Lying on the Couch : A Novel

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Unconventional therapy sessions revealed through captivating storytelling.

"Lying on the Couch" explores the complexities of psychotherapy and human relationships through three therapists and their patients. It delves into their struggles with boundaries, money, and inventing new approaches to therapy. The book is a fascinating and thought-provoking read that provides a glimpse into the challenges of being a therapist.

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Lying on the Couch : A Novel

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ISBN: 9780060928513
Authors: Irvin D. Yalom
Date of Publication: 2020-11-10
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 4.07
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From the bestselling author of Love's Executioner and When Nietzsche Wept comes a provocative exploration of the unusual relationships three therapists form with their patients. Seymour is a therapist of the old school who blurs the boundary of sexual propriety with one of his clients. Marshal, who is haunted by his own obsessive-compulsive behaviors, is troubled by the role money plays in his dealings with his patients. Finally, there is Ernest Lash. Driven by his sincere desire to help and his faith in psychoanalysis, he invents a radically new approach to therapy -- a totally open and honest relationship with a patient that threatens to have devastating results.Exposing the many lies that are told on and off the psychoanalyst's couch, Lying on the Couch gives readers a tantalizing, almost illicit, glimpse at what their therapists might really be thinking during their sessions. Fascinating, engrossing and relentlessly intelligent, it ultimately moves readers with a denouncment of surprising humanity and redemptive faith.
 

Unconventional therapy sessions revealed through captivating storytelling.

"Lying on the Couch" explores the complexities of psychotherapy and human relationships through three therapists and their patients. It delves into their struggles with boundaries, money, and inventing new approaches to therapy. The book is a fascinating and thought-provoking read that provides a glimpse into the challenges of being a therapist.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.