Facts about Albert Ellis and Rational Emotive Therapy

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   In 1994, at age 80, Ellis continued actively practicing therapy and seeing clients regularly, maintaining a schedule that demonstrated his personal commitment to REBT principles throughout his life.

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   The therapeutic approach Ellis developed emphasizes that irrational beliefs, not external events, are the primary cause of emotional disturbance.

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   Before developing REBT, Ellis was trained as a psychoanalyst but became disillusioned with its slow pace and limited effectiveness.

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   Ellis established the Albert Ellis Institute in New York City, which continues to train therapists in REBT and provide low-cost therapy.

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   Albert Ellis founded the first major cognitive-behavioral therapy approach, predating Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy and influencing the broader CBT movement.

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   Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, developed by Albert Ellis in the 1950s, centers on the ABC model linking Activating events, Beliefs, and Consequences.

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