Albert Ellis is the leading figure behind cognitive behavior therapy, a type of therapy that asks patients to confront their habitual ways of thinking to overcome a variety of emotional and cognitive disorders. Ellis, who many hold up with Freud for his influence on the field of psychology, is credited with founding cognitive behavior therapy and acting as its most vocal and colorful advocates. (Ellis himself calls his psychology Rational-Emotive-Behavior-Therapy (REBT) rather than Cognitive Behavior Therapy, its more common designation). The Albert Ellis Institute provides patient counseling, training in REBT, and conducts research using REBT methods. The website provides information on publications by Albert Ellis and others, additional background on REBT, short biographies of psychologists working with REBTat the institute, information on patient counseling, the institute's contact information, and latest news on the happenings and activities of it's members and founder. (Zach Rowinski 2004-08-01)