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The Gift of Therapy
- An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Health & Wellness, Psychology & Mental Health
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The culmination of master psychiatrist Dr. Irvin D. Yalom's more than 35 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 best-selling author of Love's Executioner shares his uniquely fresh approach and the valuable insights he has gained - presented as 85 personal and provocative "tips for beginner therapists", including:
- Let the patient matter to you
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- Create a new therapy for each patient
- Do home visits
- (Almost) never make decisions for the patient
- Freud was not always wrong
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- J. Thacker
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A game-changing epiphany
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- branmufn3
- 12-20-15
Great Read!
The therapist's reflection on his session, as well as client input made this book an amazing offering on ways to improve the therapeutic experience for both clients and clinicians. I thoroughly enjoyed the audiobook and took away items to apply in practice.
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- Rachelle Long
- 08-15-17
Must read for every therapist!
I have worked in the field of community mental health for several years in various positions, and I feel like all too often therapists, management, case managers, etc. get overly focused on Numbers and insurance company goals and forget all about the fact that we are people, and we are treating people walking through the door and not numbers. I think this book is a must read for everyone working in a helping profession, especially those of us in community mental health centers.
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- telson
- 05-06-17
Dr. Yalom never gets old
This is my second time listening to this book, and I realized how much I missed the first time. So many pearls of wisdom. How I wish more therapists were like him!
(This book is a must read for therapists.)
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- Curtis King
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Refreshing to the soul of a graduate intern!
I will revisit this book again. Enjoyed Yalom's informative approach to storytelling and educating the reader.
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What a gift
What a gift ! I recommend this for all new therapists as well as their supervisors.
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Great read for a new clinician.
Many valuable lessons in this book for someone starting their career as a clinical social worker.
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A must read. Informative and even therapeutic.
This was an incredibly helpful book. I highly recommend it for the new generation of therapists. I recommend it for anyone considering therapy or in it. Having a chance to read this book is like having rich therapy sessions with one of the finest practitioners. I appreciate the sympathetic perspective what is worthy in Freudian psychology. Gave me an appreciation for the value of an excellent psychotherapist.Provides resources for even a novice to become that.
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- Jared
- 06-08-13
Wealth of knowledge, great narrator!!!
What made the experience of listening to The Gift of Therapy the most enjoyable?
Years of experience in therapy combined with a great narrator equals a fantastic listen.
Any additional comments?
As a new therapist this book is invaluable in learning how to build a solid therapeutic alliance. Thank You.
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