Albert Ellis (1913–2007)

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1. Albert Ellis

   Author of How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything: Yes, Anything, How To Keep People From Pushing Your Buttons, Control Your Anger

2. Nathaniel Branden

   Author of The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, How to Raise Your Self-Esteem: The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence, The Psychology of Self-Esteem: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Understanding that Launched a New Era in Modern Psychology

3. David D. Burns

   Author of The Feeling Good Handbook, Ten Days to Self-Esteem, Intimate Connections

4. Martin Seligman

   Author of Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life, Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment, What You Can Change and What You Can't: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement Learning to Accept Who You Are

5. Matthew McKay

   Author of Self-Esteem: A Proven Program of Cognitive Techniques for Assessing, Improving, and Maintaining Your Self-Esteem, Messages: The Communication Skills Book, Thoughts & Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life: A Workbook of Cognitive Behavioral Techniques

6. Abraham H. Maslow

   Author of Toward A Psychology of Being, The Farther Reaches of Human Nature, Motivation and Personality

7. Aaron T. Beck

   Author of Love Is Never Enough: How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstandings, Resolve Conflicts, and Solve, Cognitive Therapy of Depression, Anxiety Disorders and Phobias: A Cognitive Perspective

8. Richard Bandler

   Author of Frogs into Princes: Neuro Linguistic Programming, Using Your Brain--For a Change: Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Reframing: Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Transformation of Meaning

9. Carl R. Rogers

   Author of On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy, Client-Centered Therapy: Its Current Practice, Implications, and Theory, Freedom to Learn (3rd Edition)

10. Eric Berne

    Author of Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships, Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy

11. Irvin D. Yalom

    Author of Love's Executioner & Other Tales of Psychotherapy, Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, Existential Psychotherapy

12. William Glasser

    Author of Reality Therapy: A New Approach to Psychiatry (Colophon Books), Positive Addiction (Harper Colophon Books)

13. David K. Reynolds

    Author of Playing Ball on Running Water: The Japanese Way to Building a Better Life, Constructive Living (Kolowalu Books), Thirsty, Swimming in the Lake: Essentials of Constructive Living

14. Jay Haley

    Author of Uncommon Therapy: The Psychiatric Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D., Problem-Solving Therapy, Second Edition, Techniques of Family Therapy

15. Rollo May

    Author of The Meaning of Anxiety, Power and Innocence: A Search for the Sources of Violence, The Discovery of Being: Writings in Existential Psychology

16. David J. Lieberman

    Author of Get Anyone to Do Anything, Never Be Lied to Again

17. Monica McGoldrick

    Author of Genograms in Family Assessment, Genograms: Assessment and Intervention (Norton Professional Books), Ethnicity and Family Therapy, Third Edition

18. Erich Fromm

    Author of The Fear of Freedom, The Sane Society, Beyond the Chains of Illusion: My Encounter With Marx And Freud (Continuum Impacts)

19. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

    Author of Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

20. Manuel J. Smith

    Author of When I Say No, I Feel Guilty