“I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it and practiced it. Then I found that it intensively went into every irrelevancy under the sun - and that it didn't work. People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change.” PeopleFormFoundSunDeeperInsightBotherTherapyDamnPsychoanalysisDamn Things Author:Albert Ellis
“My rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) was one of the very few therapies that was originated partly or largely because I wanted to be brief and efficient. And therefore right from the start I was active and directive. I tried to show people some central masturbatory core to their philosophy and to get them to work at changing it cognitively, emotionally and behaviorally.” PeoplePhilosophyShowsWantedBehaviorActiveCoreRationalTherapyEfficient Author:Albert Ellis
“The Freudian tradition will never completely die because it has a few good points. For example, people have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware. Most of cognitive therapy has now adopted a similar idea. On the other hand, the relationship part of psychoanalysis - where you must have a deep, emotional relationship with the client - will, I think, get kicked in the teeth one of these days.” PeopleThinkingIdeasHandsDiesExampleEmotionalTraditionTeethThese DaysTherapyMotiveClientsAdoptedPsychoanalysisCognitiveCognitive TherapyDeep EmotionalEmotional Relationship Author:Albert Ellis
“I'm very happy. I like my work and I like the various aspects of it - going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert - I like that. And seeing clients, doing group therapy, writing books.” WorldWritingBookSeeingGroupsTeachingAspectVariousAround The WorldTherapyClientsVery HappyWriting A BookGroup Therapy Author:Albert Ellis
“I would like to be remembered as one of the individuals who founded, ideologically and practically, cognitive behavior therapy and who pioneered multimodal or integrated therapy.” IndividualBehaviorRememberedTherapyIntegratedCognitive Author:Albert Ellis
“The trouble with most therapy is that it helps you feel better. But you don't get better. You have to back it up with action, action, action.” FeelsHelpingActionWiseTroubleTherapyGet BetterFeel Better Author:Albert Ellis
“In the old days we used to get more referrals, because people had insurance that paid for therapy. Now they belong to HMOs, and we can only be affiliated with a few HMOs.” PeopleUsedPaidTherapyOld DaysReferrals Author:Albert Ellis
“I had used eclectic therapy and behavior therapy on myself at the age of 19 to get over my fear of public speaking and of approaching young women in public.” AgeYoungUsedBehaviorTherapyYoung WomenGet OverPublic SpeakingEclecticEclectic StyleFear Of Public Speaking Author:Albert Ellis
“I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it and practiced it.” FormDeeperTherapyPsychoanalysis Author:Albert Ellis
“The individual is taught that there is nothing that he as a total person is to feel ashamed of or self-hating for.” FeelsPersonsSelfHateIndividualTaughtTherapyAshamedCognitive Behavioral TherapyCognitive Therapy Author:Albert Ellis
