Rational Emotive Behavioural Counselling (REBC) is the forerunner of todays widely used Cognitive Behavioural Therapies and is a well established counselling approach.
REBC is ideal for people who are experiencing unpleasant emotions such as:
Stress
Anxiety
Anger
Depression
Guilt
and who find that these feelings lead to acting in ways that are unhelpful to themselves.
Counselling groups for REBC will be in two stages.
Stage 1
Teaches the principles of REBC
Helps us to understand how our thoughts, feelings and behaviour influence each other
Teaches the ABC process of REBC
Develop insight into disputing and challenging unhelpful thinking
Set targets to achieve long term benefits
Stage 2
An ongoing group after stage 1 is completed
Learn to apply stage 1 skills to your own life for long term benefit
Problem solve those situations that may be difficult
Gain support from other people that are using and practicing REBC
Get useful feedback and ideas