If there is only one therapy book you read this year, then this is the one.  In the easygoing, almost effortless style of Irvin Yalom, Nancy McWilliams and Jeffrey A. Kottler, Dr. Jacqueline Simon Gunn has created a moving, insightful and poignant set of six case studies in her first book, “In the Therapist’s Chair.”  Through the eyes of a sensitive, gentle and intuitive therapist (although she does admit to getting enraged occasionally), she weaves the stories of long-term clients who suffer from debilitating conditions such as body dysmorphism, sadomasochism, sexualized relationships, abandonment issues, self-hatred and anorexia nervosa.  There is also a section on envious clients, self-disclosure, close encounters with clients outside the office while unshowered and braless, gift-giving and the integral meaning of hugs – among many others.