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Irvin D. Yalom
Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University. Author of nonfiction psychiatry texts, novels, and books of stories. Currently in private practice of psychiatry in Palo Alto and San Francisco, California. show more



Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University. Author of nonfiction psychiatry texts, novels, and books of stories. Currently in private practice of psychiatry in Palo Alto and San Francisco, California.

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Birth date: June 13, 1931
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bossyfemme
bossyfemme rated it 5 years ago
Listened to this audiobook prior to starting a degree in counseling. I don't think I have enough of a professional perspective to have a personal opinion on the quality of this advice, but it was helpful in terms of giving me the opportunity to think about therapy as a prospective therapist, rather ...
Dem
Dem rated it 8 years ago
postponed BookClub Read.
Domhnall
Domhnall rated it 11 years ago
Irvin Yalom: A Fumbling Therapist?“Though there is something reassuring about the omniscient therapist who is always in control of every situation, there can be something powerfully engaging about a fumbling therapist, a therapist willing to flounder with the patient until they, together, stumble up...
Nithou's Readings
Nithou's Readings rated it 11 years ago
Un très bon roman, laborieux du à sa profondeur, mais riche d'enseignement tant philosophiques que sur l'être humain. Un bon moment à passer si vous restez accrochés et que vous prenez le temps de vous intéresser à la profondeur des personnages.
ElaineY's Reading Rambles
ElaineY's Reading Rambles rated it 11 years ago
I read this only halfway so I can't rate it beyond that, except that I am a fan of Yalom's books on psychotherapy. I bought this blend of fact and fiction at a time when I wanted to know more about Sandor Firenczi and his approach to therapy vs Freud's. Yalom, from his other books, is a firm belie...
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