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Totally worth a read for any student or current therapist. I think that there are some strange and outdated approaches, but a lot of really solid nuggets of gold too. 

I read this book for a class with the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation.

I appreciate much of what Dr. Yalom shares here, and see how many of his principles parallel and stem from Scriptural principals. I wish the secular psychotherapist could know the Lord and understand the restorative power of the Holy Spirit.

This is another one of those books that I think all therapists should have in their library. Yalom breaks down many of the "musts" that are taught in therapy education, and allows the reader to reassess their own therapeutic lens in an authentic way
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Generally, I enjoyed this book, although there were chapters in it that were just a little too...how shall I say...on the mushy side. But maybe that's my forensic jadedness talking. :)

I loved this book. I loved the focus on the therapeutic relationship and the privilege it is to sit so intimately with another person. Many of these tips are things I as a baby therapist in training struggle with to start. It’s encouraging to read guidance from someone so seasoned.

Clear-cut advice from 20th century therapist concerned for where therapy is headed - too much diagnosis, too little personalization, need more feedback & existentialism & transparency. I’m bought in.

I am not a therapist, but I found this so interesting and it has shaped my thinking and processing of my own issues as well as how I hold space for my friends and how I can or should respond and see our interactions.