Rational Recovery (RR) is a non-profit organization of self-help groups that use the principles of Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) as developed by Albert Ellis, Ph.D. RR is a national organization and an outgrowth of the Humanist movement. The basic philosophy of RR is based on the self-reliance of the individual and his or her ability to use rational thinking as the mainstay in a program of sustained abstinance from alcohol and chemical addiction.

RR was founded by Jack Trimpey, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and recovered alcoholic. Mr. Trimpey noticed in his clinical practice that not all clients respond well to the traditional Alcoholic Anonymous 12-step program, as practiced by almost all treatment programs in the substance-abuse field. Furthermore, some clients even seemed to resent having treatment based on reliance upon a higher power (supernatural force), and the powerlessness of the individual. RR now has over 300 chapters around the U.S. and is growing at a rapid rate.

--Nile Ward