Chicago Institute for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

11/07/2025

Co-hosts Jack Slimski and Terry London MS (our Founder and Director) talk public speaking anxiety with volunteer guest Coco Seward. They explore how tools and techniques from Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy can be applied to reduce the frequency, intensity, and duration of public speaking anxiety from a harm reduction perspective.

Co-hosts Jack Slimski and Terry London MS talk public speaking anxiety with our volunteer guest Coco Seward. We explore how tools and techniques from Rationa...

07/07/2025

“21 Ways to Stop Worrying”
A lecture from 1991 by Dr. Albert Ellis, the creator of REBT. ❤️

Lecture given by Dr Ellis in 1991, Albert Ellis InstituteAlso see:How to be a perfect non-perfectionisthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u109sVn8zGA

27/06/2025

Our very first episode! Join me as I talk with Kenneth Anderson, the founder of HAMS: Harm Reduction, Abstinence, and Moderation Support. An amazing support ...

14/06/2025

Happy 10 year anniversary to Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center! Here’s a few pictures over the last 5 years! Grateful to have them as a partner organization. If you’re looking for treatment for substance use disorder, Above and Beyond is the place to go! Completely free to anyone in need (plus you get to learn REBT from the great Terry London, Michael Vivo, and Bryanna Tartt!) Congrats on 10 years AnB, and thank you for all the great work you do! ❤️

02/06/2025

The addictive experience according to our Director, Terry London. Notice that we do NOT use the term “disease” when referring to the addictive experience. This is because, in the words of Terry:

“Can you think your way out of Leukemia? Can you think your way out of Kidney Disease? No, because those are actual diseases. But, can you think your way out of making addictive choices? People do it everyday!”

What are your thoughts?

29/04/2025

Check out the first installment of the 4 - Part series of “𝗗𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳” hosted by Bryanna Tartt LCSW, CADC, and learn how to take control of your emotions using REBT! ❤️

Think the situation is what's upsetting you? Think again.In this episode of Do Not Disturb Yourself, Bryanna Tartt breaks down the ABC Model from Rational Em...

18/04/2025

One of the most difficult issues to face in life is anxiety about death (not to be confused with fear of death, which is rational). Feeling anxious about our impending death does nothing to help us appreciate the fact that we’re alive now, does nothing to prevent our deaths, and moreover usually leads us to take our time for granted by worrying about the future while wasting the present. Of course, we prefer to keep living. Of course, we fear things that could end our lives or cause us bodily harm. But short of that, there’s no rational reason to dwell on the fact that we will all someday die.

You can do your best to avoid risky or fatal situations. You can make healthy choices to increase your chances of a longer life. But, it’s highly advisable to not get bogged down by the thought of death. As the quote below states “death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.” Enjoy your life while you have it!

02/04/2025

New harm reduction podcast looking for volunteers to come on as guests and share about current mental health struggles that they’d like feedback on or guidance on! All harm reduction based, and all 100% judgement-FREE! ❤️

Feel free to DM us directly or the Rational Harm Reduction page itself! More information in the post below 👇

𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦!!! We’re planning to record our first few podcast episodes in the next 2 months! But, before we can do that we need volunteers willing to be our guests and talk about mental health issues that they are currently struggling with. We can keep folks anonymous if that’s your preference, but either way you’ll be helping many more people than just yourself by helping to break stigma surrounding harm reduction and mental health issues in general!

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀:

Our aim is to help individuals struggling with mental health issues such as depression, addiction, anxiety, anger management, shame, guilt, and self-condemnation. We explore these issues using a compassionate psycho-educational harm reduction method based in Rational Emotive Behavior Theory and Techniques, formally referred to as 𝗥𝗘𝗕𝗘: 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Each host of our podcast is trained and certified in REBT / REBE and holds either an MS, LCSW, LPC, or CRSS.

𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥:

*𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆!* These are psycho-educational sessions aimed at helping individuals help themselves. We can offer resources for free/low-cost professional therapy at the participant’s request.

𝗧𝗼 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁, feel free to DM our page directly or email us at 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Can’t wait to get started, and thank you all in advance!

30/03/2025

TWO WEEKS AWAY!!! Register Now for our annual 2 day 𝗥𝗘𝗕𝗧 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗺 on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 and 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 at Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center on the West Side of Chicago!

Our intensive 2 day Practicum is 100% FREE, but your participation is required. For Illinois residents that qualify, there are 16 CEU's available from IODAPCA. Plus, for those certified as LCP or LSW in the State of Illinois, there are also CE credits available through our PC and SW CE Sponsor Licenses.

HOWEVER, although these CEU's will be granted through attendance and testing, in order to receive the coveted Primary Certificate, you will be required to meet high standards and show you have retained knowledge of the basics of REBT, otherwise you may only be granted the CEUs and not the certificate.

More information is on the Eventbrite page below. Please register now!

This is our flagship PRIMARY two-day workshop which is facilitated by Terry London and graduates of the Chicago Institute of REBT.

19/03/2025

Struggling with people pleasing? You might have what REBT calls a “dire need of approval”. Check out this video below from Bryanna Tartt LCSW to learn more! 👇

Do you ever feel like life would be so much easier if people, situations, or even your own thoughts didn’t stress you out so much? If you’ve ever found yours...

10/03/2025

Finally, we’d like to introduce you to our founder! Terry London M.S. is the Director and founder of The Chicago Institute for REBT.

Terry is one of the world’s leading REBT practitioners and was trained by and worked with the creator of REBT, the late great Dr. Albert Ellis, in the 1980s and early 1990s. He founded the Chicago Institute for REBT over 30 years ago when he saw the need for low cost therapy for individuals seeking help, and a need for more REBT trained mental health professionals in his home state of Illinois. Throughout his long career, Terry has trained thousands of people in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, techniques, and education. He has authored 6 books on REBT and co-authored 2 others. He leads multiple REBT groups at Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center every week and runs his own private practice for individual counseling on top of leading many practicums, lectures, and workshops throughout the year.

Terry also maintained a close connection with Albert Ellis until Albert’s death in 2007. Prior to that, the Chicago Institute for REBT sponsored Ellis to come to Chicago 25 - 30 times for various talks, lectures, and presentations on REBT. Today, Terry continues to spread the tools and philosophy of REBT and continues to make a positive impact on the Midwest.