Sue Johnson, Ed.D., C.Psych., Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry
Sue is the founding Director of the OCFI. For over ten years she was also
the Director of the Marital and Family Clinic at the Civic hospital in
Ottawa and recognized as an international expert and trainer in the field
of couple and family therapy.
Sue is the primary proponent of the Emotionally Focused model of couple
therapy (EFT) which has demonstrated its effectiveness in over 15 years
of clinical research.
Sue is the author
of several seminal books and numerous articles on couple and family therapy.
Her work is recognized by her colleagues as being at the frontier of contemporary
couple and family therapy.
She is the Year 2000 recipient of the "Outstanding Contribution to
Marriage and Family Therapy Award", given by the American Association
of Marital and Family Therapy.