Albert Ellis & REBT
As the founder of Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), psychologist Albert Ellis is considered the pioneer and founder of the first cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy (Cognitive Behavioral Therapies, CBTs), followed by the founder of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck (Ellis, 1957, 1961, 1994). As a psychotherapist, Ellis is considered the second most influential psychologist in history (after psychologist Carl Rogers, founder of person-centered psychotherapy) (Smith, 1982), while before his death in 2007, Psychology Today described him as “the best psychologist in life” (Murphy, 2007).
More specifically, the Albert Ellis Institute in New York, USA, was founded in 1959 and has since become a world-renowned psychotherapy training center, which focuses on promoting emotional and behavioral health through research and the implementation of short-term, effective treatments that bring long-term gains. It is also recognized as an Approved Continuing Education Provider by the American Psychological Association, the National Board of Certified Counselors of the United States, and the New York State Board of the Ministry of Education for Psychology, Social Work, and Mental Health Counselors.
“The Albert Ellis Institute, as well as its until recently affiliated training centers around the world, have trained over 13,000 professional psychotherapists at the basic level of education in REBT”.
The Albert Ellis Institute, as well as its until recently affiliated training centers around the world, have trained over 13,000 professional psychotherapists at the basic level of education in REBT. In this way, REBT is one of the most popular forms of psychotherapy in the world (for more information see the Albert Ellis Institute website at www.albertellisinstitute.org).
In Greece, the Hellenic Institute for Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy was founded in 2003 by the psychologist Dr. Chrysoula Kostogiannis, who was trained and supervised by Dr. Albert Ellis and his fellow psychologists Dr. Raymond DiGiuseppe and Dr. Janet Wolfe.
About RECBT
What is RECBT
BASIC INFORMATION
Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (RECBT), widely known as Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), was founded in 1955 in New York, U.S.A. by psychologist and psychotherapist Dr. Albert Ellis, who is considered the grandfather of the Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) movement (http://albertellis.org/about-albert-ellis-phd/). The name Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) stems from the premise that there is an interaction between adversities and the individual’s basic mental attitudes or beliefs, about those adversities, that ultimately causes emotional distress, self-defeating, behavioral dysfunctions, intense physiological reactions and other negative thoughts.
RECBT is the first Cognitive-Behavior Approach, an effective, evidence-based therapy (http://albertellis.org/RECBT-in-the-context-of-modern-psychological-research/), dealing with a wide variety of emotional and behavior difficulties, including:
- Addictions
- Anger and Related Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Bipolar and Related Disorders
- Challenges Related to Daily Living
- Depressive Disorders
- Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders
- Eating Disorders
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders do we have this in the Greek version?
Hellenic Institute for RECBT Activities
Selected Scientific Publications
Bernard, M. E. (In print). Coaching teachers and parents to build social-emotional strengths of students with achievement, behavior and mental health issues. (C. Kostogiannis, & D. Katsikis, Trans). Belle Epoque. (Original work published 2002)
DiMattia, D. & IJzermans, T. (2021). CBT in action: Applications in the workplace (D. Katsikis, C. Kostogianni, & D. Stavrou, Trans.). iWrite.gr Publications. (Original work published 2011)
DiMattia, D., & Ijzermans, T. (2020). Ston kosmo twn epixeirisewn: Egxeiridio Logikothymikis Symperiforikis Ekpaideusis gia epixeiriseis kai organismous [Reaching their minds: A trainer’s manual for Rational Effectiveness Training] (D. Katsikis, C. Kostogiannis, & D. Mantesi, Trans). CBT Australia. (Original work published 1996)
Katsiki, A., Minnaert, A., & Katsikis, D. (2017). Relationships between self-downing beliefs and math performance in Greek adolescent students: A predictive study based on rational-emotive behavior education (REBE) as theoretical perspective. Journal of Family Medicine and Community Health, 4(7), 1132.
Katsikis, D. (2014). Evidence-based research: The importance for the present and future of evidence-based practice. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 14(2), 259-270.
Katsikis, D. (2017). Logikothymiki Symperiforiki Therapeia [Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy]. Armos.
Katsikis, D. (2020). Katathlipsi [Depression]. Belle Epoque.
Katsikis, D., & Kostogiannis, C. (2017). Do Stoic philosophy quotes offer incremental validity to standard rational-emotive behavior coaching (REBC)? Preliminary data from an intervention in the general Greek population. Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress on Cognitive Behavior Coaching, 1, 1-10.
Katsikis, D., & Kostogiannis, C. (2020). REBT Coaching for Young People to Achieve Goals and Develop in Life. In M. E. Bernard & M. D. Terjesen (Eds.), Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Theory, Practice, Research, Applications. (pp. 453-473). Springer, Cham.
Katsikis, D., Kassapis, S., Kostogiannis, C., & Bernard, M. E. (2018). Coaching in schools. In M. E. Bernard & O. A. David (Eds.), Coaching for rational living (pp. 397-412). Springer, Cham.
Katsikis, D., Kostogiannis, C. & Kassapis, S. (2020). How to deal with problematic emotions in psychotherapy through the lens of Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy [Workshop]. 50th Congress of the European Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Athens, Greece.
Katsikis, D., Kostogiannis, C., & Dryden, W. (2016). A rational-emotive behavior approach in life coaching. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 16(1), 3-18.
Kokkevi, A., Stefanis, N., Anastasopoulou, E., & Kostogianni, C. (1998). Personality disorders in drug abusers: prevalence and their association with AXIS I disorders as predictors of treatment retention. Addictive Behaviors, 23(6), 841-853.
Kostogianni, C. (2018). Logikothymiki Symperiforiki Psychotherapeia [Rational-Emotive Behavior Psychotherapy]. In P. Asimakis (Ed.), Syghrones Psychotherapeies stin Ellada [Contemporary Psychotherapies in Greece] (2nd ed., pp. 427-449). P. Asimakis.
Kostogiannis, C. (1994). Subjective meaning of” depression” and” melancholia” among Greek, Greek American, and non-Greek American college students [Doctoral dissertation, Hofstra University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.
Kostogiannis, C., Katsikis, D., & Nikolopoulou, F. (In print). Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Greece. In M. D. Terjesen & K. Doyle (Eds.), Cognitive Behavior Therapy in a Global Context. Springer International Publishing.
Piper, W. (2020). To mikro trenaki pou pisteue oti borei na ta kataferei [The little engine that could] (A. Dalagiorgou, D. Katsikis, & C. Kostogiannis, Trans- Ed.). Armos. (Original work published 1930)
National & International Conference Presentations
Kostogiannis, C. (with Katsikis, D.) (2014). The role of Greek philosophical quotations in REBT coaching: A theoretical and methodological proposal for a forceful-rational-coping-self-statement approach [Conference presentation]. 1st International Congress of Cognitive-Behavior Coaching-ICCBC, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Kassapis, S., Maravegias, N., Katsikis, D., Kostogiannis, C., Harrington, N. (2019, September 14). Testing the role of the frustration intolerance construct in the ABC model in Hellenic Adults. [Conference presentation]. 4th International Congress of Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Katsikis, D., Anagnostelou, D., & Kostogiannis, C. (2019, September 14). The role of parental (ir)rational beliefs in the relations among parental self-efficacy, parental anger and parenting style/strategies. [Conference presentation]. 4th International Congress of Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Katsikis, D., Kostogiannis, C., Lioliou, Z., & DiGiuseppe, R. (2019, September 14). Construct validity of the Attitudes and Beliefs Scale 2: Data from a Hellenic normative sample [Conference presentation]. 4th International Congress of Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Kostogiannis, C. (2019, September 13-15). The Current Status of REBT assessment on (ir)rational beliefs: The example of Attitudes and Beliefs Scale 2 as a valid tool for beliefs assessment [Conference presentation]. 4th International Congress of Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Kostogiannis, C. (with Katsikis, D.) (2017, June 30). Supporting individual flourishing with life coaching: A Rational-Emotive Behavioral approach [Conference presentation]. 9th International Congress of Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Kostogiannis, C. (2020, November 30). Tough Minded Love for Tender Minded Sweethearts [Conference presentation]. Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy Conference, London, England (virtual).
School Presentations
Parents Presentations
Kostogiannis, C. (2015, December 2). Rational Parenting [School presentation]. Campion School, Athens, Greece.
Kostogiannis, C. (2018, January 18). Positive Parenting and Sibling Relationships [School presentation]. American Community Schools of Athens (ACS Athens), Athens, Greece.
Kostogiannis, C. (2019, March 21). Building Resilience [School presentation]. American Community Schools of Athens (ACS Athens), Athens, Greece.
Kostogiannis, C. (2019, May 8). Internet Gaming Addiction [School presentation]. American Community Schools of Athens (ACS Athens), Athens, Greece.
Student Presentations
Kostogiannis, C. (2019, May 8). Internet Gaming Addiction [School presentation to 6th-grade students]. American Community Schools of Athens (ACS Athens), Athens, Greece.
School Wide Presentations
Kostogiannis, C. (2008, May 9). Rational Emotive Parenting Training [School presentation]. 3rd Annual Conference Learning Differences: Daring to Dream, American Community Schools of Athens (ACS Athens), Athens, Greece.
Kostogiannis, C. (2015, May 9). Rational-Emotive Education [School presentation]. 10th Conference on Learning Differences and Innovation Summit, American Community Schools of Athens (ACS Athens), Athens, Greece.
Kostogiannis, C. (with Katsikis, D.) (2015, September 3). Rational-Emotive Education [School presentation]. One-Day Workshop to all Educators, Moraitis School, Athens, Greece.
Hellenic Institute for RECBT
Kostogiannis, C. (2016, January 16). Raising children and adolescents that are healthy and happy [Workshop presentation]. Hellenic Institute for RECBT Athens, Greece.
Kostogiannis, C. (2017, October 20). Rational-Emotive Behavioral Education Mentoring & Coaching [Workshop presentation]. Hellenic Institute for RECBT, Athens, Greece.
In preparation
Frances-Saias, N. (In preparation). Seira paramithion kata REBT [Series of REBT Tales] (C. Kostogiannis & D. Katsikis, Eds.).
