Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
Irvin D. Yalom · first published 1989 · ISBN 9780465042807
Ten true narratives of therapy cases, each examining a patient struggling with isolation, self-doubt, grief, or existential despair. Yalom narrates his own clinical thinking, mistakes, and growth alongside the patient's journey, revealing how skilled therapy unearths the existential roots of suffering.
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This memoir teaches you what happens inside the therapeutic room in ways no technique manual can. Yalom shows you the therapeutic relationship as a living instrument, not a script. You see how connection heals.