{"product_id":"the-gift-of-therapy-an-open-letter-to-a-new-generation-of-therapists-and-their-patients-isbn-9780066214405","title":"The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcclaimed author and renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom distills thirty-five years of psychotherapy wisdom into one brilliant volume.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe culmination of master psychiatrist Dr. Irvin D. Yalom’s more than thirty-five years in clinical practice, \u003cem\u003eThe Gift of Therapy\u003c\/em\u003e 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 bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eLove’s Executioner\u003c\/em\u003e shares his uniquely fresh approach and the valuable insights he has gained—presented as eighty-five personal and provocative “tips for beginner therapists,” including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•Let the patient matter to you \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•Acknowledge your errors \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•Create a new therapy for each patient \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•Do home visits\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•(Almost) never make decisions for the patient\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•Freud was not always wrong\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book aimed at enriching the therapeutic process for a new generation of patients and counselors, Yalom’s\u003cem\u003e Gift of Therapy\u003c\/em\u003e is an entertaining, informative, and insightful read for anyone with an interest in the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eAnyone interested in psychotherapy or personal growth will rejoice at the publication of \u003cem\u003eThe Gift of Therapy,\u003c\/em\u003e a masterwork from one of today's most accomplished psychological thinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his thirty-five years as a practicing psychiatrist and as an award-winning author of nonfiction and fiction, Irvin D. Yalom imparts his unique wisdom in \u003cem\u003eThe Gift of Therapy.\u003c\/em\u003e This remarkable guidebook for successful therapy is, as Yalom remarks, \"an idiosyncratic mélange of ideas and techniques that I have found useful in my work. These ideas are so personal, opinionated, and occasionally original that the reader is unlikely to encounter them elsewhere. I selected the eighty-five categories in this volume randomly guided by my passion for the task rather than any particular order or system.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once startlingly profound and irresistibly practical, Yalom's insights will help enrich the therapeutic process for a new generation of patients and counselors.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Yalom writes with the narrative wit of O. Henry and the earthy humor of Isaac Bashevis Singer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An absorbing guide” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Yalom’s] wise ideas are perfectly accessible.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Certainly helpful to therapists and patients, may also help any thoughtful person seeking to improve relationships with others and self-understanding.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For both the professional and the lay reader....In 85 short chapters, [Yalom] presents little pearls of ideas shaped from 35 years in practice....Yalom’s latest is essential.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I admired especially the humanity and humility which shine through this book....I would recommend this book to anyone but especially to those open to learning with the heart as well as the head.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eE. Thomas Dowd, The Counseling Psychology Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Very much forward looking—a call to arms for the couch. . . . I’m struck by the man’s unerring sense of humanity. . . . [Yalom is] a wizard, for whom no curtain is left drawn.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetro Times (Detroit)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889211273445,"sku":"NP9780066214405","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780066214405.jpg?v=1730230760","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-gift-of-therapy-an-open-letter-to-a-new-generation-of-therapists-and-their-patients-isbn-9780066214405","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}