ABSTRACT
Many years ago, there was an advertisement for the now defunct British Rail which exclaimed ‘Let the train take the strain’. This message was used to encourage travellers to leave their cars at home and travel by train, the emphasis being that travelling by train could spare people the stress of travelling by car. Successful REBT depends to a large degree on the extent to which your clients assume active responsibility to help themselves. Part of this responsibility involves clients thinking for themselves and actively applying cognitive change techniques. Thus, REBT is a form of therapy that encourages clients to use their brains as well as acting on what they have learned.
