About Jeffrey Farber

The person behind your care.

Why Channel Exists

Therapy done the way I believe it should be.

Built from experience, not theory.

After serving in the Marine Corps, I spent years in clinical leadership at Swords to Plowshares and Alta Mira Recovery Center. I saw what works and what doesn’t. Channel is the practice I built to do it right — unhurried, personal, and grounded in genuine understanding.

Low census, high attention.

I deliberately keep my caseload small. Unhurried sessions, real availability between appointments, and care that feels personal because it is. This is private practice the way it should work.

Clinical rigor with warmth.

My training spans USC, USF, and Stanford. I’ve published research on military families and lectured on co-occurring disorders and psychopharmacology. But credentials without empathy are just letters on a wall. Every session is grounded in both evidence and genuine human connection.

Credentials

Education & training.

MSW (Summa Cum Laude), University of Southern California -- Concentration: Mental Health, Sub-Concentration: Psychiatric Disorders & Treatment

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

Post-Graduate Certificates

Addiction Psychology, Stanford University Center for Health Education

Clinical & Military Social Work, USC School of Social Work

Specializations

PTSDClinical DepressionGeneralized AnxietySubstance Use DisordersLife TransitionsGrief & LossAddiction & Recovery

Modalities

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)EMDR (introductory)Motivational Interviewing (MI)Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Professional Associations

American Psychological Association (APA)

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)

American Board of Clinical Social Work (ABCSW)

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)

Sausalito

Marin County, CA

The Office

Where healing meets the water.

Channel is located at One Harbor Drive in Sausalito, just across the Golden Gate from San Francisco. The office overlooks Richardson Bay and is easily accessible from Highway 101.

One Harbor Drive, Suite 300

Sausalito, CA 94965

415.942.0922

Ready to Take the First Step?

Contact Jeffrey

What happens next

01

Jeffrey reviews your message and responds within 24 hours.

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A brief phone conversation to discuss your situation.

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If it is a good fit, your first session is scheduled.

Please do not include protected health information, clinical details, or other sensitive personal information in this form. This contact form is not a secure or encrypted communication channel. To schedule a consultation, please provide only your name and preferred contact method, and Jeffrey will follow up by phone or secure email.

If you are in crisis, call or text 988 — Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Channel is a private practice and is not a crisis or emergency service.