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The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom — WisdomDeck honest review
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The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy

by Irvin D. Yalom

The standard text on group therapy: eleven therapeutic factors, cohesion, here-and-now. For clinicians, but Yalom's warmth makes it readable.

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  1. Universality heals.
  2. Here and now.
  3. Cohesion is the medium.

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