“…However, in Nepal applying western psychotherapeutics practices face several challenges due to the difference in the historical and cultural background of the individual and society (Tol, Jordans, Regmi, & Sharma, 2005). The ABC model for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) formulated by Albert Ellis and its basic premises were modified for various psychotherapeutic interventions (Ellis, 1994;Field, Beeson, & Jones, 2015;Sánchez, Coma, Aguelo, & Cerezo, 2019) and can be used for better communication of the psychosocial distress between lay and health care providers. As the perception of mental illness or stress by Nepalese differs hence the psychotherapeutic interventions and ABC model need better incorporation of the ethnopsychology.…”