Rhonda

Goldman

Rhonda Goldman

Rhonda Goldman

Department Faculty
  • Address: 325 N Wells Street Chicago, IL 60654
  • Office Phone: 312-467-2355
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Biography

Dr. Goldman is a Full Professor in the Clinical Psychology Department. She earned her doctorate at York University in 1997 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She taught at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology for 22 years. Dr. Goldman runs Emotion-focused Therapy, Chicago, a private practice where she sees both couples and individuals. She is a founding board member of the International Society of Emotion-focused Therapy.

Dr. Goldman has authored six texts on Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT). Most recently, in 2021, she published Deliberate Practice in Emotion-focused therapy. In 2019, she co-edited the Clinical Handbook of Emotion-Focused Therapy (2019), co-edited with Leslie Greenberg. In 2015 Dr. Goldman published Case Formulation in Emotion-focused therapy: Co-constructing Clinical Maps for Change (2015). Other books include Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy: The Dynamics of Emotion, Love, and Power, Case Studies in Emotion-Focused Treatment of Depression and Learning Emotion-focused Therapy. Dr. Goldman has also published two professional videos, published by the American Psychological Association, on Emotion-Focused Therapy, one focused on case formulation and the other on EFT with couples.

Dr. Goldman conducts research on EFT for couples, emotional processes, empathy, vulnerability, depression, case formulation, and self-soothing. She teaches graduate courses in Humanistic and Experiential Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Seminars, and Emotion-Focused Therapy.

Dr. Goldman travels internationally conducting training workshops for mental health professionals in Emotion-focused therapy for Couples and Individuals. Travel has taken her across different continents including Europe, Asia and North America.

Education History
Degree Institution Year
Bachelor of Arts York University , Toronto, Ontario 1987
Master of Arts York University , Toronto, Ontario 1991
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) York University , Toronto, Ontario 1997
Professional Memberships
Presentations
Title Location Date
EFT: A Fireside Chat Online December, 2020
Transforming Emotional Pain with Chairwork in Emotion-focused Therapy Vancovuer, BC May, 2023
Working with the Body in Emotion-focused Therapy, European Society for Psychotherapy Integration June 2023
Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise
Clinical Psychology / Mental Health Trauma/PTSD
Therapeutic/Theoretical Orientation Humanistic/Existential
Licenses
Clinical Psychologist , Illinois
Publications
Book

Goldman, R.N., Vaz, A., Rousmaniere, T. (2021). Deliberate Practice in Emotion-focused Therapy. Washington, DC: APA.

Greenberg, L.S., Goldman, R.N. (Eds.) (2019). Clinical Handbook of Emotion-focused Therapy. Washington, DC: APA.

Goldman, R.N., Greenberg, L.S (2015). Case Formulation in Emotion-focused Therapy: Co-creating Clinical Maps for Change. Washington, DC: APA.

Greenberg, L.S., Goldman, R.N. (2008). Emotion-focused Couples Therapy: The Dynamics of Emotion, Love, and Power. Washington, DC: APA.

Watson, J.C., Goldman, R.N., Greenberg, L.S., (2007). Case Studies in Emotion-focused Treatment of Depression. Washington, DC: APA.

Elliott, R., Watson, J.C., Goldman, R.N., Greenberg, L.S. (2004). Learning Emotion-focused Therapy: a Process-experiential Approach. Washington, DC: APA.

Watson, J.C.& Goldman, R.N., & Warner, M.S. (Eds.) (1999). Client-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy in the 21st Century: Advances in Theory, Research and Practice. London, UK: PCCS Books.

Journal

Goldman, R., Goldstein, Z. (2022). Guiding task work in the context of an emotion-focused relationship. Journal of Clinical Psychology, , 1-14.

Goldman, R.,Goldstein, Z. (2022). Case Formulation in Emotion-focused Therapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 78 (3), 436-453..

Media Exposure