Dr.
Garber is an award-winning
author. He writes compulsively
in the belief that the process
of organizing, clearly
expressing, and publishing ideas
and experiences is one of the
best ways to clarify thinking,
minimize bias, and gain
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Fiction
Garber, B.D. (2023). "Twisted
Allies." Hollis, New Hampshire:
Family Law Consulting PLLC
Books and chapters:
Garber, B.D.
(2024). Family development
and the dynamics of
dysfunction in family law
and child protection
matters. In D. Tustin (Ed.),
Psycho-legal concepts for
parenting in child custody
and child protection, Volume
4, Therapy interventions for
vulnerable families, pages
35-55.
Garber,
B.D. (2024 in press). Family
development and the dynamics of
dysfunction in family law and
child protection matters. In D.
Tustin (Ed.), Psycholegal
concepts for parenting in child
custody and child protection:
Therapy interventions for
vulnerable families. New York:
Springer.
Garber,
B.D., Prescott, D., and Mulchay,
C. (2022). The family law
professional's field guide to
high conflict litigation:
Dynamics, not diagnoses.
American Bar Association.
Garber, B.D. (2021). Mending
Fences: A collaborative,
cognitive-behavioral
“reunification” protocol serving
the best interests of the
post-divorce, polarized child.
Unhooked Media.
Garber, B.D. (2019). Caught in
the Middle: A letter to my
divorced parents. Unhooked
Media.
Garber, B.D. (2019). Taming the
Beast: Managing anger in
ourselves and our children
through divorce. Unhooked Media.
Garber, B.D. (2019).
Thanksgiving Kindness. In P.
Vesgo (Ed.), Success Stories
From the Heart. Florida: Health
Communications International
Garber, B.D. (2015). The Roadmap
to The Parenting Plan Worksheet.
Unhooked Media.
Garber, B.D. (2015). Ten
Child-centered Forensic Family
Evaluation Tools: An Empirically
Annotated Users’ Guide. Unhooked
Media
Garber, B.D. (2014). “The role
of attachment theory and
methodology in the allocation of
post-divorce parenting rights
and responsibilities.” In
Poitras, K. (ed.), L’enfant et
le litige en matière de garde –
Regards psychologiques et
juridiques.
Garber, B.D.
(2013). “Providing effective,
systemically informed,
child-centered psychotherapies
for children of divorce:
Walking on thin ice.” In A.
Baker and R. Sauber (Eds.),
Working with alienated children
and families: A clinical
guidebook. New York: Routledge.
Garber, B.D. (2009).
Developmental Psychology for
Family Law Professionals:
Theory, Application and The Best
Interests of the Child.
Springer.
Garber, B.D. (2009). Ask an
Expert (Serving as consulting
psychologist to Penguin Books,
NY), written by Dr. Tanya
Byron.
Garber, B.D. (2008). Keeping
Kids Out Of The Middle:
Parenting Effectively In The
Midst Of Adult Conflict,
Separation and Divorce. Health
Communications, Incorporated.
Garber, B.D. (2008). Your
Toddler Month By Month (Serving
as consulting psychologist to
Penguin Books, NY),
written by Dr. Tanya Byron.
Garber, B.D. (2003; revised
2015) The HealthyParent’s ABCs:
A Caregiving Curriculum.
HealthyParent.com.
Professional
articles:
Garber, B.D. (2024). Why the
heck aren’t we doing this
already? Advance orientation
(AO) can improve the efficacy
and efficiency of court-ordered
family evaluations and
interventions. Family
Transitions, 65:5, 403-408.
Garber,
B.D. and Deck, P. (2025 in
press). Advance
orientation (AO) improves
efficacy, efficiency, and
consumer satisfaction:
“Preparing to Participate in a
Court-ordered Parenting Plan
Evaluation (PPE).” Journal
of the American Academy of
Matrimonial Lawyers.
Garber, B.D.
& Simon, R.A. (2024).
Moving Towards Consensus:
Joining Bernet and Baker,
Emery, and Griffin to better
understand the dynamics of
Parent-Child Contact Problems
(PCCP). Family
Transitions.
Garber, B.D. & Simon, R.A.
(2024) Looking Beyond the
Sorting Hat: Deconstructing
the “Five Factor Model” of
Alienation, Family
Transitions. DOI:
10.1080/10502556.2023.2262359
Garber, B. D.
(2024). A structured rubric for
evaluating the many systemic
variables that can contribute to
parent–child contact problems
(PCCP). Family Court Review,
62(2), 343–358.
Garber, B. D. (2023). The
emperor has no clothes: A
systematic view of the status
and future of child custody
evaluation (CCE). Family Court
Review, 1-15.
Garber, B.D., Mulchay, C., &
Knuth, S. (2023). Questionnaires
in child custody evaluations:
The forgotten ubiquitous medium.
Journal of Family Trauma, Child
Custody & Child Development,
20(1), 20-36.
Garber, B.D. (2021). The
Dynamics of the Enmeshed Family
System Ten Years Later: Family
Court and Contemporary
Understanding of Adultification,
Parentification, and
Infantilization. Journal of the
American Association of
Matrimonial Lawyers, 34, 97-120.
Garber, B.D. & Prescott,
D.E. (2020). On the value of
Teddy bears and Barbie dolls:
The place of children's
transitional objects in family
law. Southwestern Law Review,
49.
Garber, B.D. (2019). Dynamics,
not diagnoses. Family Court
Review, 58 (2), 368-370.
Garber, B.D. (2019). Sherlock
Holmes and the case of
resist/refuse dynamics:
Confirmatory bias and abductive
inference in family law. Family
Court Review, 58 (2), 386-402.
Garber, B.D. (2019). For the
love of Fluffy: Respecting,
protecting, and empowering
transitional objects in the
context of high conflict
divorce. Journal of Divorce and
Remarriage, 60:7, 552-565
Garber, B.D. & Simon, R.A.
(2018). Individual Adult
Psychometric Testing and Child
Custody Evaluations: If the Shoe
Doesn’t Fit, Don’t Wear It.
Journal of the American Academy
of Matrimonial Lawyers, 30 (2),
325-341.
Garber, B.D. (2016). Exploring a
process-oriented forensic family
observation protocol. Family
Court Review, 54(2), 261-276.
Garber, B.D. (2015).
Cognitive-behavioral methods in
high conflict divorce:
Systematic desensitization
adapted to parent-child
reunification interventions.
Family Court Review, 53(1),
96-112.
Garber, B.D. (2014). The
chameleon child: Children as
actors in the high conflict
divorce drama. Journal of Child
Custody, 11, 1-16.
Garber, B.D. (2013).
Distinguishing among mental
health services relevant to
family law process. New
Hampshire Bar News.
Garber, B.D. (2012) Security by
association? Mapping attachment
theory onto family law practice.
Family Court Review, 50(3),
467-470.
Garber, B.D. & Landerman,
Laura M. (2011). Muchmore and
Jaycox: A Call for
Developmentally-Responsive
Parenting Plans. New Hampshire
Bar Journal.
Garber, B.D. (February, 2011).
The Voice Of The Child In High
Conflict Divorce: Systemic,
Developmental, and Practical
Considerations. Paper prepared
for presentation to the Ontario
Bar Association. [pdf format -
unpublished]
Garber, B.D. (2011). Parental
alienation and the dynamics of
the enmeshed parent–child dyad:
Adultification, parentification,
and infantilization. Family
Court Review, 49(2), 322-335.
Garber, B.D. (2009). Attachment
methodology in custody
evaluation: Four hurdles
standing between developmental
theory and forensic application.
Journal of Child Custody,
6(1&2), 38-61.
Garber, B.D. (2007).
Conceptualizing visitation
resistance and refusal in the
context of parental conflict,
separation and divorce. Family
Court Review, (4)1, 588-599.
Garber, B.D. (2007). Developing
a structured interview tool for
children embroiled in family
litigation and forensic mental
health services: The Query Grid.
Journal of Forensic Psychology
Practice, 7(1), 1-18.
Garber, B.D. & Landerman, L.
(Summer, 2006). How should the
child’s voice be heard when
parental rights and
responsibilities are contested?
New Hampshire Bar Journal.
Garber, B.D. (2004). Parental
alienation in light of
attachment theory: Consideration
of the broader implications for
child development, clinical
practice and forensic process.
Journal of Child Custody, 1(4),
49-76.
Garber, B.D. (October, 2004).
Court responsibility and
parental privilege in child
custody cases. New Hampshire Bar
News, 15(8), 24-25.
Garber, B.D. (2004). Therapist
alienation: Foreseeing and
forestalling dynamics
undermining therapies with
children. Professional
Psychology: Research and
Practice, 35(4) 357-363
Garber, B.D. (2004). Directed
co-parenting intervention:
Conducting child centered
interventions in parallel with
highly conflicted co-parents.
Professional Psychology:
Research and Practice, 35(1),
55-64.
Garber, B.D. (February, 2001).
ADHD or not ADHD: Custody and
visitation considerations. New
Hampshire Bar News, New
Hampshire Bar Assn.
Garber, B.D. (1998). Practical
interventions for attention
disordered children. Attention.
Garber, B.D. (1996, March).
Alternatives to parental
alienation: Acknowledging the
broader scope of children's
emotional difficulties during
parental separation and divorce.
New Hampshire Bar Journal,
51-54.
Garber, B.D. and Miller, Mark L.
(1986). Of beasties and
butterflies: Evidence for the
stability and domain-specificity
of individual differences in
categorization. Journal of
Personality, 54(4),
647-658.
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