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The Gift of Therapy

An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients

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The Gift of Therapy

By: Irvin D. Yalom
Narrated by: Don Hagen
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The culmination of master psychiatrist Dr. Irvin D. Yalom's more than 35 years in clinical practice, The Gift of Therapy is a remarkable and essential guidebook that illustrates through real case studies how patients and therapists alike can get the most out of therapy. The best-selling author of Love's Executioner shares his uniquely fresh approach and the valuable insights he has gained - presented as 85 personal and provocative "tips for beginner therapists", including:

  • Let the patient matter to you
  • Acknowledge your errors
  • Create a new therapy for each patient
  • Do home visits
  • (Almost) never make decisions for the patient
  • Freud was not always wrong

A book aimed at enriching the therapeutic process for a new generation of patients and counselors, Yalom's Gift of Therapy is an entertaining, informative, and insightful read for anyone with an interest in the subject.

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A wonderful book that I found to be developmental and maturative for a young man coming of age such as myself. I further highly recommend this book.

A great book

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This book has helped me clarify my pending matters as a therapist and has helped me pinpoint my future goals to improve in my practice. I'd recommend reading it frequently as a tool for self evaluation

A must listen for therapists

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…it is definitely intended to get you to buy everything Irvin Yalum ever wrote. Caveat emptor

A good listen, but…

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I believe this books to be a decent starter for a new therapist. While somewhat dry it’s worth a listen.

Decent for new therapist

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As a new therapist, I feel this was a very important book to read before I start practicing. I learned about most of the topics during my training, but Yalom talks about nuances and deeper subjects of how to meet clients where they are and how to dig a little deeper in not only their lives but in ours as a therapist.

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