Monthly Archives: November 2010

Anger and Assertiveness

by James Strickland, Ph.D. At the Albert Ellis Institute I have the pleasure of serving as a co leader of the anger group and working with my individual clients, including those in my private practice, who have anger management issues. … Continue reading

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Bullying (Part II)

by Amy Horowitz, M.S. What about those people who believe they are justified to tell others how they really feel about their intolerable lifestyle or their life choices, the way they look or they way they dress? Maybe you think … Continue reading

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Tips For Having a Stress-Free Holiday

by Candice Siu, M.A. I was given this opportunity to write a passage within this blog and was trying to figure out a topic. I came up with the idea of writing about the holiday season after talking with some … Continue reading

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An Inappropriate Time For REBT

by Mike Toohey, M.A. I hope this post proves to be helpful for at least one REBT enthusiast; I am taking a risk by writing it. About three years ago, I made a classic rookie mistake made by so many … Continue reading

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Stress and Heart Disease

by Chris Smith, Ph.D. Heart disease is one of the leading causes of mortality in the United States. Coronary artery disease (CAD) was responsible for the deaths of 425,425 individuals in 2006, one of every six deaths in the United … Continue reading

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The Importance of High Frustration Tolerance in Children

by Kim Kassay, M.S. Everyone is a winner, but what happens when you lose? The value of building children’s frustration tolerance It sounds wonderful for all children to make the soccer team, come home from gymnastics tournaments with big trophies, … Continue reading

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Self-Acceptance

by Haley Elder, M.A. As do many therapists, I always ask my clients during their intake sessions what they think are their primary goals for treatment. If I had one American dollar for every client of mine who answered this … Continue reading

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Anger

by James Strickland, Ph.D. That’s not fair! An angry exclamation we often make when our demanding expectations are not met by the world, others, and ourselves. Expectations are a natural part of the human experience, it is almost impossible not … Continue reading

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Bullying (Part 1)

by Amy Horowitz, M.S. Over the past few months we have heard the alarming news that increasing numbers of young people have been taking their own lives, with many identifying severe bullying as the catalyst. With each passing week it … Continue reading

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AEI Launches new blog

Welcome to the Albert Ellis Institute blog! We’re very excited to create an ongoing dialogue on a variety of topics related to Rational Emotive & Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Our bloggers are our Institute interns and fellows who have a wide … Continue reading

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