"Raw, honest, and deeply human, Breaking Confidentiality pulls back the curtain on therapy and reminds us of something we too often forget: healing happens between human beings. John Kim gives us permission to let go of the performance of having it all figured out and meet ourselves, and each other, with more honesty, curiosity, and compassion."
—DR. NICOLE LEPERA, Author of the #1 New York Times Bestsellers How to Do the Work, How to Be the Love You Seek, and Reparenting the Inner Child

"John invites us behind a curtain that has traditionally remained closed, revealing the doubt, the burnout, and the unfinished life of the therapist. Breaking Confidentiality neither idealizes nor diminishes therapists. Instead, it asks us to relinquish the fantasy that competence requires perfection, and reminds us that therapy has always been an encounter between two human beings."
—MATTHEW BENNETT, PsyD, Clinical Director at The Aion Institute

"In true John Kim fashion, this book turns everything you thought you knew about therapy on its ear. It's humanizing for mental health professionals and fascinating for patients to see what really goes on in the mind of someone whose job is to analyze the minds of others. Funny, raw, and relatable, this is The Angry Therapist at his best."
—DAMONA HOFFMAN, Author of F the Fairy Tale and Resident Relationship Expert, The Drew Barrymore Show

"John gets honest about what I wish was actually discussed in Continuing Education courses - the judgment, the frustration, the burnout, and more. Therapists do not talk about these experiences nearly enough. Breaking Confidentiality reminds us that we're allowed to still be human, even on the job."
—JENNA OVERBAUGH, LPC, OCD & anxiety expert and author of Making Peace with a Noisy Mind

"John Kim brings a warmth and honesty that makes room for our full humanity. As a therapist, I deeply appreciate his willingness to hold complexity and invite self-reflection without adding more shame. Breaking Confidentiality offers an invitation to soften our judgments, get curious about what lives beneath the surface, and remember how much of being human we share. We can take responsibility for our lives while also meeting ourselves with tenderness."
—SILVY KHOUCASIAN, Licensed Therapist & Relationship Coach

"John Kim does the one thing his profession trained him never to do: let us truly see him. As a brave, funny, aching confession from inside the therapist's chair, it holds the envy, the attraction, the boredom, the favoritism, and the quiet dread of wondering whether you're helping anyone at all. But Breaking Confidentiality isn't actually about therapy. It's about what happens any time two people sit across from each other and try to be honest. If you're willing to look, you'll see your marriage, your friendships, and yourself more clearly."
—BRYAN WITHROW REEVES, Author of Choose Her Every Day (Or Leave Her)

Who this book is for: 

Fans of voyeuristic, unconventional stories about therapy

Readers of Lori Gottlieb's Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, viewers of Shrinking and Couples Therapy.

Therapists and therapists-in-training

People who have been in John's shoes will relate to the challenges of that role and will be given permission to bring their humanity to the work, for their clients' benefit and their own.

Anyone who's ever been in therapy—or wanted a peek behind the curtain

What Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential did for the restaurant industry, John Kim is doing for therapy. This book will give readers the juicy details behind a world that has always been hidden behind confidentiality.

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