The Gift Of Therapy :An open letter to a new generation of therapists and their patients

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The Gift Of Therapy

The Gift Of Therapy :An open letter to a new generation of therapists and their patients

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THE GIFT OF THERAPY is the culmination of master psychiatrist Dr Irvin Yalom's thirty-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; Make home visits; (Almost) never make decisions for a patient; and 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.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780749923730
ISBN10 0749923733
Number Of Pages 336
Item Weight 268 g
Product Dimensions 130 x 195 x 23 mm
Publisher / Reseller Little, Brown Book Group
Format paperback
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I would recommend this book to anyone, but especially to those open to learning with the heart as well as the head -- E. Thomas Dowd * Counselling Psychology Quarterly *
In 85 short chapters, [Yalom] presents little pearls of ideas shaped from thirty-five years in practice ... Yalom's latest is essential * Library Journal *
[Yalom's] wise ideas are perfectly accessible * Publishers Weekly *
Very much forward looking - a call to arms for the couch ... I'm struck by the man's unerring sense of humanity ... [Yalom is] a wizard, for whom no curtain is left drawn * Metro Times *
An absorbing guide * Boston Globe *
Certainly helpful to therapists and patients, may also help any thoughtful person seeking to improve relationships with others and self-understanding * Booklist *

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Author's Bio

Dr Irvin Yalom is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University and the author of many books, including Creatures of a Day and the bestselling Love's Executioner. He and his wife, the author Marilyn Yalom, live in Palo Alto, California.

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