Albert Ellis Quotes


I wrote several articles criticizing psychoanalysis, but the analysts weren't listening to my objections. So I finally quit after practicing it for six years.


Citations

Ellis, Albert. All Out! An Autobiography. Prometheus Books, 2010.

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Albert Ellis
Albert Ellis
  • Born: September 27, 1913
  • Died: July 24, 2007
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Psychologist

Albert Ellis was an American psychologist and psychotherapist who founded Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). He held MA and PhD degrees in clinical psychology from Columbia University, and was certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He also founded, and was the President of, the New York City-based Albert Ellis Institute. He is generally considered to be one of the originators of the cognitive revolutionary paradigm shift in psychotherapy and an early proponent and developer of cognitive-behavioral therapies.