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The Gift of Therapy: Reflections on Being a Therapist
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Product Description
THE GIFT OF THERAPY is the culmination of master psychiatrist Dr Irvin Yalom's forty-five years' work as a therapist, illustrating through real case studies how patients and therapists alike can get the most out of therapy. Presented as eighty-five 'tips' for 'beginner therapists', Yalom shares his own fresh approach and the insights he has gained while treating his patients. Personal, and sometimes provocative, Yalom makes some unorthodox suggestions, including: Let the patient matter to you; Acknowledge your errors; Create a new therapy for each patient; Three kinds of therapist self-disclosure; Revealing the therapist's personal life: use caution; Full interpretation of a dream? Forget it!; Freud was not always wrong. This is an entertaining, informative and insightful read for both beginners and more experienced therapists, patients, students and everyone with an interest in the subject.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #213115 in Books
- Published on: 2003-02-27
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 320 pages
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About the Author
Dr Yalom is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Stanford University. He has won two major awards from the American Psychiatric Association. He continues to run his clinical practice and lectures widely.
Customer Reviews
Same as "Open Letter to a New Generation..."
I believe that this is the same as Yalom's "The Gift of Therapy: Open Letter to a New Generation of Psychotherapists." Am I mistaken? The cover and sub-title are different, but the content is the same, yes? The "open letter" is a wonderful book. See my review and others under that title.
At any rate... Consider ordering Yalom's DVD "The Gift of Therapy." It is a one hour interview with Yalom that supplements the material in the book. The "Open Letter" book also clarifies themes that show up in Yalom's novels.
He never disappoints
Great fun to read can pick it up and put it down in short bursts ideal for coffee breaks, picking kids up from school. Brilliant humour, at last an honest therapist!
