Emotion Focused Podcast

Ash White is a Counselling Psychologist based in Melbourne, Australia. who has a particular interest in emotions in the process of therapy.

  What is at the core of emotional pain, and how does it show itself? Join Ladislav Timulak as he talks about what has been learnt from research and listening to individuals in therapy about their experience of emotional pain.Dr Ladislav Timulak, PhD is Professor in Counselling Psychology at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Ladislav (“Laco”—read “Latso”).  He has written or co-written ten books, more than 100 peer reviewed papers and chapters in both his native language, Slovak, and in English. His most recent books include Transforming Emotional Pain in Psychotherapy: An Emotion-Focused Approach (2015) and Transforming Emotional Pain: An Emotion-Focused Workbook. written with several co-authors.   Listen to full episode :

Dr Shari Geller is a Clinical Psychologist, author and certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher. She is Co-Director of the Centre for Mind Body Health in Toronto, Canada. Shari teaches Emotion Focused Therapy, Mindfulness and Self-Compassion, and Therapeutic Presence.

Kurt Renders is a clinical psychologist, person-centred and emotion focused therapist and an international trainer in Emotion Focused Therapy based in Belgium. He co-ordinates a 4 year postgraduate program in person-centre and Emotion Focused Therapy at the Catholic University in Louvain.

Dr Joanne Dolhanty is a supervising and consulting Clinical Psychologist who provides Emotion Focused teaching to parents and professionals worldwide. She if the developer of Emotion Focused Skills Training for Parents and co-author of the book by the same title.

Vivienne Wisniewski is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist and Emotion Focused Therapist based in Melbourne, Australia. After 17 years working in primary and secondary school settings she now works with both young people and their parents in private practice.  Vivienne has a particular interest in accessing the internal worlds of children through their drawings. creatingripples.com.au

Dr Robert Elliott is Co-developer of Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), a celebrated trainer, researcher and author, and former Professor of Counselling at University of Strathclyde in Scotland.

Dr. Leslie Greenberg, a distinguished psychologist and the pioneer of Emotion Focused Therapy, dives into the fascinating world of emotions. He discusses how emotions are instinctive responses shaping our behavior and decision-making. The conversation highlights the vital role of emotional awareness for well-being and the complexities of primary versus secondary emotions. Greenberg also stresses the importance of embracing emotions to foster healing and the pressing need for emotional intelligence in education, challenging past dismissals of emotions in academia.