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Posted on January 10, 2010 by Dan. Albert Ellis (1913-2007) is known as the grandfather of cognitive behavior therapy. In 1955, he developed rational emotive therapy or better known as rational emotive behavior therapy of REBT from combining philosophical, humanistic and behavioral therapy.
Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) Rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT), developed by Albert Ellis in 1955 and originally called rational therapy, laid the foundation for what is now known as cognitive behavioral therapy. REBT is built on the idea that how we feel is largely influenced by how we think. As is implied by the name, this form of therapy encourages the development of rational thinking to facilitate healthy emotional expression and behavior.