"I was building and losing at the same time and it felt like this very tenuous space to live in," she recalled.įriends were supportive - Soffer warmly remembers co-workers pulling up to her mom’s funeral in a rented van, a.k.a., the "clown car" - but few people she knew truly could empathize.
"I didn’t really have anyone to look to."Īt the time, she had just earned her graduate degree and was working as a producer for "The Colbert Report" television show.
Please read this book when you get a chance, or during your first practicum experience as it will be helpful to either hear about beginning skills as a refresher or to get a more specific example than watching a role-play."Both of my witnesses were gone," Soffer, a mother of two who splits her time between New York and Massachusetts, told TODAY Parents. This book is relatable to those that work in the mental health field and you will at least be able to relate to one of the multiple topics he writes about. Mostly what is helpful about reading this book is that it gives you specific information, in a really easy to read manner. It’s also great to hear from someone with so much experience counseling, but can also give the medical information as well in order to consider those possibilities as well. He has become the angel on my shoulder, reminding me about things like immediacy and how to self-disclose properly. I can only say that I wish I had read this book during my first practicum experience as it feels as though I hear Yalom talking to me during my sessions. It was there that I happened to purchase this book: The Gift of Therapy. And then, one extremely warm Miami December day I decided to go to my favorite used bookstore- Book Barn and see if I could find some used Psychology books instead of continuing to spend an extremely large amount of money on them. After having multiple supervisors make repeated comments about his genius and ability to inspire therapists for years, I was pretty much over it. Wasn’t that informative?! Aren’t you so happy to know that this human exists and is here to teach you things about existential therapy, group therapy and being a therapist?! If you’re having a sort of no, not really sort of reaction, then understand this: you are NOT alone. Okay great! I am glad that you read that. In fact, do not continue on in this post until you have at least read his biography from his website. If you haven’t heard about him yet, scold your professors and then google him immediately. Now for some of you who have not heard of Yalom yet, I am surprised and confused by how that is humanely possible. Hello again! I am very excited because I finally finished reading a book called, The Gift of Therapy by Irvin D.
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