The Gift of Therapy is the new book from the bestselling author of Love's Executioner. The culmination of master psychiatrist Dr Irvin Yalom's forty-five years' work as a therapist, this book illustrates through real case studies how patients and therapists alike can get the most out of therapy. Presented as eighty-five 'tips' for 'beginner therapists', Yalom shares his own fresh approach and the insights he has gained while treating his patients. Personal, and sometimes provocative, Yalom includes some unorthodox suggestions: Let the patient matter to you; Acknowledge your errors; Create a new therapy for each patient; Three kinds of therapist self-disclosure; Revealing the therapist's personal life: use caution; Full interpretation of a dream? Forget it!; Freud was not always wrong. This is an entertaining, informative and insightful read for both beginner (and experienced) therapists, patients, students and everyone with an interest in the subject.

Irvin D. Yalom教授是斯坦福大学医学院精神病学系的终身教授，是当前美国心理治疗领域的大师级人物。他具有几十年的心理治疗经验，在存在注意治疗和团体治疗方面有着突出的贡献。除了教学和临床实际外，Irvin D. Yalom教授还是一位多产的作家，其作品风格多样，从理论书籍到治疗故事到小说，从不同的角度阐释他对心理治疗和生活的理解。