Canadian psychologist (born 1945)
Leslie Samuel Greenberg (born 30 September 1945) is a Canadianpsychologist born inJohannesburg ,South Africa , and is one of the originators and primary developers ofemotion-focused therapy for individuals and couples.[ 1]
He is a professoremeritus ofpsychology atYork University inToronto , and also director of the Emotion-Focused Therapy Clinic in Toronto.[ 2] empathy ,psychotherapy process, thetherapeutic alliance , andemotion in human functioning.[ 1]
Greenberg studiedengineering and worked as an engineer before earning his Ph.D. in psychology from York University in 1975.[ 1] [ 2] Laura North Rice , who had studied withCarl Rogers at theUniversity of Chicago , he began doing psychotherapy process research, attempting to mathematically model therapist–client interactions and using techniques oftask analysis .[ 1] Juan Pascual-Leone's neo-Piagetian constructivist model of mind .[ 1] University of British Columbia incounseling psychology , and he completed anexternship at theMental Research Institute in California in 1981.[ 1] client-centered therapy approach, he then trained inGestalt therapy and over the years was exposed to many other approaches includingsystemic -interactional,psychodynamic andcognitive therapy .[ 1] [ 1]
Greenberg has published numerous articles and co-authored the major books on emotion-focused approaches to psychotherapy. He is a founding member of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) and a past president of theSociety for Psychotherapy Research (SPR), from which he received the Distinguished Research Career Award in 2004.[ 1] Canadian Psychological Association awarded him the Professional Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Profession, and theAmerican Psychological Association awarded him theAPA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research and the Carl Rogers Award.[ 1] Journal of Clinical Psychology Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Journal of Family Psychology Journal of Marital & Family Therapy Journal of Psychotherapy Integration Psychotherapy Research [ 3]
Selected publications [ edit ] Goldman, Rhonda N.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (2015).Case formulation in emotion-focused therapy: co-creating clinical maps for change . Washington, DC:American Psychological Association .ISBN 9781433818202 OCLC 878667783 . Lane, Richard D.; Ryan, Lee;Nadel, Lynn ; Greenberg, Leslie S. (2015)."Memory reconsolidation, emotional arousal and the process of change in psychotherapy: new insights from brain science" (PDF) .Behavioral and Brain Sciences 38 : e1.doi :10.1017/S0140525X14000041 .PMID 24827452 . Thoma, Nathan C.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (2015). "Integrating emotion-focused therapy into cognitive behavioral therapy". In Thoma, Nathan C.; McKay, Dean (eds.).Working with emotion in cognitive-behavioral therapy: techniques for clinical practice . New York:Guilford Press . pp. 239– 262.ISBN 9781462517749 OCLC 881362948 . Greenberg, Leslie S.;McWilliams, Nancy ; Wenzel, Amy (2014).Exploring three approaches to psychotherapy . Washington, DC:American Psychological Association .ISBN 9781433815218 OCLC 830992600 . McNally, Siobhan; Timulak, Ladislav; Greenberg, Leslie S. (April 2014). "Transforming emotion schemes in emotion focused therapy: a case study investigation".Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies .13 (2):128– 149.doi :10.1080/14779757.2013.871573 .S2CID 144416617 . Goldman, Rhonda N.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (March 2013). "Working with identity and self-soothing in emotion-focused therapy for couples".Family Process 52 (1):62– 82.doi :10.1111/famp.12021 .PMID 25408090 .S2CID 9826633 . Cunha, Carla; Gonçalves, Miguel M.; Hill, Clara E.; Mendes, Inês; Ribeiro, António P.; Sousa, Inês; Angus, Lynne E.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (December 2012). "Therapist interventions and client innovative moments in emotion-focused therapy for depression".Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training 49 (4):536– 548.doi :10.1037/a0028259 .hdl :1822/22714 PMID 22731789 . Geller, Shari M.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (2012).Therapeutic presence: a mindful approach to effective therapy . Washington, DC:American Psychological Association .ISBN 9781433810602 OCLC 725827689 . Greenberg, Leslie S. (November 2012). "Emotions, the great captains of our lives: their role in the process of change in psychotherapy".American Psychologist 67 (8):697– 707.doi :10.1037/a0029858 .PMID 23163464 . Angus, Lynne E.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (2011).Working with narrative in emotion-focused therapy: changing stories, healing lives . Washington, DC:American Psychological Association .ISBN 9781433809699 OCLC 698451460 . Elliott, Robert; Bohart, Arthur C.; Watson, Jeanne C.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (March 2011)."Empathy" .Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training 48 (1):43– 49.doi :10.1037/a0022187 .PMID 21401273 . Greenberg, Leslie S. (2011).Emotion-focused therapy . Theories of psychotherapy series. Washington, DC:American Psychological Association .ISBN 9781433808579 OCLC 655301581 . Mendes, Inês; Ribeiro, António P.; Angus, Lynne E.; Greenberg, Leslie S.; Sousa, Inês; Gonçalves, Miguel M. (May 2011). "Narrative change in emotion-focused psychotherapy: a study on the evolution of reflection and protest innovative moments".Psychotherapy Research 21 (3):304– 315.doi :10.1080/10503307.2011.565489 .hdl :1822/12711 PMID 21480051 .S2CID 8310760 . Carryer, Jonathan R.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (April 2010)."Optimal levels of emotional arousal in experiential therapy of depression" .Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 78 (2):190– 199.doi :10.1037/a0018401 .PMID 20350030 .S2CID 25155062 . Gonçalves, Miguel M.; Mendes, Inês; Ribeiro, António P.; Angus, Lynne E.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (August 2010). "Innovative moments and change in emotion-focused therapy: the case of Lisa".Journal of Constructivist Psychology .23 (4):267– 294.doi :10.1080/10720537.2010.489758 .hdl :10400.24/435 S2CID 56448109 . Greenberg, Leslie S. (Winter 2010)."Emotion-focused therapy: a clinical synthesis" .Focus .8 (1):32– 42.doi :10.1176/foc.8.1.foc32 Mendes, Inês; Ribeiro, António P.; Angus, Lynne E.; Greenberg, Leslie S.; Sousa, Inês; Gonçalves, Miguel M. (November 2010). "Narrative change in emotion-focused therapy: how is change constructed through the lens of the innovative moments coding system?".Psychotherapy Research 20 (6):692– 701.doi :10.1080/10503307.2010.514960 .hdl :1822/56645 PMID 21154027 .S2CID 6956522 . Pascual-Leone, Antonio; Greenberg, Leslie S.; Pascual-Leone, Juan (July 2009). "Developments in task analysis: new methods to study change".Psychotherapy Research 19 (4):527– 542.doi :10.1080/10503300902897797 .PMID 20183405 .S2CID 8357543 . Greenberg, Leslie S.; Warwar, Serine H.; Malcolm, Wanda M. (April 2008)."Differential effects of emotion-focused therapy and psychoeducation in facilitating forgiveness and letting go of emotional injuries" Journal of Counseling Psychology 55 (2):185– 196.doi :10.1037/0022-0167.55.2.185 . Greenberg, Leslie S.; Goldman, Rhonda N. (2008).Emotion-focused couples therapy: the dynamics of emotion, love, and power . Washington, DC:American Psychological Association .ISBN 9781433803161 OCLC 163614069 . Greenberg, Leslie S. (February 2008). "Emotion and cognition in psychotherapy: the transforming power of affect".Canadian Psychology 49 (1):49– 59.doi :10.1037/0708-5591.49.1.49 . Pascual-Leone, Antonio; Greenberg, Leslie S. (December 2007)."Emotional processing in experiential therapy: why 'the only way out is through' .Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 75 (6):875– 887.CiteSeerX 10.1.1.452.2569 doi :10.1037/0022-006X.75.6.875 .PMID 18085905 . Watson, Jeanne C.; Goldman, Rhonda N.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (2007).Case studies in emotion-focused treatment of depression: a comparison of good and poor outcome . Washington, DC:American Psychological Association .ISBN 9781591479291 OCLC 76967189 . Brinegar, Meredith Glick; Salvi, Lisa M.; Stiles, William B.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (April 2006)."Building a meaning bridge: therapeutic progress from problem formulation to understanding" .Journal of Counseling Psychology 53 (2):165– 180.doi :10.1037/0022-0167.53.2.165 . Frankel, Ze'ev; Levitt, Heidi M.; Murray, David M.; Greenberg, Leslie S.; Angus, Lynne E. (October 2006). "Assessing silent processes in psychotherapy: an empirically derived categorization system and sampling strategy".Psychotherapy Research 16 (5):627– 638.doi :10.1080/10503300600591635 .S2CID 143604345 . Goldman, Rhonda N.; Greenberg, Leslie S.; Angus, Lynne E. (October 2006)."The effects of adding emotion-focused interventions to the client-centered relationship conditions in the treatment of depression" .Psychotherapy Research 16 (5):537– 549.doi :10.1080/10503300600589456 .S2CID 143870091 . Greenberg, Leslie S.; Pascual-Leone, Antonio (May 2006)."Emotion in psychotherapy: a practice-friendly research review" .Journal of Clinical Psychology 62 (5):611– 630.doi :10.1002/jclp.20252 .PMID 16523500 . Greenberg, Leslie S.; Watson, Jeanne C. (2005).Emotion-focused therapy for depression . Washington, DC:American Psychological Association .ISBN 978-1591472803 OCLC 57514665 . Heatherington, Laurie; Friedlander, Myrna L.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (March 2005)."Change process research in couple and family therapy: methodological challenges and opportunities" .Journal of Family Psychology .19 (1):18– 27.doi :10.1037/0893-3200.19.1.18 .PMID 15796649 .S2CID 20473249 . Elliott, Robert; Watson, Jeanne C.; Goldman, Rhonda N.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (2004).Learning emotion-focused therapy: the process-experiential approach to change . Washington, DC:American Psychological Association .ISBN 978-1591470809 OCLC 52554018 . Whelton, William J.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (2004). "From discord to dialogue: internal voices and the reorganization of the self in process-experiential therapy". In Hermans, H. J. M.; Dimaggio, Giancarlo (eds.).The dialogical self in psychotherapy . Hove, East Sussex; New York: Brunner-Routledge. pp. 108– 123.ISBN 978-1583918555 OCLC 54858092 . Elliott, Robert; Bohart, Arthur C.; Watson, Jeanne C.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (2011) [2002]. "Empathy". InNorcross, John C. (ed.).Psychotherapy relationships that work: evidence-based responsiveness (2nd ed.). New York:Oxford University Press . pp. 132– 152.ISBN 9780199737208 OCLC 663370182 . Greenberg, Leslie S. (2015) [2002].Emotion-focused therapy: coaching clients to work through their feelings (2nd ed.). Washington, DC:American Psychological Association .ISBN 9781433819957 OCLC 903873710 . Greenberg, Leslie S. (Fall 2002). "Evolutionary perspectives on emotion: making sense of what we feel".Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy .16 (3):331– 347.doi :10.1891/jcop.16.3.331.52517 .S2CID 144525230 . Greenberg, Leslie S. (June 2002). "Integrating an emotion-focused approach to treatment into psychotherapy integration".Journal of Psychotherapy Integration 12 (2):154– 189.doi :10.1037/1053-0479.12.2.154 . Greenberg, Leslie S.; Watson, Jeanne C.; Lietaer, Germain, eds. (1998).Handbook of experiential psychotherapy . The Guilford family therapy series. New York:Guilford Press .ISBN 978-1572303744 OCLC 39465414 . Bohart, Arthur C.; Greenberg, Leslie S., eds. (1997).Empathy reconsidered: new directions in psychotherapy . Washington, DC:American Psychological Association .ISBN 978-1557984104 OCLC 36219373 . Greenberg, Leslie S.; Paivio, Sandra C. (1997).Working with emotions in psychotherapy . The practicing professional. New York:Guilford Press .ISBN 978-1572302433 OCLC 36705776 . Greenberg, Leslie S. (1996)."The power of empathic exploration: a process-experiential/gestalt perspective on the case of Jim Brown" . In Farber, Barry A.; Brink, Debora; Raskin, Patricia M. (eds.).The psychotherapy of Carl Rogers: cases and commentary . New York:Guilford Press . pp. 251–260 .ISBN 978-1572300644 OCLC 35331305 . Greenberg, Leslie S.; Watson, Jeanne C. (1996)."Emotion and cognition in experiential therapy: a dialectical constructivist perspective" . In Rosen, Hugh; Kuehlwein, Kevin T. (eds.).Constructing realities: meaning-making perspectives for psychotherapists . Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series. San Francisco:Jossey-Bass . pp. 253–274 .ISBN 978-0787901950 OCLC 32969007 . Greenberg, Leslie S.; Pascual-Leone, Juan (1995). "A dialectical-constructivist approach to experiential change". In Neimeyer, Robert A.; Mahoney, Michael J. (eds.).Constructivism in psychotherapy . Washington, DC:American Psychological Association . pp. 169– 194.ISBN 978-1557982797 Horvath, Adam O.; Greenberg, Leslie S, eds. (1994).The working alliance: theory, research, and practice . New York: Wiley.ISBN 978-0471546405 OCLC 28749507 . Johnson, Susan M. ; Greenberg, Leslie S., eds. (1994).The heart of the matter: perspectives on emotion in marital therapy ISBN 978-0876307410 OCLC 30318897 .Greenberg, Leslie S.; Rice, Laura North; Elliott, Robert (1993).Facilitating emotional change: the moment-by-moment process . New York:Guilford Press .ISBN 978-0898629941 OCLC 27897484 . Safran, Jeremy D.; Greenberg, Leslie S., eds. (1991).Emotion, psychotherapy, and change . New York:Guilford Press .ISBN 978-0898625561 OCLC 22665279 . Greenberg, Leslie S.; Safran, Jeremy D. (January 1989)."Emotion in psychotherapy" .American Psychologist 44 (1):19– 29.doi :10.1037/0003-066X.44.1.19 .PMID 2930052 . Daldrup, Roger J.; Beutler, Larry E.; Engle, David E.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (1988).Focused expressive psychotherapy: freeing the overcontrolled patient . New York:Guilford Press .ISBN 978-0898627299 OCLC 18135202 . Greenberg, Leslie S.;Johnson, Susan M. (1988).Emotionally focused therapy for couples Guilford Press .ISBN 978-0898627305 OCLC 17413289 . Safran, Jeremy D.; Greenberg, Leslie S.; Rice, Laura N. (Spring 1988)."Integrating psychotherapy research and practice: modeling the change process" .Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training 25 (1):1– 17.doi :10.1037/h0085305 . Greenberg, Leslie S.; Safran, Jeremy D. (1987).Emotion in psychotherapy: affect, cognition, and the process of change Guilford Press .ISBN 978-0898620108 OCLC 14214819 . Greenberg, Leslie S. (February 1986)."Change process research" (PDF) .Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 54 (1):4– 9.doi :10.1037/0022-006X.54.1.4 .PMID 3958300 . Greenberg, Leslie S.; Pinsof, William M., eds. (1986).The psychotherapeutic process: a research handbook . New York:Guilford Press .ISBN 978-0898626513 OCLC 13003288 . Johnson, Susan M. ; Greenberg, Leslie S. (April 1985). "Differential effects of experiential and problem-solving interventions in resolving marital conflict".Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 53 (2):175– 184.doi :10.1037/0022-006X.53.2.175 .PMID 3998245 .S2CID 14496528 .Greenberg, Leslie S.; Safran, Jeremy D. (December 1984). "Integrating affect and cognition: a perspective on the process of therapeutic change".Cognitive Therapy and Research .8 (6):559– 578.doi :10.1007/BF01173254 .S2CID 21135305 . Rice, Laura North; Greenberg, Leslie S., eds. (1984).Patterns of change: intensive analysis of psychotherapy process . New York:Guilford Press .ISBN 978-0898626247 OCLC 8762790 . Greenberg, Leslie S. (1983). "Toward a task analysis of conflict resolution in Gestalt therapy".Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice 20 (2):190– 201.doi :10.1037/h0088490 . Greenberg, Leslie S.; Webster, Michael C. (September 1982)."Resolving decisional conflict by Gestalt two-chair dialogue: relating process to outcome" (PDF) .Journal of Counseling Psychology 29 (5):468– 477.doi :10.1037/0022-0167.29.5.468 . Greenberg, Leslie S. (1979). "Resolving splits: use of the two chair technique".Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice 16 (3):316– 324.doi :10.1037/h0085895 .
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