Marcela Farfan, M.A., LPC., NCC
Program Coordinator & Assistant Professor
Phone: (201) 355 – 1149
Email: farfanm@felician.edu
Marcela Farfan serves as the Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology. Marcela started her academic journey at Bergen Community College and received her bachelor’s degree from Montclair State University. Marcela also received her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Felician University. During her training, she interned at Mount Carmel Guild where she provided evidence-based outpatient individual and group therapy to adults and children. She is a licensed professional counselor and is certified by The National Board for Certified Counselors. Marcela has also participated as a board member of the Franciscan Community Development Center in Fairview NJ. She has conducted research, presented at national conferences, and published on the topic of mindfulness and the impact of language when working with Latinx clients. Originally from Santiago, Chile, Marcela’s research interest stem from her Latinx culture. She is also interested in mindfulness, acculturation, multiculturism, and language barriers in therapy. In 2018, Marcela opened her private practice, Mindful Living Counseling and Wellness Center. She works with a mindfulness-based approach that focuses on each client’s strengths.
Courses Taught at Felician University
PSYC 511 Community, Organizational and Institutional Counseling Online (Master Level)
PSYC 515 Mindfulness, Spirituality & Positive Psychology (Master Level)
PSYC 530 Marital and Family Counseling (Master Level)
PSYC 575 Counseling Internship I (Master Level)
PSYC 576 Counseling Internship II (Master Level)
PSYC 580 Assessment and Treatment Planning (Master Level)
Publications/Research
Economou, P., Farfan, M, Idarraga, A., Chafos, V. (Article 87; September 2015). Modismos: Mindfulness and the importance of language with Latin American Clients. Vistas. American Counseling Association.
Economou, P., Chafos, V., Farfan, M, & Idarraga, A. (Article 851; January 2015). Reducing cravings: Implications for treating addictions mindfully. Vistas. American Counseling Association.
Professional Presentations
Farfan, M (February, 2017) Immigration and Stress; Informational Session presented at FCDC, West New York, NJ.
Farfan, M., Idarraga, A (2016, October) Evaluación y práctica de la atención plena con clientes de América Latina/The measurement and practice of Mindfulness with clients from Latin America. Symposium presented at the, 2016 NLPA Conference: Latina/o Psychology, Advocating for social justice, liberation, and equality for our familias, Orlando, Florida.
Idarraga, A, Farfan, M (2015, May) Modismos Poster Presentation at Felician College Graduate Symposium, Lodi, NJ.
Economou, P., Farfan, M., Idarraga, A., & Chafos, V. (2015, March). Modismos: Mindfulness and the Importance of Language with Latin American Clients. Symposium presented at the American Counseling Association, Orlando, Florida.
Economou, P., Farfan, M., Idarraga, A., & Chafos, V. (2014, April.) Atencion: Cultivating Multicultural Awareness with the Spanish-Speaking Population. Symposium presented at New Jersey Counseling Association Annual Conference, Lincroft, NJ.
