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Leslie S. Greenberg

Leslie S. Greenberg

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Psychology

D-Index
88
Citations
33673
World Ranking
1026
National Ranking
46

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Leslie S. Greenberg is affiliated with York University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, with a particular focus on psychotherapy techniques and clinical psychology. Their work spans various subfields, including social psychology, general health professions, sociology and political science, and developmental and educational psychology.

Their research addresses multiple main topics, prominently:

  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Child Therapy and Development
  • Emotions and Moral Behavior
  • Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Emotionally Focused Therapy With Couples," 2023, PsycTHERAPY Dataset
  • "The rise of affectivism," 2021, Nature Human Behaviour
  • "The role of enhanced emotional awareness in promoting change across psychotherapy modalities," 2020, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
  • "Emotion-Focused Therapy for Depression," 2023, PsycTHERAPY Dataset
  • "The feasibility of emotion-focused therapy for binge-eating disorder: a pilot randomised wait-list control trial," 2021, Journal of Eating Disorders

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Jeanne C. Watson
  • Rhonda N. Goldman
  • Shari M. Geller
  • Robert Elliott
  • Antonio Pascual-Leone

Leslie S. Greenberg's work is frequently published in venues such as:

  • PsycTHERAPY Dataset
  • Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies
  • Research Square
  • Psychotherapy Research
  • PLoS ONE

They have authored several books published by the American Psychological Association, including:

  • Shame and anger in psychotherapy, 2024
  • Therapeutic presence: A mindful approach to effective therapeutic relationships (2nd ed.), 2022
  • Learning emotion-focused therapy: A comprehensive guide (2nd ed.), forthcoming 2025
  • Changing emotion with emotion: A practitioner's guide, 2021

Leslie S. Greenberg's contributions have been recognized by awards such as the APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research in 2012 and designation as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Development and validation of the Working Alliance Inventory.

    Adam O. Horvath;Leslie S. Greenberg

  • Emotionally focused therapy for couples

    Leslie S. Greenberg;Susan M. Johnson

  • Facilitating Emotional Change: The Moment-by-Moment Process

    Leslie S. Greenberg;Laura North Rice;Robert K. Elliott

  • The working alliance: Theory, research, and practice.

    Adam O. Horvath;Leslie S. Greenberg

  • Emotion-Focused Therapy: Coaching Clients to Work Through Their Feelings

    Leslie S. Greenberg

  • The development of the Working Alliance Inventory.

    Adam O. Horvath;Leslie S. Greenberg

  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: Status and Challenges

    Susan M. Johnson;John Hunsley;Leslie Greenberg;Dwavne Schindler

  • The psychotherapeutic process: A research handbook.

    Leslie S. Greenberg;William M. Pinsof

  • Memory reconsolidation, emotional arousal, and the process of change in psychotherapy: New insights from brain science.

    Richard D. Lane;Lee Ryan;Lynn Nadel;Leslie Greenberg

  • Emotion in psychotherapy: a practice-friendly research review

    Leslie S. Greenberg;Antonio Pascual-Leone

  • Emotion-Focused Therapy

    Leslie S. Greenberg

  • Emotion in Psychotherapy

    Leslie S. Greenberg;Jeremy D. Safran

  • Working with Emotions in Psychotherapy

    Leslie S. Greenberg;Sandra C. Paivio

  • Change process research.

    Leslie S. Greenberg

  • Emotional processing in experiential therapy: Why "the only way out is through."

    Antonio Pascual-Leone;Leslie S. Greenberg

  • Research on experiential psychotherapies

    Robert K. Elliott;L.S. Greenberg;G. Lietaer

  • Empathy reconsidered : new directions in psychotherapy

    Arthur C. Bohart;Leslie S. Greenberg

  • Emotion-Focused Therapy for Depression

    Leslie S. Greenberg;Jeanne C. Watson

  • Emotion in psychotherapy: Affect, cognition, and the process of change.

    Leslie S. Greenberg;Jeremy D. Safran

  • Experiential Therapy of Depression: Differential Effects of Client-Centered Relationship Conditions and Process Experiential Interventions

    Leslie S. Greenberg;Jeanne Watson

  • Emotion-focused therapy of depression

    Leslie S. Greenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Elliott
Robert Elliott University of Strathclyde
Lynne Angus
Lynne Angus York University
Susan M. Johnson
Susan M. Johnson University of Ottawa
William B. Stiles
William B. Stiles Miami University
Adam O. Horvath
Adam O. Horvath Simon Fraser University
Ladislav Timulak
Ladislav Timulak Trinity College Dublin
Marvin R. Goldfried
Marvin R. Goldfried Stony Brook University
Louis G. Castonguay
Louis G. Castonguay Pennsylvania State University
Jacques P. Barber
Jacques P. Barber Adelphi University

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