What is Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy?

Rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) is a type of therapy introduced by Albert Ellis in the 1950s. It’s an approach that helps you identify irrational beliefs and negative thought patterns that may lead to emotional or behavioural issues.

Once you’ve identified these patterns, I will help you develop strategies to replace them with more rational thought patterns.

How can REBT help?

REBT can be particularly helpful for people living with a variety of issues, including:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Addictive behaviours
• Phobias
• overwhelming feelings of anger, guilt, or rage
• Procrastination
• disordered eating habits
• Aggression
• Sleep problems.

REBT is grounded in the idea that people generally want to do well in life. For example, you probably want to achieve your goals and find happiness but sometimes, irrational thoughts and feelings get in the way. These beliefs can influence how you perceive circumstances and events, usually not for the better.

How are CBT and REBT different?

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and REBT are based on similar principles but they do have several key differences. Both approaches work to help you accept and change irrational thoughts that cause distress. However, REBT places a little more emphasis on the acceptance part.