Description
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.
This new edition includes over twenty additional pages of new therapy tips by the author reflecting on the major issues and changes he has seen in the world of therapy since he first wrote this book in 2002.
About the Author
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.
Reviews
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 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780749923730
Author Irvin Yalom
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Piatkus Books
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 233g
Dimensions(mm) 195mm * 130mm * 23mm
This new edition includes over twenty additional pages of new therapy tips by the author reflecting on the major issues and changes he has seen in the world of therapy since he first wrote this book in 2002.
About the Author
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.
Reviews
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 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780749923730
Author Irvin Yalom
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Piatkus Books
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 233g
Dimensions(mm) 195mm * 130mm * 23mm
