Although Ellis was an adjunct professor of psychology at three universities,
he devoted his energy to his practice of individual and group REBT and the
training of therapists at the Albert Ellis Institute in New York. Established in
1959, the nonprofit institute provides workshops, therapist training, and individual
and group psychotherapy. Ellis also initiated the Journal of Rational-Emotive
Behavior and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. Ellis was unusually active, working
7 days a week from about 9:00 A.M. into the evening, even into his 90s. His
work week included more than 70 individual (half-hour) therapy sessions, four
group therapy sessions, supervision of therapists in REBT, and public lectures.
In addition, he wrote several articles, chapters of books, or books each year
(Ellis, 1992c; Ellis, 2004b; Ellis, 2004d; Weiner, 1988). Ellis’ final book was a
graduate-level textbook, Personality Theories: Critical Perspectives (Ellis, Abrams,
& Abrams, 2009).