<p>Contemporary psychotherapy is mainly dominated by Western psychological paradigms, yet philosophy and religion have long served as frameworks for healing and guidance. This paper argues that Chinese wisdom traditions—Confucianism, Daoism, and Chinese Buddhism—can meaningfully contribute to philosophical therapy, serving not merely as cultural supplements but as foundational normative frameworks in their own right. Like Stoicism and Epicureanism in the Hellenistic era, these traditions provide distinct visions of the good life, structured practices for self-cultivation, and pathways to inner harmony. Drawing on Albert Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) as a template, we propose that Chinese philosophical traditions can contribute to therapeutic practice in three distinct ways: first, as augmentations to existing cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT); second, as components of an eclectic Chinese Philosophical Therapy (CPT) that systematically combines all three traditions; and third, as independent normatively-directed therapeutic specializations, each with its own theoretical coherence and clinical protocols. We outline three complementary approaches: Daoist therapy (emphasizing effortless action and alignment with nature), Buddhist therapy (following the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path to alleviate suffering), and Confucian therapy (focusing on moral cultivation and social harmony). Each approach includes specific doctrines, practices, and pedagogies aimed at transforming clients’ “lived understandings”—their deeply embodied habits of thought, feeling, and action—thereby relieving emotional distress and promoting wholeness and virtue. By positioning Chinese traditions within a normative philosophical therapy framework, this work lays the groundwork for culturally attuned therapeutic models. We conclude by discussing implications for therapist training, multicultural competence, ethical safeguards, and directions for future empirical research.</p>