Product reviews for Their Finest Hour

Almost like a series of short stories ” this is similar to Yalom's “Love's executioner & other tales of psychotherapy.

In this book, a host of highly successful and eminent therapists are asked to choose their greatest moment in practice ” with sometimes surprising results! Some of the stories are not what you might expect in that they actually recount apparent “failures' with clients, which ultimately turn out to be effective in the end ” sometimes almost accidentally!

Others don't focus on particular therapeutic cases, but on certain life experiences of the therapists themselves, which have particularly impacted on their learning as therapists and their approach to clients. Some of the stories focus on acceptance of our limitations as therapists and others on the amazing potential for therapeutic change.

The tales are told with humility and grace and are full of learning and honest reflection. I found some of the stories re-assuring and some truly inspirational.

Re-assuring in that they show that even the most renown and admired therapists make mistakes and doubt themselves at times. As for inspirational, Michael Yapko's story of his treatment of a severely depressed and totally uncommunicative man is literally awe-inspiring!



An excellent read, especially for relatively new therapists wanting a bit of inspiration and re-assurance!