Every Day Gets a Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy

I really want to like this book. I believe therapy works. I believe Yalom is probably a good therapist. I appreciated the insight into the therapeutic process from his perspective and the client's. I just don't like the way he goes about things. I don't think he is correct in his assumptions about Ginnie. I find his existentialism theory as a rationalization for talking about himself during the sessions, and for him assuming a greater presence in the life of his client than he may actually have. Yalom is Yalom, and I am sure being his client is a healing and enlightening experience, however, I felt uncomfortable often in this book with the way he went about the treatment.

I am a devotee of Irvin Yalom and was very disappointed with this book until I realised that he wrote it in the early 70s.

I think his gift of getting to the core of issues has expanded out of all recognition in his later works, both text and "faction".

A unique tale of a psychotherapeutic relationship between Dr. Yalom and Ginny, a young woman labelled by others as “schizoid.” The story is written in the form of a journal, with both the doctor and Ginny writing their thoughts on the day’s session, over a period of two years or so.

Hat mir sehr gut gefallen, weil es wiedereinmal dargestellt hat, dass auch Therapeuten nur Menschen sind :-)
Sehr persönlich - Tagebucheintragungen von Yalom und seiner Patientin Ginny, welche Schriftstellerin ist.