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Bestselling writer and psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom puts himself on the couch in a “candid, insightful” (Abraham Verghese) memoir.
An “utterly absorbing” collection of ten classic tales from the therapist’s chair by renowned psychiatrist and best-selling author Irvin D. Yalom (Newsday).
Readers of Dr. Yalom's clinical texts will be intrigued by the fictional entries; general readers will gain a greater understanding of and appreciation for the practice of psychotherapy.
In this seminal work, American psychiatrist Irvin Yalom finds the essence of existential psychotherapy and gives it a coherent structure, synthesizing its historical background, core tenets, and usefulness to the practice.
In this completely updated sixth edition, Dr. Yalom and Dr. Leszcz draw on a decade of new research on group psychotherapy as well as their broad clinical wisdom and expertise.
This essential book for front-line clinicians offers new ways of conceptualizing the techniques of group therapy for use on acute wards.