Watch Albert Ellis demonstrate his signature style in an actual therapy session: confrontative, headstrong and steadfastly rational…and remarkably effective in just one session.

Learn to use Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) from the man who developed the method in a therapy session with Roseanne, whose husband committed suicide in front of her and her baby daughter ten years ago. Ellis immediately points out how Roseanne uses the irrational beliefs of “condemnation” and “demandingness” to keep upsetting herself about the horrible event. Using REBT techniques, he helps Roseanne separate herself from her actions, reframing her belief that “I did a rotten thing/that makes me a bad person” to “I did a rotten thing/that means I made a mistake, but I am not a bad person.” You’ll be impressed at how quickly Ellis’s reframes take root in Roseanne, as she repeats Ellis’s teachings in her own words and from her own heart.

This video is part of the four-video series, REBT in Action. Other self-study videos in this series include:

• My Kids Dont Appreciate Me: REBT with a Single Mother
• Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy for Addictions
• REBT for Anger Management