http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Health-and-Science/After-Freud-CBT-offers-hope-416038 Two of the pioneers of CBT were Jews – Pittsburgh-born psychologist Albert Ellis and University of Pennsylvania psychiatrist Dr. Aaron Beck. The long-lived Ellis (1913 to 2007) developed six decades ago what he called Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. Ellis is regarded as one of the founders of the cognitiveContinue Reading

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy.[1] It was originally designed to treat depression, but is now used for a number of mental illnesses.[2][3] It works to solve current problems and change unhelpful thinking and behavior.[1] The name refers to behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, and therapy basedContinue Reading

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a common type of mental health counseling (psychotherapy). With cognitive behavioral therapy, you work with a mental health counselor (psychotherapist or therapist) in a structured way, attending a limited number of sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps you become aware of inaccurate or negative thinking, so youContinue Reading