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Title: The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients by Irvin Yalom ISBN: 0066214408 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 24 December, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62
Rating: 4
Summary: Pearls of Therapeutic Wisdom
Comment: This is a wonderful collection of short chapters, or at times paragraphs, of tips for therapists gathered from a long and illustrious career of an intelligent and thoughtful psychiatrist.
At times, one wonders if these aren't just common sense; why write about them? But if you're familiar with the sad state of American psychotherapy and its erosion by the modern label-em-and-packege-em health care system along with the frighteningly narcissistic and selfish crop of therapists being turned out, then you'll understand why Yalom's 'Open Letter' is in great need. Freudian psychology and all its subjective claptrap are certainly dead artifacts of the past century, but the compassionate rules of what WORKS in therapy have been captured by Yalom. He's done this before three decades ago in a heavier work called, "Existential Psychotherapy". Yalom deals mainly with the here-and-now, with the full compassion ('with'-'suffering') of another person in helping them find their own path. And as Thomas Paine said "...for what path could be better?"
Yalom brings smart humanity and humbleness to the art of therapy. His little stories are quite enjoyable even if you are not interested in the technique of therapy. His "Open Letter" could've easily been addressed to anyone.
Rating: 5
Summary: a book of tips
Comment: This is the latest book by Irvin Yalom, whose books I've been following over the years. From the very first page of the introduction, Yalom's writing is gripping & right to the point. He mentions turning 70 years old, which has made him feel a need to "pass on" his knowledge & some of his experience to younger generations of therapists & patients. This is what he tries to do in this substantial book, a book of tips, long on technique & short on theory (as Yalom himself says).
Each "tip" that Yalom gives comes from years of experience & in most cases, makes perfect sense. Something that should be noted is that his book is not written, I think, for the non-psychologically trained reader. It's aimed towards psychotherapists, & tries to steer them in the direction of good choices & good therapeutic work with clients / patients. Most tips may seem like common sense to most psychologists / psychotherapists, but if you think a little bit more about them, most of them are not used as often as they should be. Also, apart from the more obvious tips, Yalom offers a whole range of extremely innovative (& maybe some times controversial) pieces of advice. These chapters alone are, in my opinion, well worth the price of the book, since they make you sit down & think.
All in all, a great reference book for psychotherapists which comes alive through wonderful, clear writing, & lots of lively clinical examples.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Perfect Reminder
Comment: This is a great book for therapists of all persuasions, as well as for their clients. It brings back the humane and philosophically insightful themes so lacking in our environment of quick fixes and "managed care." It is lucidly written and deserves to be at the top of every thoughtful therapist's list of "great reads."
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Title: Love's Executioner : & Other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom ISBN: 0060958340 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Momma and the Meaning of Life : Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom ISBN: 0060958383 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Inside Therapy: Illuminating Writings About Therapists, Patients, and Psychotherapy by Ilana Rabinowitz, Irvin D. Yalom ISBN: 0312263422 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Lying on the Couch : A Novel by Irvin D. Yalom ISBN: 0060928514 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom ISBN: 0465084486 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 15 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $56.00 |
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