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The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients (P.S.)

By Irvin Yalom

Book information

Publisher
Harper Perennial
Year
2009
ISBN
0061719617, 9780061719615, 0060938110, 9780060938116, 9780061467998
Open Library ID
OL24277431M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
892 kB (913439 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
320\291
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00

Description

The culmination of master psychiatrist Dr. Irvin D. Yalom's more than thirty-five 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 bestselling author of Love's Executioner shares his uniquely fresh approach and the valuable insights he has gained—presented as eighty-five 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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