ABSTRACT
In Point 80 we argued that therapist factors are an important source of client resistance. Here we want to consider one such factor: the irrational beliefs that you as an REBT therapist might hold about your clients in the therapeutic process. Ellis (2002) has outlined the following therapist irrational beliefs that interfere with the effective practice of REBT:
1 I have to be successful with all my clients practically all the time. 2 I must be an outstanding therapist, clearly better than other
therapists I know or hear about. 3 I have to be greatly respected and loved by all my clients. 4 Since I am doing my best and working so hard as a therapist, my
clients absolutely should be equally hardworking and responsible, should listen to me carefully, and should always push themselves to change.
