NACBT Board of Advisors

Maxie C. Maultsby, Jr., M.D.
is Professor of Psychiatry, Howard University, an internationally acclaimed psychiatrist, the originator of Rational Behavior Therapy, and author of many articles and books, including, Coping Better, Anytime, Anywhere.  Dr. Maultsby's systematic approach to CBT, Rational Behavior Therapy, is practiced throughout the world. Dr. Maultsby shares his 30+ years of experience with the NACBT by acting as an advisor.  Dr. Maultsby is a recipient of the NACBT's Lifetime Achievement Award.


Paul A. Hauck, Ph.D.
is the executive director of the Chicago Institute for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and has been in practicing clinical psychology for the past forty-five years. He has written sixteen books which have been translated into seventeen languages. His books include, How to Stand Up for Yourself, The Three Faces of Love, Overcoming the Rating Game, and How to Cope with People who Drive You Crazy.

Michael R. Edelstein, Ph.D.
is Past President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, and co-author of "Three Minute Therapy: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life. He is in private practice in San Francisco, CA and on the Supervisory Faculty of the Albert Ellis Institute. 

Bill Borcherdt, ACSW, BCD
is a certified supervisor for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy with over thirty years of counseling experience. He also has over twenty years of experience teaching graduate and undergraduate courses for the University of Wisconsin System. His four books, Think Straight! Feel Great!, You Can Control Your Feelings!, Head over Heart in Love, and Feeling Right When Things Go Wrong were chosen by Behavioral Science Book Service as featured selections.

Nando Pelusi, Ph.D.
 is on the Supervisory Faculty of the Albert Ellis Institute and conducts numerous workshops there. He is an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at St. John's University. He currently practices CBT and REBT in New York City and has appeared on various television and radio stations as a consultant.

Mariusz Wirga, M.D.
is a psychiatrist at the Las Vegas Medical Center in New Mexico and Medical Director of the Simonton Health Institute in California. He received extensive training in cognitive behavioral therapies (including RET, RBT, and DBT). He has applied cognitive therapies to persons with cancer and AIDS, as well as a wide array of psychiatric disorders.

Robbie Greenfield, MA
 is a private practice counselor who treats chronic pain individuals and conducts chronic pain self-help therapy groups. She presents on such topics as stress management, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and hypnosis. She has been studying chronic pain since 1991 and began the first fibromyalgia group in her area in 1994.

Rex P. Gatto, Ph.D.
for the past fourteen years, has provided training and workshops on pressing business issues to many domestic organizations and members of the Fortune 100 companies. He has authored several books, including, Controlling Stress in the Workplace, Teamwork Through Flexible Leadership, and Reflections from the Workplace. Dr. Gatto has made numerous radio and television appearances as well. In 1988 he received the ASTD Speakers Award, the ASTD HRD Excellence Award in 1994, and the ASTD Creative Contribution Award in 1996.

James R. Perryman, Ed.D.
 is Director of Counseling and Training Services and Director of the Rational Behavior Therapy Training Center at G. Werber Bryan Psychiatric Hospital in Columbia, SC. Dr. Perryman is a Level IV Certified Rational Behavior Therapists, Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, and Certified Rational Addictions Therapist