Book description
What do you see from a therapist's chair? For more than 15 years, David
Sabine, Ph. D., has occupied that chair, helping to transform the lives
of his patients dealing with their grief, regret, sadness, fear and
longing. Only later did he realize that working with them had also
transformed him. Come sit for a while in Dr. Sabine's chair, and listen
with a careful ear as he reveals with pathos, shimmering clarity, and
undeniable empathy the intimate stories of ten patients. You will hear
the steady drumbeat of human courage. You will confront both the
messiness and the heartbreaking beauty of being alive. Resonating with
an affirmation of life, this is a book about the psychologist's
relationship to his patient. How he impacts the patient but, more
importantly, how the patient impacts him. It touches the heartstrings,
giving the reader a real sense of what goes on behind the necessarily
detached exterior of the psychologist. It is about the unavoidable
connection that occurs, the humanity that is revealed. “…A Chair with
a View…offers readers a suspenseful psychological journey as they
witness the challenges and insights of psychotherapy with a seasoned and
compassionate practitioner.” -GARY SMALL, M. D., co-author of The Other
Side of the Couch: A Psychiatrist Solves His Most Unusual Cases DR.
DAVID SABINE is a psychologist in private practice in Wichita Falls,
Texas. After a brief career in Christian urban ministry, he completed
the Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from the University of
Louisville and a pre-doctoral fellowship at Yale University. He has four
children. David is an avid sailor and when he is not writing or doing
psychotherapy, he can often be found on a lake or the ocean at the helm
of a sailboat.
