ABSTRACT
Albert Ellis has portrayed REBT therapists as authoritative (not authoritarian) psychological educators who actively and directively teach clients the ABCs of REBT and what they need to do to overcome their psychological problems. However, commonsense tells us that not all clients respond well to this style. Thus, it is important for you to be prepared to vary your interpersonal style of relating to clients in an authentic way if you are to maximize your therapeutic effectiveness. Key dimensions of the therapeutic bond that are relevant to REBT are: formal/informal, self-disclosing/non-self-disclosing, and humorous/ non-humorous.
