>>> hard to question his experience and his ability to offer wisdom and healing

Oh I don't know about that.

When I read "Staring at the Sun" (which struck me as an immensely sad, pain filled book), I kept a pad by me on which I would write my reactions to his book. It all got very long!!! I thought about sending it to him, but in the end I gave up. He's unlikely to change at this age, I figured there was no point - and he wouldn't have time (or inclination, probably) to write me back anyway.

I have read quite a lot of his published stuff, and interviews as they've come up; I don't say he's a bad guy but he does strike me as fairly self centered, for a therapist, not to say sexist, and I don't even mention that beard

Just my honest $0.02. Sorry, all you who may be Yalom fans.