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The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients

by Irvin Yalom

Eighty-five reflections on making psychotherapy more responsive and humane

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Eighty-five reflections on making psychotherapy more responsive and humane

Drawing on more than thirty-five years of clinical practice, Irvin D. Yalom organizes this psychotherapy guide around eighty-five tips for beginning therapists. Real case studies ground its discussion of the therapeutic relationship, including the value of therapist accountability, adapting treatment to the individual patient, and resisting the urge to make a patient’s decisions for them. The book addresses therapy as a collaborative process: one shaped by candor, attention to the person in the room, and ongoing adjustment rather than a fixed formula. Its open-letter framing also makes room for patients to consider what active, meaningful participation in therapy can involve.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Beginning therapists seeking practice-oriented perspectives
  • Patients interested in understanding the therapeutic process
  • Readers interested in psychotherapy and counseling relationships

Themes

Psychotherapy practiceTherapeutic relationshipIndividualized treatmentTherapist self-reflectionPatient autonomy

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Book overview

Acclaimed author and renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom distills thirty-five years of psychotherapy wisdom into one brilliant volume.

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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