by William Taboas, M.A. Friday Night Live (FNL) is offered twice monthly at the Albert Ellis Institute (dates:https://albertellis.org/friday-night-live/) and runs from 7:00PM to 8:30PM. The FNL sessions are a great opportunity for curious folks who wish to see how an
by Ennio Ammendola, M.A. This blog is going to be super unusual for you because instead of promoting REBT, I am going to focus on quitting REBT. Please stay with me and be a part of my experience. Only then
by Jennifer Shindman, M.S. A few weeks ago, at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) conference, I attended a very interesting talk. At one point, the speaker talked to us about an experiment he suggests to his clients.
by Brooke Guttenberg, M.S. The year 2015 is less than a month away and what better time than now to begin evaluating our 2014 New Year’s resolutions. Approximately one year ago I wrote a blog exploring how to change the
by Deniz Sidali, M.A. For years while working and studying to become a psychologist, people often ask me:“Do you practice what you preach?” Without question or hesitation, I resoundingly answer “Yes, I certainly do”. I sincerely believe that one of
by Kristen Tobias, M.A. It would be appropriate to refer to Dr. Ellis as a raconteur of human nature. He was a supremely gifted psychologist who juxtaposed scholarship with clinical application. Created during the middle of the 20th century, REBT built
by William Taboas, M.A. “When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.” -Tacitus Envy is experienced when another person possesses and enjoys something desirable that you do not have.
by Shannon O’Neill, M.A. Remember the nursery rhyme, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me”? The writer was on to something with the formation of this rational statement. Words are just words until interpretation and beliefs
by Michael Hickey, Ph.D. Have you ever heard the statement, “I don’t believe in therapy”? As I was preparing some material for an upcoming Awareness Week in an effort to help raise awareness and demystify mental illness, I thought about
by Brooke Guttenberg, M.S. Sunday morning I woke up and thought to myself, “I just cannot get out of bed.” So then I fell back to sleep. A few hours later I thought, “I cannot go to the gym” and