ABSTRACT
REBT sessions are quite verbal in nature and practitioners of other therapeutic schools are struck by the amount that REBT therapists talk in comparison to themselves. Despite this fact, effective REBT therapists are concise in their communications and do not talk for the sake of it (quality of talk is valued over quantity of talk). This emphasis on words does not mean that good REBT therapists neglect their clients’ non-verbal or paraverbal behaviour. Being sensitive to such client behaviour will help you gauge their reactions, particularly to any teaching points you might make.
