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.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Each chapter is just a few pages long, a nice format for busy folks whose reading time occurs in snippets. A single topic is addressed in each chapter, and author Irvin Yalom doesn't waste any time in getting to the point. Many of the sections revolve around balancing the "magic, mystery, and authority" that come with the job of freeing your clients of their reliance on you.
From when to offer an occasional hug to finding the perfect time for deeper questioning, Yalom's experienced observations will help you achieve even greater professional effectiveness while avoiding some of the more obvious traps in this HMO-directed age of mental health care. --Jill Lightner
Anyone interested in psychotherapy or personal growth will rejoice at the publication of The Gift of Therapy, a masterwork from one of today's most accomplished psychological thinkers.
From his thirty-five years as a practicing psychiatrist and as an award-winning author of nonfiction and fiction, Irvin D. Yalom imparts his unique wisdom in The Gift of Therapy. This remarkable guidebook for successful therapy is, as Yalom remarks, "an idiosyncratic mélange of ideas and techniques that I have found useful in my work. These ideas are so personal, opinionated, and occasionally original that the reader is unlikely to encounter them elsewhere. I selected the eighty-five categories in this volume randomly guided by my passion for the task rather than any particular order or system."
At once startlingly profound and irresistibly practical, Yalom's insights will help enrich the therapeutic process for a new generation of patients and counselors.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
US$ 4.75
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Blue boards, 263pp contents clean, tight and unmarked in like dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 014809
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # newMercantile_0066214408
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0066214408
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0066214408
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0066214408
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0066214408
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # Hafa_fresh_0066214408
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand New!. Seller Inventory # VIB0066214408
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.95. Seller Inventory # Q-0066214408
Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk0066214408xvz189zvxnew