polack, A., Thornburg, L., Thomas, M., McFarr, L.M. (2020, October). Substance use urges and the use of Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills as reported in daily diary cards. Poster presented virtually at the 32nd annual convention of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA), Los Angeles, CA. 

2019

DiRocco, A., Loerinc, A., Montgomery, R., Thomas, M., Stivers, M., Cohen, K., Chen, S., & McFarr, L. M. (2019, April). DBT and bipolar disorder: A case study. Poster presentation presented at the 2019 Scientific Sessions at Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA.

Campagna, D., Loerinc, A., Montgomery, R.M., Thomas, M., Stivers, M., Cohen, K., Chen, S., & McFarr, L.M. (2019, November). Treatment outcomes for LGBTQ participants in full-course DBT: A descriptive study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral And Cognitive Therapies Conference (ABCT), Atlanta, GA.

Chen, S., Thomas, M., Granato, H.G., Montgomery, R.M., Stivers, M., Cohen, K., Thornburg L., & McFarr, L.M. (2019, November). Examining non-PTSD anxiety symptom outcomes for DBT outpatients in a private practice. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral And Cognitive Therapies Conference (ABCT), Atlanta, GA.

Cohen, K., Granato, H.G., Thomas, M., Montgomery, R.M., Stivers, M., Chen, S., Thornburg, L., & McFarr, L.M. (2019, November). Exploring the crossroads of employment-related dysfunction and borderline symptomology in a DBT outpatient sample. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral And Cognitive Therapies Conference (ABCT), Atlanta, GA. 

Grassetti, SN, Renshaw, KD, Weinstock, L, McFarr, LM, Young, A, Siev, J, Khazanov, G,  Crescenz MJ (2019, November). Improving support for parents during psychology training. Panel Discussion at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference (ABCT), Atlanta, GA.

Hall, B, McFarr LM., Waltman, S. (2019, November) Supervision and clinical case consultation strategies: Guided discovery, strengthening the supervisory relationship, and experiential teaching techniques. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference (ABCT), Atlanta, GA.

 McFarr, L., Waltman, S, Hall, B, Klein, S, Rabinovitch, S and Murray, A (2019, June) Stuck points in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy training. Symposium presented at World Congress on Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies Berlin, GE.

Montgomery, R.M., Granato, H.F., DiRocco, A., Thomas, M., Shemesh, K., Stivers, M., Cohen, K., Chen, S., Thornburg, L., & McFarr, L. (2019, November). Mindful mechanisms of change in DBT: Nonreactivity and nonjudging. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral And Cognitive Therapies Conference (ABCT), Atlanta, GA.

Selcukler, N., Kim, Y., McGlade, S., Akhlaghipour, G., Granato, H., Morgan, W., McFarr, L. (2019, June) Dissociative experiences as a predictor of DBT outcomes in individuals with borderline personality disorder. Poster presented at World Congress on Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies Berlin, GE 

Stivers M., Thomas, M., Granato, H.G., Montgomery, R.M., Cohen, K., Chen, S., Thornburg, L., & McFarr, L.M. (2019, November) Suicide ideators in CBT-informed DBT: Efficacy and moderating effects of BPD and level 1 behavior. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral And Cognitive Therapies Conference (ABCT), Atlanta, GA.

Stivers M., Thomas, M., Granato, H.G., Montgomery, R.M., Cohen, K., Chen, S., Thornburg, L., & McFarr, L.M. (2019, November) Suicide ideators in CBT-informed DBT: Efficacy and moderating effects of BPD and level 1 behavior. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the International Summit on Suicide Research (ISSR), Miami, FL.

Zhang, Z., McGlade, S., Granato, H., Morgan, W., McFarr, L. (2019) The impact of comorbid depressive symptoms and borderline personality disorder on treatment outcomes in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Poster presented at World Congress on Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies Berlin, GE. 

2018

Granato, H.F., Yeargin, J., Che, C., Montgomery, R.M., & McFarr, L. (2018, November). Positive emotions and emotion dysregulation: The relationship between joy and substance use urges. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Conference (ISIT DBT), Washington, D.C.

Granato, H., Kochamba, K., Wollesen, M., Tolstoy, B., McFarr, L. (2018, April). DBT brief: A comparison of standard year-long DBT to six-month DBT across treatment outcomes. Poster presented at the Sixth Annual Scientific Sessions on Mental Health, Torrance, CA. 

Kochamba, K., Morgan. J., Bolden, L., McFarr, L.M. (2018, April). Effectiveness of CBT in welfare-to-work programs. Poster presented at the Sixth Annual Scientific Sessions on Mental Health, Torrance, CA.

Lazo, C., Thomas, M., Montgomery, R.M., Stivers, M., Moffit, M., & McFarr, L. (2018, November). PTSD clients without BPD seeking DBT: A naturalistic comorbidity profile in private practice. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the PTSD & Trauma SIG (Association for Behavioral And Cognitive Therapies Conference), Washington, D.C.

Lazo, C., Thomas, M., Stivers, M., Montgomery, R.M., Moffit, M., & McFarr, L. (2018, November). PTSD outcomes from DBT treatment: a naturalistic data analysis in private practice. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Conference (ISIT DBT), Washington, D.C.

Montgomery, R.M., Liao, A., Shemesh, K., Smith, A., Granato, H.F., Wollesen, M., & McFarr, L. (2018, November). Moderating effects of brooding rumination on borderline symptoms in DBT. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral And Cognitive Therapies Conference (ABCT), Washington, D.C.

Montgomery, R.M., Liao, A., Shemesh, K., Smith, A., Granato, H.F., Wollesen, M., & McFarr, L. (2018, November). Moderating effects of brooding rumination on borderline symptoms in DBT. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Conference (ISIT DBT), Washington, D.C. (Poster Session Award Finalist).

Montgomery, R.M., Liao, A., Shemesh, K., Smith, A., Granato, H.F., Wollesen, M., & McFarr, L., (2018, April). Moderating effects of brooding rumination on borderline symptoms in DBT. Poster presented at the Sixth Annual Scientific Sessions on Mental Health, Torrance, CA.

Thomas, M., & McFarr, L.M. (2018, April). A naturalistic study of treatment targets in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Poster presented at the Sixth Annual Scientific Sessions on Mental Health, Torrance, CA.

 

2017

Granato, H.F., Wollesen, M., Smith, A., Montgomery, R.M., Houghton, L., Mofit, M., & McFarr, L. (2017, November). DBT brief: A comparison of standard year-long DBT to six-month DBT across treatment outcomes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Conference (ISIT DBT), San Diego, CA.

Rabinovitz, S., Thomas, M., Montgomery, R.M., Granato, H.F., Wollesen, M., Shemesh, K., Houghton, L., Smith, A., Moffit, M., & McFarr, L., (2017, November). Trajectory of DBT target behavior improvements using diary card data. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Conference (ISIT DBT), San Diego, CA.

Smith, A., Houghton, L., Montgomery, R.M., Shemesh, K., McGlade, A., Granato, H.F., Wollesen, M., Yeargin, J., Scott, S.H., & McFarr, L. (2017, November). Singular vs. multiple self-inflicting behaviors and trauma as predictors of suicidal urges and behavior in DBT. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Conference (ISIT DBT), San Diego, CA.

Wall, L., Granato, H.F., Smith, A., Montgomery, R.M., & McFarr, L. (2017, November). Mindfulness development and impact of symptoms severity of borderline personality disorder in a six-month, private practice DBT. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Conference (ISIT DBT), San Diego, CA.

Warren, C. L., Cherrington, A., & McFarr, L. (2017, May). Method of dialectical behavioral therapy skills coaching in relation to non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors. Poster presented at the 5th Annual Scientific Sessions on Mental Health, Torrance, CA.

2016

Wollesen, M., Rodriquez, M., Higier, R., McFarr., L.M. (2016, October). The Association Between Diary Card Completion and Treatment Outcomes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Conference (ISIT DBT), New York, NY.

2015

Blanchette, L., Gaona, L., & McFarr, L. M. (2015, November). Evaluation for adherence of standard dialectical behavior therapy using the cognitive behavior rating scale. Poster presented at the third annual Scientific Sessions on Mental Health, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.

Blanchette, L., Gaona, L., McFarr, L. M., Fruzetti A. E., Worrall, J. M. (2015, November). Evaluation for adherence of standard Dialectical Behavior Therapy using the cognitive behavior rating scale. Poster presented at ISITDBT annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Chen X. S., Revolorio K. Y., Owens, E., & McFarr, L. M. (2015, November). Differences in interpersonal problems amongst individuals with BPD and comorbid BPD and evidence of PTSD. Poster presented at ISITDBT annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Hansell, L., Snyder, J., Ravid, D., Bedics, J., & McFarr, L. M. (2015, March). Do DBT treatment outcomes in private practice differ by payor status? Poster presented at the third annual Scientific Sessions on Mental Health, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.

Kopilas, V., Rodriguez, M. A., Ravid, D., Hansell, L., & McFarr, L. M. (2015, November). The effect of emotion dysregulation on suicidal ideation and self-harm urges as measured on DBT diary cards. Poster presented at ISITDBT annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Kopilas, V., Rodriguez, M. A., Eisenlohr-Moul, T., Snyder, J., McFarr, L. M. (2015, November). The effect of shame and day of the week on self-harm urges and suicidal ideation: A DBT diary card study. Poster presented at ISITDBT annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Loerinc, A. G., Zbozinek, T., Hall, B., & McFarr, L. M. (2015, March). Do attitudes toward evidence-based therapies predict adherence to CBT? Poster presented at the third annual Scientific Sessions on Mental Health, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.

Owens, E., Chen, X. S., Blanchette, L., Jackson, L., & McFarr, L. M. (2015, November). Differences in use of exposure skills in DBT with individuals with BPD and comorbid BPD and evidence of PTSD. Poster presented at the third annual Scientific Sessions on Mental Health, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.

Owens, E., Chen, X. S., Blanchette, S., Jackson, L., & McFarr, L. M. (2015, November). Cognitive functioning and therapy interfering behaviors: Differences in use of exposure skills in DBT with individuals with BPD and comorbid BPD and evidence of PTSD. Poster presented at ISITDBT annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Revolorio, K., DeSilva, L., Darrell, D., Jackson, L., Brown, L., McFarr, L. M. (2015, November). Changes in sadness amongst individuals with depressive symptoms and borderline personality disorder in a DBT program. Poster presented at ISITDBT annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Workman K., Coello, J. A., and McFarr, L. M. (2015, November). Literacy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy: An exploration of premorbid. Poster presented at ISITDBT annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Workman, K., Coello, J. A., Thompson, S., & McFarr, L. M. (2015, March). A comparison of premorbid cognitive functioning in community mental health patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and population norms. Poster presented at the third annual Scientific Sessions on Mental Health, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.

2014

Fried, R., Gaona , L., Jones , E., Dalton, E., Thompson, S.M., Davies, C., Dexter, M., Brown, L., Forsyth, J., McFarr, L., Henriquez, S., & Farias, A. (2014, June). An in-depth look at telephone skills coaching and therapy interfering behaviors in Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A case study from a community mental health clinic. Poster presented at the 8th International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy, Hong Kong.

Waltman, S., Morgan, W., Wickremasinghe, N., Naman, K., Nehme, J., Fried, R., & McFarr, L. (2014, June). Does fidelity of Cognitive Behavior Therapy in psychotherapy-based supervision translate to fidelity of Cognitive Behavior Therapy in clinical practice? 8th International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy, Hong Kong.

Waltman, S., Nehme, J., Naman, K., Wickremasinghe, N., Brown, L., Morgan, W., Fried, R., & McFarr, L. (2014, June). Examining the relationship between case conceptualization and treatment fidelity of Cognitive Behavior Therapy in a public health setting. Poster presented at 8th International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy, Hong Kong.

2013

Jackson, L., Benson, L. A., Maczka, K., Moliae, A., Wickremasinghe, N., & McFarr, L. M. (2013, April). Understanding chronic depression and its treatment: The impact of participating in a one-day training on therapist knowledge of the CBASP treatment model. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, La Jolla, CA.

2012

Benson, L., Gaona, L., Barr, N., Jackson, L & McFarr, L. (2012, November). Self-injury as a predictor of therapy-interfering behavior in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Annual Conference, National Harbor, MD.

Bonfil, A. D., McFarr, L. M., Raposa, E., Henriquez, S., Barr, N., Higier, R. G., Gaona, L., & Hamilton, H. K. (2012, November). Effectiveness of second-year standard DBT: Are there significant gains in treatment outcomes beyond the first year? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.

Dicterow, W., Gaona, L., Sears, M., & McFarr, L. (2012, November). Identifying therapist therapy-interfering behaviors not accounted for by the TIB-T: A needs assessment for Harbor UCLA’s adult Dialectical Behavior Therapy program. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.

Hamilton, H., Ofek, A., Raposa, E., Sears, M & McFarr, L. (2012, November). The effectiveness of an outpatient, group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention for psychosis. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.

Warren, C. L. & Williams, J. (2012, May). The effect of siblings on perceived facial attractiveness. Poster presented at the 24th Annual Association for Psychological Science Convention, Chicago, IL.

 Williams, J., Warren, C. L., Faulkender, S., & Luis, A. (2012, May). Anxiety decreases the probability of false memories for objects. Poster presented at the 24th Annual Association for Psychological Science Convention, Chicago, IL.

PUBLICATIONS

Bolden, L Gaona Dill, L Comtois K, & McFarr L. (2020). DBT-ACES in a multicultural community mental health setting: Implications for clinical practice. In J Bedics (Ed.), Handbook of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (pp. 307-324). Academic Press.

Comtois, K., Carmel, A., McFarr, L., Hoschel, K., Huh, D., Murphy, S., Benson, L., & Hoschel, S. (2020). DBT: Accepting the challenges of employment and self-sufficiency. DBT Bulletin, 3(1), 14-23.

Granato, H., Sewert, A., Vinograd M., & McFarr L. (2020). Dialectical Behavior Therapy. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), Handbook of cognitive behavioral therapies (pp. 224-243). APA.

Waltman, S. H., III, R. T. C., McFarr, L. M., & Moore, B. A. (2020). Socratic questioning for therapists and counselors: Learn how to think and intervene like a cognitive behavior therapist. Taylor & Francis Group. 

McFarr L., Snyder, J., Benson, L, & Higier, H. (2019). Psychosocial treatments for substance abuse. In G. Munoz, S. Modir., & C. Torrington (Eds.), Integrative addiction and recovery, (pp. 224-243). Oxford Press.

Waltman, S. H., Hall, B. C., McFarr, L. M., & Creed, T. A. (2018). Clinical case consultation and experiential learning in CBT implementation: Brief qualitative investigation. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 32(2), 112-126.

Waltman, S., Hall, B. C., McFarr, L. M., Beck, A. T., & Creed, T. A. (2017). In-session stuck points and pitfalls of community clinicians learning CBT: Qualitative investigation. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 24(2), 256-267.

Carmel, A., Comtois, K. A., Harned, M. S., Holler, R., & McFarr, L. (2016). Contingencies create capabilities: Adjunctive treatments in dialectical behavior therapy that reinforce behavior change. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 23(1), 110-120.

McFarr, L. M., Gaona, L., Barr, N., Ramirez, U., Henriquez, S., Farias, A., & Flores, D. (2014). Cultural competency and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. In A. Masuda (Ed.), Cultural issues in acceptance- and mindfulness-based approaches (pp. 47-67). New Harbinger.

McFarr, L., Brown, L. A., Holler, R., Jackson, L., & Ramirez, U. (2014). Cognitive Behavior Therapy in southern California. The Behavior Therapist, 37, 117-121.

McFarr, L. M. (2013). An update on CBT training guidelines for doctoral programs. Advances in Cognitive Therapy, 14(1), 9 & 12.