I think the future of psychotherapy and psychology is in the school system. We need to teach every child how to rarely seriously disturb himself or herself and how to overcome disturbance when it occurs. In that sense, psychotherapy belongs in the schools.
Albert EllisPeople don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness. They always have the power to think, and to think about their thinking, and to think about thinking about their thinking, which the goddamn dolphin, as far as we know, can't do. Therefore they have much greater ability to change themselves than any other animal has.
Albert EllisUnless, of course, you insist on identifying yourself with the people and things you love; and thereby seriously disturb yourself.
Albert EllisWe can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today.
Albert Ellis