Les Greenberg Explained
Leslie Samuel Greenberg (born 30 September 1945) is a Canadian psychologist born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is one of the originators and primary developers of Emotion-Focused Therapy for individuals and couples.[1] He is a professor emeritus of psychology at York University in Toronto, and also director of the Emotion-Focused Therapy Clinic in Toronto.[2] His research has addressed questions regarding empathy, psychotherapy process, the therapeutic alliance, and emotion in human functioning.[1]
Greenberg studied engineering and worked as an engineer before earning his Ph.D. in psychology from York University in 1975.[1] [2] With his mentor Laura North Rice, who had studied with Carl Rogers at the University of Chicago, he began doing psychotherapy process research, attempting to mathematically model therapist–client interactions and using techniques of task analysis.[1] He was also influenced early in his career by Juan Pascual-Leone's neo-Piagetian constructivist model of mind.[1] His first academic position was at the University of British Columbia in counseling psychology, and he completed an externship at the Mental Research Institute in California in 1981.[1] Initially trained in a client-centered therapy approach, he then trained in Gestalt therapy and over the years was exposed to many other approaches including systemic-interactional, psychodynamic and cognitive therapy.[1] He returned to York University in 1986 as professor of psychology.[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 the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR), from which he received the Distinguished Research Career Award in 2004.[1] The Canadian Psychological Association awarded him the Professional Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Profession, and the American Psychological Association awarded him the APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research and the Carl Rogers Award.[1] He has been on the editorial board of many psychotherapy journals, including the Journal of Clinical Psychology, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Family Psychology, Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration and Psychotherapy Research.[3]
Selected publications
- Book: Goldman . Rhonda N. . Greenberg . Leslie S. . 2015 . Case formulation in emotion-focused therapy: co-creating clinical maps for change . Washington, DC . . 9781433818202 . 878667783 .
- Lane . Richard D. . Ryan . Lee . Nadel . Lynn . Lynn Nadel . Greenberg . Leslie S. . 2015 . Memory reconsolidation, emotional arousal and the process of change in psychotherapy: new insights from brain science . . 38 . e1 . 10.1017/S0140525X14000041 . 24827452.
- Book: Thoma . Nathan C. . Greenberg . Leslie S. . 2015 . Integrating emotion-focused therapy into cognitive behavioral therapy . Thoma . Nathan C. . McKay . Dean . Working with emotion in cognitive-behavioral therapy: techniques for clinical practice . New York . . 239–262 . 9781462517749 . 881362948 .
- Book: Greenberg . Leslie S. . McWilliams . Nancy . Nancy McWilliams . Wenzel . Amy . 2014 . Exploring three approaches to psychotherapy . Washington, DC . . 9781433815218 . 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 . 10.1080/14779757.2013.871573 . 144416617 .
- Goldman . Rhonda N. . Greenberg . Leslie S. . March 2013 . Working with identity and self-soothing in emotion-focused therapy for couples . . 52 . 1 . 62–82 . 10.1111/famp.12021 . 25408090 . 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 . . 49 . 4 . 536–548 . 10.1037/a0028259 . 22731789 . 1822/22714 . free .
- Book: Geller . Shari M. . Greenberg . Leslie S. . 2012 . Therapeutic presence: a mindful approach to effective therapy . Washington, DC . . 9781433810602 . 725827689 .
- Greenberg . Leslie S. . November 2012 . Emotions, the great captains of our lives: their role in the process of change in psychotherapy . . 67 . 8 . 697–707 . 10.1037/a0029858 . 23163464 .
- Book: Angus . Lynne E. . Greenberg . Leslie S. . 2011 . Working with narrative in emotion-focused therapy: changing stories, healing lives . Washington, DC . . 9781433809699 . 698451460 .
- Elliott . Robert . Bohart . Arthur C. . Watson . Jeanne C. . Greenberg . Leslie S. . March 2011 . Empathy . . 48 . 1 . 43–49 . 10.1037/a0022187 . 21401273 .
- Book: Greenberg, Leslie S. . 2011 . Emotion-focused therapy . Theories of psychotherapy series . Washington, DC . . 9781433808579 . 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 . . 21 . 3 . 304–315 . 10.1080/10503307.2011.565489 . 21480051 . 1822/12711 . 8310760 . free .
- Carryer . Jonathan R. . Greenberg . Leslie S. . April 2010 . Optimal levels of emotional arousal in experiential therapy of depression . . 78 . 2 . 190–199 . 10.1037/a0018401 . 20350030 . 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 . 10.1080/10720537.2010.489758 . 10400.24/435 . 56448109 . free .
- Greenberg . Leslie S. . Winter 2010 . Emotion-focused therapy: a clinical synthesis . Focus . 8 . 1 . 32–42 . 10.1176/foc.8.1.foc32 . free .
- 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? . . 20 . 6 . 692–701 . 10.1080/10503307.2010.514960 . 21154027 . 1822/56645 . 6956522 . free .
- Pascual-Leone . Antonio . Greenberg . Leslie S. . Pascual-Leone . Juan . July 2009 . Developments in task analysis: new methods to study change . . 19 . 4 . 527–542 . 10.1080/10503300902897797 . 20183405 . 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 . . 55 . 2 . 185–196 . 10.1037/0022-0167.55.2.185 .
- Book: Greenberg . Leslie S. . Goldman . Rhonda N. . 2008 . Emotion-focused couples therapy: the dynamics of emotion, love, and power . Washington, DC . . 9781433803161 . 163614069 .
- Greenberg . Leslie S. . February 2008 . Emotion and cognition in psychotherapy: the transforming power of affect . . 49 . 1 . 49–59 . 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' . . 75 . 6 . 875–887 . 10.1037/0022-006X.75.6.875 . 18085905 . 10.1.1.452.2569 .
- Book: 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 . . 9781591479291 . 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 . . 53 . 2 . 165–180 . 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 . . 16 . 5 . 627–638 . 10.1080/10503300600591635 . 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 . . 16 . 5 . 537–549 . 10.1080/10503300600589456 . 143870091 .
- Greenberg . Leslie S. . Pascual-Leone . Antonio . May 2006 . Emotion in psychotherapy: a practice-friendly research review . . 62 . 5 . 611–630 . 10.1002/jclp.20252 . 16523500 .
- Book: Greenberg . Leslie S. . Watson . Jeanne C. . 2005 . Emotion-focused therapy for depression . Washington, DC . . 978-1591472803 . 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 . 10.1037/0893-3200.19.1.18 . 15796649 . 20473249 .
- Book: Elliott . Robert . Watson . Jeanne C. . Goldman . Rhonda N. . Greenberg . Leslie S. . 2004 . Learning emotion-focused therapy: the process-experiential approach to change . Washington, DC . . 978-1591470809 . 52554018 .
- Book: Whelton . William J. . Greenberg . Leslie S. . 2004 . From discord to dialogue: internal voices and the reorganization of the self in process-experiential therapy . Hermans . H. J. M. . Dimaggio . Giancarlo . The dialogical self in psychotherapy . Hove, East Sussex; New York . Brunner-Routledge . 108–123 . 978-1583918555 . 54858092 .
- Book: Elliott . Robert . Bohart . Arthur C. . Watson . Jeanne C. . Greenberg . Leslie S. . 2011 . 2002 . Empathy . Norcross . John C. . John C. Norcross . Psychotherapy relationships that work: evidence-based responsiveness . 2nd . New York . . 132–152 . 9780199737208 . 663370182 .
- Book: Greenberg, Leslie S. . 2015 . 2002 . Emotion-focused therapy: coaching clients to work through their feelings . 2nd . Washington, DC . . 9781433819957 . 903873710 .
- Greenberg . Leslie S. . Fall 2002 . Evolutionary perspectives on emotion: making sense of what we feel . Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy . 16 . 3 . 331–347 . 10.1891/jcop.16.3.331.52517 . 144525230 .
- Greenberg . Leslie S. . June 2002 . Integrating an emotion-focused approach to treatment into psychotherapy integration . . 12 . 2 . 154–189 . 10.1037/1053-0479.12.2.154.
- Book: Greenberg . Leslie S. . Watson . Jeanne C. . Lietaer . Germain . 1998 . Handbook of experiential psychotherapy . The Guilford family therapy series . New York . . 978-1572303744 . 39465414 .
- Book: Bohart . Arthur C. . Greenberg . Leslie S. . 1997 . Empathy reconsidered: new directions in psychotherapy . Washington, DC . . 978-1557984104 . 36219373 .
- Book: Greenberg . Leslie S. . Paivio . Sandra C. . 1997 . Working with emotions in psychotherapy . The practicing professional . New York . . 978-1572302433 . 36705776 .
- Book: Greenberg, Leslie S. . 1996 . The power of empathic exploration: a process-experiential/gestalt perspective on the case of Jim Brown . Farber . Barry A. . Brink . Debora . Raskin . Patricia M. . The psychotherapy of Carl Rogers: cases and commentary . New York . . 251–260 . 978-1572300644 . 35331305 . https://archive.org/details/psychotherapyofc00guil/page/251 .
- Book: Greenberg . Leslie S. . Watson . Jeanne C. . 1996 . Emotion and cognition in experiential therapy: a dialectical constructivist perspective . Rosen . Hugh . Kuehlwein . Kevin T. . Constructing realities: meaning-making perspectives for psychotherapists . Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series . San Francisco . . 253–274 . 978-0787901950 . 32969007 . https://archive.org/details/constructingreal00rose/page/253 .
- Book: Greenberg . Leslie S. . Pascual-Leone . Juan . 1995 . A dialectical-constructivist approach to experiential change . Neimeyer . Robert A. . Mahoney . Michael J. . Constructivism in psychotherapy . Washington, DC . . 169–194 . 978-1557982797 .
- Book: Horvath . Adam O. . Greenberg . Leslie S . 1994 . The working alliance: theory, research, and practice . New York . Wiley . 978-0471546405 . 28749507 .
- Book: Johnson . Susan M. . Sue Johnson . Greenberg . Leslie S. . 1994 . The heart of the matter: perspectives on emotion in marital therapy . New York . Brunner/Mazel . 978-0876307410 . 30318897 .
- Book: Greenberg . Leslie S. . Rice . Laura North . Elliott . Robert . 1993 . Facilitating emotional change: the moment-by-moment process . New York . . 978-0898629941 . 27897484 .
- Book: Safran . Jeremy D. . Greenberg . Leslie S. . 1991 . Emotion, psychotherapy, and change . New York . . 978-0898625561 . 22665279 .
- Greenberg . Leslie S. . Safran . Jeremy D. . January 1989 . Emotion in psychotherapy . . 44 . 1 . 19–29 . 10.1037/0003-066X.44.1.19 . 2930052 .
- Book: Daldrup . Roger J. . Beutler . Larry E. . Engle . David E. . Greenberg . Leslie S. . 1988 . Focused expressive psychotherapy: freeing the overcontrolled patient . New York . . 978-0898627299 . 18135202 .
- Book: Greenberg . Leslie S. . Johnson . Susan M. . Sue Johnson . 1988 . Emotionally focused therapy for couples . New York . . 978-0898627305 . 17413289 .
- Safran . Jeremy D. . Greenberg . Leslie S. . Rice . Laura N. . Spring 1988 . Integrating psychotherapy research and practice: modeling the change process . . 25 . 1 . 1–17 . 10.1037/h0085305 .
- Book: Greenberg . Leslie S. . Safran . Jeremy D. . 1987 . Emotion in psychotherapy: affect, cognition, and the process of change . Guilford clinical psychology and psychotherapy series . New York . . 978-0898620108 . 14214819 .
- Greenberg . Leslie S. . February 1986 . Change process research . . 54 . 1 . 4–9 . 10.1037/0022-006X.54.1.4 . 3958300 .
- Book: Greenberg . Leslie S. . Pinsof . William M. . 1986 . The psychotherapeutic process: a research handbook . New York . . 978-0898626513 . 13003288 .
- Johnson . Susan M. . Sue Johnson . Greenberg . Leslie S. . April 1985 . Differential effects of experiential and problem-solving interventions in resolving marital conflict . . 53 . 2 . 175–184 . 10.1037/0022-006X.53.2.175 . 3998245 . 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 . 10.1007/BF01173254 . 21135305 .
- Book: Rice . Laura North . Greenberg . Leslie S. . 1984 . Patterns of change: intensive analysis of psychotherapy process . New York . . 978-0898626247 . 8762790 .
- Greenberg . Leslie S. . 1983 . Toward a task analysis of conflict resolution in Gestalt therapy . . 20 . 2 . 190–201 . 10.1037/h0088490 .
- Greenberg . Leslie S. . Webster . Michael C. . September 1982 . Resolving decisional conflict by Gestalt two-chair dialogue: relating process to outcome . . 29 . 5 . 468–477 . 10.1037/0022-0167.29.5.468 .
- Greenberg . Leslie S. . 1979 . Resolving splits: use of the two chair technique . . 16 . 3 . 316–324 . 10.1037/h0085895 .
External links
Notes and References
- November 2012 . Leslie S. Greenberg: Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research . . 67 . 8 . 695–697 . 10.1037/a0030302 . 23163463 .
- Web site: Faculty of Health: Leslie S. Greenberg . . https://web.archive.org/web/20151213170508/http://health.info.yorku.ca/health-profiles/index.php?mid=3507 . 13 December 2015 . 13 December 2015.
- Web site: Curriculum Vitae: Leslie Greenberg . September 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150517061556/http://www.psych.yorku.ca/greenberg/cv.html . 17 May 2015 . 13 December 2015.