The Gift of Therapy. Book Summary

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Irvin D. Yalom

What’s inside

Irvin D. Yalom shares his insights and wisdom from years of psychotherapy practice, offering guidance to therapists and valuable lessons to patients.

You’ll Learn

  • Improved therapist-client interactions
  • Enhanced understanding of existential therapy
  • Strategies for dealing with loss in therapy
  • Insight into personal growth for therapists

Key Points

  • The therapist-client relationship
  • The importance of existential therapy
  • Coping with a patient’s death
  • Using the ‘here-and-now’
  • Personal growth for therapists
  • Addressing the therapist’s life influences

Who’s it For

  • Psychotherapists
  • Psychology students
  • Patients seeking therapy
  • Anyone interested in psychotherapy

About the author

Irvin D. Yalom is a distinguished psychiatrist and emeritus professor at Stanford University, acclaimed for his contributions to psychotherapy.