Aubrey Faber, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Aubrey Faber, Ph.D.

Dr. Aubrey Faber is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the implementation of evidence-based treatments for children and adolescents experiencing a variety of anxiety disorders. Dr. Faber has expertise in the treatment of co-occurring internalizing and externalizing disorders in children, adolescents, and emerging adults. Dr. Faber takes a collaborative approach to therapy, often including children and their parents as part of the child’s therapeutic team. Dr. Faber helps her clients meet their goals by working together to build a toolbox of therapeutic skills that can be used to address their current needs as well as difficulties they may face in the future.

Dr. Faber has expertise in providing individual and group therapy using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and behavioral parent training strategies to treat mental health challenges including: anxiety and mood related disorders, ADHD, behavioral difficulties, sleep difficulties, and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Faber’s training occurred across hospital, community mental health, and private practice settings. Dr. Faber has completed trainings in TF-CBT and a certificate in Beck Cognitive Therapy.

Prior to earning her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from St. John’s University, she completed her B.S. in Psychology with an emphasis in child development at Brigham Young University. After her undergraduate studies, Dr. Faber worked for the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State as a research assistant and implementation specialist studying evidence-based parent training for new parents and the prevention of child maltreatment. Dr. Faber maintains a research interest in implementation science and translating evidence-based practice from research to real world clinical settings.

Children
Adolescents
Young Adults

Individual Therapy
Group Therapy
Family Therapy

Education & Experience

Penn State

Dr. Faber worked for the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State as a research assistant and implementation specialist studying evidence-based parent training for new parents and the prevention of child maltreatment.

Brigham Young University

Dr. Faber earned her B.S. in Psychology with an emphasis in child development at Brigham Young University.

St. John’s University

Dr. Faber earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from St. John’s University.

Specialization

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems. Research studies suggest that CBT leads to significant improvement in functioning and quality of life. In many studies, CBT has been demonstrated to be as effective as, or more effective than, other forms of psychological therapy or psychiatric medications.

Anxiety Disorders

There are several types of anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, specific phobias, agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder and separation anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders can cause people into try to avoid situations that trigger or worsen their symptoms.

Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development. Inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity are the key behaviors of ADHD. Some people with ADHD only have problems with one of the behaviors, while others have both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity.Most children have the combined type of ADHD.

Family Therapy

Family therapy is a form of psychotherapy that seeks to reduce distress and conflict by improving the systems of interactions between family members. Family relationships are viewed as important for good mental health, regardless of whether all family members are participating in the therapy.

Individual Therapy

Individual therapy (sometimes called “psychotherapy” or “counseling”) is a process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained therapist—in a safe, caring, and confidential environment—to explore their feelings, beliefs, or behaviors.

Group Therapy

Group therapy involves one or more psychologists who lead a group of roughly five to 15 patients. Many groups are designed to target a specific problem, such as depression, obesity, panic disorder, social anxiety, chronic pain or substance abuse. Other groups focus more generally on improving social skills, helping people deal with a range of issues such as anger, shyness, loneliness and low self-esteem.

Parent Training

Parent management training (PMT), also known as behavioral parent training (BPT) or simply parent training, aims to change parenting behaviors. It involves teaching parents positive reinforcement methods for improving children’s behavior problems. PMT is one of the most investigated treatments available for disruptive behavior, and research studies show that it improves parental mental health.