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Why I (really) became a therapist.

Albert Ellis1

  • 1Albert Ellis Institute, New York, NY 10021, USA. aiellis@aol.com

Journal of Clinical Psychology
|June 10, 2005
PubMed
Summary

This article details a therapist's journey overcoming social and performance anxiety through self-applied in vivo desensitization. This led to the development of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), a pioneering cognitive-behavior therapy.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Therapy and Counseling

Background:

  • The author initially followed liberal psychoanalysis.
  • Personal struggles with social and performance anxiety were central to the author's development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the author's personal journey in becoming a therapist.
  • To illustrate the development of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) from personal experience.

Main Methods:

  • Self-application of in vivo desensitization to overcome personal anxiety.
  • Integration of constructivist principles with emotional-evocative and experiential methods.

Main Results:

  • Successful self-treatment of social and performance anxiety.
  • Development of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), a pioneering cognitive-behavior therapy.
  • Integration of REBT with diverse therapeutic techniques.

Conclusions:

  • Personal therapeutic experiences can drive the creation of novel therapeutic approaches.
  • Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) evolved from a constructivist and experiential foundation.
  • The author's methods, including active-directive techniques, faced criticism but were integral to REBT's development.

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