“We need prudence to avoid cheating ourselves with short-lived pleasures that cost too much; wisdom to choose the simpler pleasures that cost less and last longer.” – Epicurus Albert Ellis argued that humans have the goals of being happy and surviving. He noted that many of his patients were prisoners of comfort. He pointed out that the human … Read more

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) developed in a real-world clinical setting. Ellis based his therapy on timeless philosophical ideas. Because of its roots in philosophy, it applies to a broad range of human problems and dilemmas. The rational pursuit and use of money is the subject of this email. Due to space limitations, I will … Read more

You are arranging what lies in Fortune’s control, and abandoning what lies in yours. – Seneca ​In Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, we encourage people to accept what they cannot change. Acceptance is a difficult thing to teach to another. Family, friends, and psychotherapists often prescribe it but poorly teach you how to attain a state of … Read more

Now that the new year has started, perhaps it may very well be time to make some plans to get out of your comfort zone to grow as a person in 2021. In Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, we argue that one of the fundamental ways that fallible humans hold themselves back in life is to … Read more

At his trial for impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens, Socrates famously said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” As the new year approaches, I have been reflecting on four questions: What would you do if you had all the time and money in the world? How would you live if you knew you had … Read more

In Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, we help people overcome their self-defeating tendency to procrastinate, also known as avoidance behavior. Nearly all humans do some procrastinating at some point in their lives. This avoidance is probably because all humans have a strong predisposition to remain comfortable in the short run and an inclination to rate themselves … Read more

During this holiday session, many people find themselves in low spirits because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the losses, changes, restrictions, and social isolation it has caused. One reason I am an REBT psychotherapist is an assumption at the heart of the philosophy, which is that we can have some degree of happiness even when things … Read more

In 1956 Albert Ellis gave an important address at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. In this seminal address, he outlined twelve ideas that cause emotional disturbance and human misery. Until this time, Freud’s approach, and variants of orthodox Freudian theory, dominated psychotherapy. Ellis introduced a new paradigm that was to usher in … Read more

In 1956 Albert Ellis gave an important address at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. In this seminal address, he outlined twelve ideas that cause emotional disturbance and human misery. Until this time, Freud’s approach, and variants of orthodox Freudian theory, dominated psychotherapy. Ellis introduced a new paradigm that was to usher in … Read more

In 1956 Albert Ellis gave an important address at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. In this seminal address, he outlined twelve ideas that cause emotional disturbance and human misery. Until this time, Freud’s approach, and variants of orthodox Freudian theory, dominated psychotherapy. Ellis introduced a new paradigm that was to usher in … Read more