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Debbie Joffe Ellis

About

Dr. Debbie Joffe Ellis is a licensed Australian psychologist, licensed New York MHC, and adjunct professor at Columbia University TC. She presents and teaches in her home city of New York, throughout the USA and across the globe.

She has written articles and reviews for various professional journals, chapters for books and encyclopedias, been featured in professional training DVD’s, and co-wrote 2 books with her late, great and astonishing husband – Albert Ellis PhD. He was the genius who, in addition to his other major contributions to individuals and societies, changed the direction of psychotherapy and heralded the cognitive revolution in our field. In his final decade of life they worked together in every aspect of their work which included presenting lectures and workshops for professionals and also for members of the general public, running group therapy sessions, providing individual therapy, training professionals in the helping and teaching professions, writing and researching.

Books by Debbie Joffe Ellis
Recent Posts
The Hopefulness Cure
Having survived 2020, an unusual year that was filled with unfamiliar and unique challenges, there is much we can learn from it, and feel grateful for. If we choose to do so.
The Catastrophizing Cure
Though circumstances out of our control may be extremely difficult to manage, we can still choose to control and create our emotional experiences—despite and including our challenging times.
Stop: In the Name of Sanity
Many people are experiencing extreme anxiety due to the appearance of the Corona-virus, yet we can choose to create calm & stability by adopting a realistic and rational attitude.
The Malady of Thinking “It Hurts”

When traumatic events happen we need not be permanently scarred. With the willingness and effort to adopt realistic perspectives on such events - healthy emotions can be created.

When traumatic events happen we need not be permanently scarred. With the willingness and effort to adopt realistic perspectives on such events - healthy emotions can be created.

Remembering September 11th

As painful memories are evoked, we can choose to focus on redeeming aspects and can be grateful for that which is good — despite the past brutal experiences from whence they came.

As painful memories are evoked, we can choose to focus on redeeming aspects and can be grateful for that which is good — despite the past brutal experiences from whence they came.

The Ravages of Nature: Human and Otherwise

When tragic events occur, we can choose to focus on what still is good in life, create stability within, and consequently cope well and act in more effective ways.

When tragic events occur, we can choose to focus on what still is good in life, create stability within, and consequently cope well and act in more effective ways.

A Bird's Life in New York City

By choosing to perform acts of kindness whenever possible, we help the lives of others and of ourselves, and can make our tender and vulnerable world more safe and stable.

By choosing to perform acts of kindness whenever possible, we help the lives of others and of ourselves, and can make our tender and vulnerable world more safe and stable.

Acceptance, Gratitude and Celebrating Life

On some occasions when many people feel joy, others may suffer painful emotions. We can choose to adopt a healthy perspective - and feel uplifted instead of deprived & depressed.

On some occasions when many people feel joy, others may suffer painful emotions. We can choose to adopt a healthy perspective - and feel uplifted instead of deprived & depressed.

You Can’t Always Get What You Want !

Many people are experiencing intense emotions after the results of the November 2016 election. Those in distress have the power to change their feelings, if they choose to do so.

Many people are experiencing intense emotions after the results of the November 2016 election. Those in distress have the power to change their feelings, if they choose to do so.