by Shannon O’Neill, M.A. Many critics of REBT believe we assist clients in ridding their negative emotions. In other words, rather than continuing to experience the emotion generated, some mistakenly believe that REBT therapists strive to eliminate the emotional response completely.
by Kristen Tobias, M.A. In my experience, it is not unusual to hear a client who comes to the Albert Ellis Institute say something about having already tried “talk therapy” and now wanting to pursue something different (i.e., cognitive-behavioral therapy,
by Jennifer Shindman, Psy.D. In his book Reality Therapy, Robert Wubbolding presents a metaphor for helping people determine whether their current perceptions or behaviors are helping or hurting them. As humans, we repeat behaviors despite knowing deep down that they
by Shannon O’Neill, M.A. We have all heard the well-known rhetorical question “Is the glass half empty or half full?” Today, I suggest an alternative way to assess your perspective by asking, “Which pair of glasses do I choose to
by Kristen Tobias, M.A. In my experience of both working with clients and applying REBT to my own life, I have found the concurrent use of anti-awfulizing and frustration tolerance beliefs to be very effective. The two types of beliefs
by William Taboas, M.A. What if I make the wrong choice? What if I can’t escape an unexpected stressful situation? What if I’m stuck in this job? What if my marriage doesn’t last? What if people will judge me? What
by Brooke Guttenberg, M.S. Over the past few weeks, I have heard multiple references to the concept of “wasting time.” While everyone may provide a different definition to this term, in each of these conversations the expression held a negative
by Shannon O’Neill, M.A. I’ll be the first to admit that when I begin to worry about an approaching event, my thoughts can shift from concern to catastrophe very quickly. But why does this happen? When a problem has the
by Jennifer Shindman, M.S. The other day, as I was waiting for the train, the overhead monitor that says when the next train is coming was out of order. “Ugh!” I thought to myself, “well isn’t this just great?” “How
by Kristen Tobias, M.A. From an evolutionary perspective, anger was an advantageous emotion that contributed to survival. In modern life, this emotion is inappropriately and excessively activated, and the potentially adverse consequences are plentiful. Anger is associated with a host