Are you a seagull?
Albert Ellis, a cognitive therapist, cited by the American Psychological Association in 2003 as the second most influential psychologist in the twentieth century, used to argue that most people had strong tendencies to be like seagulls. As a psychotherapist he was quite unusual in his methods and often did and said seemingly [...]
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Are you a seagull?
Albert Ellis, a cognitive therapist, cited by the American Psychological Association in 2003 as the second most influential psychologist in the twentieth century, used to argue that most people had strong tendencies to be like seagulls. As a psychotherapist he was quite unusual in his methods and often did and said [...]
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Posted in Existential, Humanity, Therapy on Aug 3rd, 2007
I learned today that Albert Ellis (or Big Al as I and a few friends fondly referred to him) is dead. Apparently he died on 24 July, 2007, of natural causes. He was 93. I feel both relieved about, and saddened by, his passing. To be perfectly honest, I felt that in his latter years [...]
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