Albert Ellis

For other people named Albert Ellis, see Albert Ellis (disambiguation).

Albert Ellis
Born(1913-09-27)September 27, 1913
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 24, 2007(2007-07-24) (aged 93)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materBaruch College (BA)
Columbia University (MA, PhD)
Known forFormulating and developing rational emotive behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy
Scientific career
FieldsClinical psychology, philosophy, and psychotherapy

Albert Ellis (September 27, 1913 – July 24, 2007) 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.[1] 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.[2]

Based on a 1982 professional survey of American and Canadian psychologists, he was considered the second most influential psychotherapist in history (Carl Rogers ranked first in the survey; Sigmund Freud was ranked third).[3][4] Psychology Today noted that, "No individual—not even Freud himself—has had a greater impact on modern psychotherapy."[5]

  1. ^ Albert Ellis Institute
  2. ^ Knapp, Paulo; Beck, Aaron T. (2008). "Cognitive therapy: foundations, conceptual models, applications, and research". Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria. 30(Suppl II): 54–64. doi:10.1590/s1516-44462008000600002. PMID 19039445.
  3. ^ New York Times: Despite Illness and Lawsuits, a Famed Psychotherapist Is Temporarily Back in Session December 16, 2006
  4. ^ Smith, D. (1982). "Trends in counseling and psychotherapy". American Psychologist. 37 (7): 802–809. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.37.7.802. PMID 7137698.
  5. ^ Epstein, R. (2001). "The Prince of Reason". Psychology Today.