The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients by Irvin D. Yalom

4.24 AVERAGE

ortiga's review against another edition

5.0
Love his insistence on the benefits of exploring the here-and-now in therapy (context vs content) and the central importantance of the therapeutic relationship.
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ariane's review against another edition

4.0
informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

literati42's review against another edition

5.0
This book is a gift to young therapists and has gotten me through more than a few crises of confidence as I learn to do this work

jacksonenright's review against another edition

5.0
Amazing book

chazzle's review against another edition

3.0
3.5*

gconachan's review against another edition

5.0
As an incoming graduate student for a Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, this was a great first book to read for my program. It was practical, an easy read in the way that it was broken up into brief chapters, and ultimately, I felt encouraged and affirmed in my pursuit of the profession. I recommend this book for clients, if they so wish, but mainly for anyone considering the profession or starting to embark on that journey.

hannahmajury's review against another edition

4.5
informative inspiring

ferdlgn's review against another edition

4.0
3.5

It was definitely a must-read for future therapists just because it exposes you to a great deal of scenarios that one could encounter as a therapist. I wish he had left out the dream analysis sections, simply because I did I didn’t feel like they fit in this book. It’s just such a particular skill that not all therapists use when the rest of the book felt relatively universal to all counseling theories. Overall, I enjoyed reading it and I very much would recommend it to people for the content.

sam_matsch's review against another edition

4.25
hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
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mirgenmoo's review against another edition

4.5
challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced