Robert E. Themed SCXW190052270 BCX0">Wubbolding, EdD, LPCC, NCC, BCC, IABMCP, internationally known teacher, author, and practitioner of reality therapy, has taught choice theory and reality therapy in the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa (Morocco). His contributions to the theory and practice include the ideas of Positive Symptoms, The Cycle of Counseling, Five Levels of Commitment, and others. He has also significantly expanded the Procedure of Evaluation. He has written more than 150 articles and essays, 35 chapters in textbooks, 15 books, and published many DVDs on reality therapy. His books include Using Reality Therapy, Understanding Reality Therapy, Reality Therapy for the 21st Century, A Set of Directions for Putting and Keeping Yourself Together, and Reality Therapy: Theories of Psychotherapy Series (published by the American Psychological Association), as well as coeditor for Contemporary Issues in Couples Counseling, and coauthor of Counselling With Reality Therapy (2nd ed., Speechmark, London, UK). 

He is professor emeritus at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. His busy professional life includes being director of the Center for Reality Therapy and senior faculty for William Glasser International. He was personally appointed by William Glasser to be the first Director of Training for the institute. In this position he coordinated and monitored the Certification, Supervisor, and Instructor Training programs (1988–2011). Currently, he is also faculty associate at Johns Hopkins University and is a Board Certified Coach.