Dr. Ellis, a wounded psychotherapist (???)
A Wounded Psychotherapist: The childhood of Dr Albert Ellis, and the limitations of REBT/CBT by Dr Jim Byrne Foreword This book represents an attempt to deconstruct Dr Albert Ellis’s story of his childhood . . . Originally posted 2013-06-14 04:03:46.
Get to know more about Gary Emery, Ph.D., part of Aaron Beck’s team at University of Pennsylvania that developed CBT . . . Originally posted 2019-04-08 21:34:45.
Dr. Judith S. Beck [daughter of renowned Aaron T. Beck] is the President of the non-profit Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy . . . Originally posted 2019-02-24 21:39:36.
Dr. William Knaus is well known for his pioneering work in the cognitive revolution in psychotherapy and as one of the original directors of post-doctoral training in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy where he was the architect of postgraduate training programs . . . Originally posted 2019-04-23 21:41:04.
Nothing is ever 100% Awful (Are you sure?)
Over at the REBT-CBT Yahoogroup we have been having a fascinating–if-perennial–discussion about whether anything is truly awful . . . And, if it is true, as REBT asserts, that nothing is ever truly 100% awful, how can we convince clients of that? Originally posted 2013-09-25 01:35:17.
Lynn Clark, PhD, Author, Clinical Psychologist, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Western Kentucky University . . . Originally posted 2019-02-28 19:51:48.
Call for app reviews!
Know of a good app for REBT-CBT or related? We would LOVE to have your review . . . Originally posted 2016-06-19 21:36:26.
Life after people (?)
Please watch the wonderful-but-chilling and sobering 2015 documentary “Life After people” It explores what would happen if human beans suddenly disappeared, Originally posted 2016-04-23 06:09:24.
Read “Enlightenment Now” Now!
If you read one book this year, read Steven Pinker’s “Enlightenment Now.” Please! More than any book I have read, this one exposes how the despair, nastiness, anger and masochism characteristic of today’s social-cultural-political climate is irrational, manufactured and simply based on incorrect information. ~Rex Originally posted 2018-10-01 06:33:40.
New book on rational drinking!
I am very pleased to remind you of a book by my friends Dr. Michael Edelstein (left) and the late Will Ross (right)*, two people eminently qualified to teach us about how distorted thinking and irrational beliefs lead to excessive, self-destructive behaviors such as alcoholism and drug addictions. Originally posted 2013-01-11 18:53:48.