ciara’s Reviews > The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients > Status Update
ciara
is on page 75 of 288
yalom’s views on the here & now are very interesting & i would only subscribe to about 45% of this in my practice. i think authenticity, immediacy, and the present are all important components for the work, yalom describes it in a way that could negatively impact the dynamic i will have with my clients (especially as a woman therapist working with teenagers). it definitely has something to it but i have qualms.
— Mar 02, 2025 03:31PM
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ciara
is on page 84 of 288
i have more respect for how yalom explains self disclosure in these chapters. i the benefit in neglecting freuds ideas of the therapist being a “blank screen” in the name of transference. that is not what a client needs or wants. granted, self disclosure should be a therapeutic tool that has a therapeutic outcome. it should benefit the client not the therapist. i think those lines blur for yalom sometimes.
— Mar 05, 2025 08:57AM
ciara
is on page 51 of 288
period. i love the chapter about getting your own therapy as a therapist. it’s so important for accepting feedback, being challenged, being made aware of our blind spots and biases and neurosis that can get in the way of being available for our clients. it’s makes us authentic. it makes us insightful. i also like how yalom included the importance of diversifying the therapeutic modality of personal therapy.
— Feb 12, 2025 03:20PM
ciara
is on page 29 of 288
some of his takes are definitely unique but i really like how he highlights the importance of authenticity and empathy and bringing yourself into the therapeutic relationship. i just think he likes doing it for himself and not the clients sake which is not the vibe and i think he take self disclosure too far but otherwise kinda period so far
— Feb 06, 2025 07:30PM
