Today, rational-emotive-behavioral psychotherapy is considered one of the most effective methods of psychotherapy. Most of the clinical wisdom and recommendations of this publication are the legacy of outstanding therapists, talented students of Albert Ellis, who worked with him for many years at the institute he founded, and are now its leaders and leading teachers, world experts in the field of EPRT. This book is one of the basic for training a cognitive-behavioral therapist and even more so a specialist in rational-emotive-behavioral therapy (RECT). Novice specialists and more experienced colleagues will be able to find for themselves many useful and important techniques and techniques, theoretical and practical material that carefully conveys the essence of Ellis's elegant approach, an emphasis on the humanistic and existential component of his therapy, which makes the cognitive approach more filled with emotions, values ​ ​ and meanings. Also in this book you will discover a modern reading of REPT, actively developed primarily by the authors of this guide.