Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy: The Dynamics of Emotion, Love, and Power
Leslie S. Greenberg, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the Director of the York University Psychotherapy Research Clinic. He is one of the leading authorities on working with emotions in psychotherapy and is an originator of emotion-focused approaches to the treatment of individuals and couples having authored the major original texts on the approach. He trained intensively in both experiential and systemic approaches and integrated these into the development of an emotion-focused approach to couples therapy. Dr. Greenberg also has written extensively on the theory and practice of emotion-focused therapy with individuals. He conducts a private practice for individuals and couples and offers training internationally in emotion-focused approaches to treatment.Rhonda N. Goldman, PhD, is an associate professor at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University in Chicago and a staff therapist at the Family Institute at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She became interested in process-experiential therapy in graduate school, where she worked with her mentor, Leslie S. Greenberg. Currently, she practices, conducts research, and writes about emotion-focused therapy, including empathy, vulnerability, depression, and case formulation, and is interested in the applicability of emotion-focused therapy for different populations.