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Elinor Greenberg Ph.D.

About

Elinor Greenberg, Ph.D., is an internationally renowned Gestalt therapy trainer who specializes in teaching the diagnosis and treatment of Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid adaptations in a lively and practical way. She has trained psychotherapists in her approach in the US, Norway, Sweden, Wales, England, Russia, and Mexico.

Dr. Greenberg is an Associate Editor of Gestalt Review, a faculty member of the New York Institute for Gestalt Therapy, and a faculty to the Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training where she designed and teaches a post-graduate program on the diagnosis and treatment of Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid Adaptations.

She is also a graduate of and former faculty member of “The Masterson Institute,” a post-graduate training institute that teaches a psychoanalytically oriented developmental, self, and object relations approach to the theory and treatment of personality disorders. She is also a certified Ericksonian hypnotherapist and is in the National Registry for Certified Group Psychotherapists.

Dr. Greenberg was honored by Quora.com as a Top Writer for 2017 and 2018.

Dr. Greenberg is the author of the book: Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid Adaptations: The Pursuit of Love, Admiration and Safety.

Books by Elinor Greenberg Ph.D.
Recent Posts
Do Narcissists Have Empathy?
Do you wonder how narcissists can be so cold and hurtful to people they claim to love? A lack of emotional empathy makes it easier to ignore how other people are feeling.
Can I Have Both Masculine and Feminine Sides to My Personality?

Do you sometimes feel as if you have both male and female sides to your personality? It may be more common than you think, and some therapies were even designed with this dichotomy in mind.

Do you sometimes feel as if you have both male and female sides to your personality? It may be more common than you think, and some therapies were even designed with this dichotomy in mind.

Do You Get Triggered and Do Things You Later Regret?

Do you say and do things when you get triggered that you later regret? The good news is that you can learn to change your responses to be more in tune with your real goals.

Do you say and do things when you get triggered that you later regret? The good news is that you can learn to change your responses to be more in tune with your real goals.

5 Common Misconceptions About Schizoid Personality Disorder

Most people do not know the truth about schizoid personality disorder because people living with it rarely call attention to themselves.

Most people do not know the truth about schizoid personality disorder because people living with it rarely call attention to themselves.

Do Narcissistic Mothers Have a Maternal Instinct?

Do you wonder if your narcissistic mother even had a maternal instinct? She may have, but NPD could mean she lacked some of the other abilities necessary to be a good parent.

Do you wonder if your narcissistic mother even had a maternal instinct? She may have, but NPD could mean she lacked some of the other abilities necessary to be a good parent.

A Gestalt Therapy View of Narcissistic Victim Syndrome

Narcissistic victim syndrome reduces the complexities of abusive relationships to two roles: abuser and victim. Gestalt therapy suggests that a wider focus would be more useful.

Narcissistic victim syndrome reduces the complexities of abusive relationships to two roles: abuser and victim. Gestalt therapy suggests that a wider focus would be more useful.