"First published in 1989, this ... collection of ten tales by distinguished psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom has become a classic. ... Yalom uncovers the mysteries, frustrations, pathos, and humor at the heart of the therapeutic encounter. In recounting his patients' dilemmas, Yal…
"Yalom describes his patients' struggles-- as well as his own-- to come to terms with the two great challenges of existence: how to have a meaningful life, and how to reckon with its inevitable end"--Dust jacket flap.
"Yalom describes his patients' struggles-- as well as his own-- to come to terms with the two great challenges of existence: how to have a meaningful life, and how to reckon with its inevitable end"--Dust jacket flap.
"Yalom describes his patients' struggles--as well as his own--to come to terms with the two great challenges of existence: how to have a meaningful life, and how to reckon with its inevitable end"--Dust jacket flap.
These sixteen essays examine issues surrounding therapeutic relationships and consider their effects on the beliefs, feelings, and actions of therapists. In them, clinicians describe their own reactions and the changes they've experienced as a result of contact with a particular…
These sixteen essays examine issues surrounding therapeutic relationships and consider their effects on the beliefs, feelings, and actions of therapists. In them, clinicians describe their own reactions and the changes they've experienced as a result of contact with a particular…