Description

Dates: September 18th – September 21st, 2025

Cost: $1300.00

Location: HYBRID- Albert Ellis Institute, 145 East 32nd Street, 9th Floor, NY, NY 10016 (in-person) OR remote via Zoom

Thursday-Saturday: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Sunday: 9:00 am – 4:45 pm

26 Contact Hours/ 26 Continuing Education Credits will be provided by Albert Ellis Institute upon successful completion of the training.

Target Audience: Psychologists, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Graduate Students

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Description:
The Advanced Certificate is the second level of training in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). During these intense four days, participants learn strategies to achieve cognitive change through a variety of styles of restructuring irrational beliefs. The process of REBT across multiple sessions, including progress monitoring, use of homework, relapse prevention, and preparation for the termination will be addressed. Having developed a strong foundation in the premise of REBT in the Primary Certificate Program, the applications of the theory to various emotional problems, including depression, anxiety, eating challenges, and anger will be taught. Participants will learn the various irrational beliefs and special considerations when working with each of these emotional problems, as well as various homework assignments to negotiate with clients. A lecture is devoted to working with resistant clients. Participants will receive fourteen hours of small group peer counseling with an Albert Ellis Institute Core Faculty Trainer or certified REBT supervisor providing in vivo supervision to practice their skills using real emotional and/or behavioral problems.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Apply numerous debates of irrational beliefs and demonstrate the construction of new rational beliefs
• Design and implement change strategies for the beginning, middle, and end stages of therapy
• Develop strategies for working with clients with depression, anxiety, eating challenges, and anger
• Apply at least three strategies for working with resistant clients
• Develop between-session homework activities for clients to achieve their goals

Prerequisite: Primary Certificate in REBT

Core Faculty Trainers: 

Raymond DiGiuseppe, Ph.D., Sc.D., Director of Professional Education, Albert Ellis Institute and Core Faculty Trainer

Kristene A. Doyle, Ph.D., Sc.D., Executive Director, Albert Ellis Institute and Core Faculty Trainer

Michael Hickey, Ph.D., Director of Psychological Evaluations, Albert Ellis Institute and Core Faculty Trainer

Windy Dryden, Ph.D., Sc.D., Core Faculty Trainer

Eligibility:

Open to licensed or license-eligible psychologists, social workers, counselors, physicians, nurses, and graduate students. The minimum qualifications for certificate candidacy is a master’s degree in psychology or counseling, M.S.W., M.D., or R.N. Other helping professionals (e.g., alcoholism counselors) may be eligible to participate in the full practicum but will receive a Paraprofessional Certificate. Proof of Degree or license must accompany the registration form.

Required Readings:

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy – Theoretical Developments by Windy Dryden, Ph.D.

The Practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, 2nd Edition by Albert Ellis, Ph.D. & Windy Dryden, Ph.D.

* Some instructors may receive royalties for the publication of any texts, books, articles, chapters, or psychological tests that are required, discussed and/or referred to in the presentations.

Instructor Credentials:

Kristene A. Doyle, Ph.D.: Dr. Doyle is the Executive Director of Albert Ellis Institute (AEI). Dr. Doyle is also Director of Clinical Services, founding Director of the Eating Disorders Treatment and Research Center (EDTRC), and a licensed psychologist at AEI. She is also a Core Faculty Trainer for Albert Ellis Institute. During her 24-year tenure at AEI, Dr. Doyle has held various leadership roles including Associate Executive Director, Training and Development Coordinator, and Director of Child and Family Services. She is also a Diplomate in Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (RE & CBT) and serves on the Diplomate Board.

In addition to training and supervising AEI’s fellows and staff therapists, Dr. Doyle conducts numerous workshops and professional trainings throughout the world. With a distinguished international presence, Dr. Doyle has influenced the growth and practice of RE & CBT in countries spanning several continents including North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Dr. Doyle’s clinical and research interests include Eating Disorders & Weight Management, RE & CBT treatment of children and adolescents, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapeutic Process, Outcome & Dissemination. Dr. Doyle is co-author of A Practitioner’s Guide to Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy, 3rd edition. She is also the co-editor of Cognitive Behavior Therapies: A Guidebook for Practitioners.  She is co-editor of The Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. She has contributed numerous book chapters on topics such as the treatment of eating disorders, ADHD, group therapy, and coping with loss. She has presented her research at several national and international conventions, including those of the American Psychological Association (APA), Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), and the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. In addition, Dr. Doyle has published in numerous scientific journals, some of which include Journal of Social Behavior and Personality and The Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy.

In addition to her work at AEI, Dr. Doyle is appointed as Full Adjunct Professor at St. John’s University in both the Clinical Psychology and School Psychology Doctoral Programs, where she has taught for 24 years. She is also a Full Adjunct Professor serving as a supervising psychologist at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Dr. Doyle served on the Board of Directors for The Institute of General Semantics, served on The Advisory Council for Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLF), and is a member of the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Medical Reserves Corps.

Dr. Doyle has served as an expert commentator during multiple media appearances spanning ABC’s 20/20, Access Hollywood, Channel 2, and Channel 11 News. Dr. Doyle has also been quoted in prestigious publications including The New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, and The Wall Street Journal.

Michael Hickey, Ph.D. : Dr. Hickey is a licensed psychologist and the founding Director of the Center for Psychological Evaluation and the Center for Treatment and Research of Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders at Albert Ellis Institute (AEI).  A graduate of Western New England University, Dr. Hickey earned his B.A. in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, and received the University’s prestigious Alumni Award for graduating with the highest cumulative grade point average. He went on to earn his M.A. and Ph.D. in Combined Clinical and School Psychology at Hofstra University and completed a pre-doctoral internship and fellowship at AEI.

In addition, Dr. Hickey is a core faculty trainer for AEI and has trained numerous students and mental health professionals in the method and application of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). He has conducted several public lectures and professional workshops on a variety of topics including evidence-based treatment for Anxiety Disorders, Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Dr. Hickey’s doctoral dissertation examined the role of disgust sensitivity as an understudied emotional component in BDD and was one of the first to publish an empirical investigation on this topic. Additional clinical and research interests include the etiology and treatment of anxiety disorders, BDD, and other Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders. Dr. Hickey has published his work in peer-reviewed journals including the International Journal of Cognitive Therapy and the American Journal of Psychotherapy. He has authored and co-authored several book chapters on topics such as REBT, anxiety disorders in children and adults, couples therapy, and clinical supervision. He is also on the editorial review board for the Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy.

Dr. Hickey has held memberships in the American Psychological Association (APA), the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), the International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF), and the New York State Psychological Association. He has presented his research at annual conventions for APA, ABCT, and IOCDF. In the media, Dr. Hickey has provided expert advice on overcoming social anxiety on New York City’s PIX 11 Morning News. In addition to his work at AEI, Dr. Hickey has over 10 years of experience in conducting intellectual evaluations of children for the Educational Records Bureau (ERB) and has held adjunct faculty positions at Molloy University, Post University, Hofstra University, St. John’s University and is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School Psychology Graduate Program at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Windy Dryden, Ph.D.: Dr. Dryden is a Core Faculty Trainer at Albert Ellis Institute.  Dr. Dryden is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He began his training in REBT in 1977 and became the first Briton to be accredited as an REBT therapist by the Albert Ellis Institute. In 1981, Windy spent a six-month sabbatical at the Center for Cognitive Therapy, University of Pennsylvania, one of the first British psychologists to do an extended training in Cognitive Therapy. He is a Fellow of Albert Ellis Institute and a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.

While his primary therapeutic orientation is REBT, Professor Dryden has been very much influenced by his cognitive therapy colleagues, by the working alliance theory of Ed Bordin, and the work by Cooper and McCleod on pluralism in counseling and psychotherapy.

Professor Dryden is perhaps best known for his voluminous writings in REBT/CBT and the wider field of counseling and psychotherapy. To date he has authored or edited over 250 books, making him probably the most prolific book writer and editor currently alive in the field today. He has also edited over 20 book series including the best-selling “CBT: Distinctive Features” series.

Professor Dryden was the founding editor of the British Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy in 1982 which later merged with the Cognitive Behaviorist to become the Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly. Windy was co-founding editor of this journal with E. Thomas Dowd. From 2003 until 2012, Windy served as editor of the Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy.

Professor Dryden’s current interests are in providing very brief therapy and coaching for people who need help quickly and briefly. In particular, he advocates the use of Single-Session Therapy as a way of providing help at the point of need.

 

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