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The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients
Irvin D. Yalom
4.24 AVERAGE
414 reviews for:
The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients
Irvin D. Yalom
4.24 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
good book for baby therapists! some of the information in this book is a little too in the “pushing boundaries” area but great read
informative
medium-paced
I felt like I learned a lot from it. But its definitely do for a new addition, since there's some seriously dated language in there about women and lgbt people in it.
I turn back to this book whenever I'm feeling a little bit burnt out or lost in the therapeutic process. Reading it, I cannot help but hear a gentle, old man's voice narrating in my head-- the radical empathy and genuineness is apparent even in his writing style. You will recognize his value in process over theory, human being over diagnosis, and the value in helping the client to experience what it means to be fully seen and understood. The way his book chapters read are telling: "Make the Patient Matter to You" "Create a new therapy for each patient" "On taking patients further than you have gone" "On being helped by your patient" I would recommend this book to any new, aspiring, and practicing helping professional.
Simply wonderful. I think I may just read this on repeat for as long as I am a trainee!
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
An absolutely wonderful book. Full of warmth, clinically astute, and very human.
My reading of novels once again took a nosedive once school started, so I guess I'm just reading counseling books now? Loved this one.
I am writing this from the perspective of a new therapist who graduated 1 year ago. There were several chapters in this that I found helpful and thought-provoking. I also enjoyed the short chapter style he chose to do. I will say that I did find it very repetitive and hard to finish. I had to take a break and read another counseling book to have enough energy to complete this one, which is why I am giving it 3 stars. Honestly, if it was shorter, it would be great! I think this book would be great for those who are curious as to what being a therapist is like. For example, if you are unsure, you want to join the field.