Episode 80 | Victor Yalom | Developing Yourself as a Therapist

FEATURED GUESTS: Victor Yalom, PhD, is the Founder, Director of Content and Resident Cartoonist of Psychotherapy.net. He maintained a full-time practice psychology practice in San Francisco for over 25 years, and currently continues to see a small handful of clients, as well as leading psychotherapy and consultation groups. He has conducted workshops in existential-humanistic and group therapy in the US, Mexico, and China. He has produced over 100 training videos in the field of psychotherapy and continues to be inspired the many master therapists he has been privileged to work with, including existential-humanistic psychologist James Bugental, and his father Irvin Yalom. In his spare time he paints, creates metal sculptures, and tries to improve his table tennis game. More information on Victor and his artwork is at sfpsychologist.com.

LISTEN & LEARN: 

• What lead Victor into producing films for psychotherapists. 
• The importance of witnessing skilled professionals as we develop our clinical skills as therapists. 
• The role of mindsets and worldviews on the ways in which we practice. 
• Why it is helpful to question historical ways of doing things within our field. 
• The importance of the invitation within the therapeutic exchange. 

RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
SFpsychologist.com
Psychotherapy.net
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