Countertransference

1 Running head: TRANSFERENCE AND COUNTER-TRANSFERENCE 8 TRANSFERENCE AND COUNTER-TRANSFERENCE Transference and Counter-Transference Harriet L. Wiley Mississippi College Abstract Transference and counter-transference are natural behaviors. The literature under review has focused on the expression of counter-transference and transference in many ways. The value of recognizing both are acknowledged due to them being dually important by having positive and negative behaviors depending

Introduction In this paper, two approaches to therapy will be described, evaluated and finally compared and contrasted with each other. The two approaches the author chose are psychoanalysis and person centered therapy. Psychoanalysis was developed by Sigmund Freud at the end of the nineteenth century and was one the very first integrated approaches to psychotherapy (Hergenhahn, 2000). Psychoanalysis works predominantly with the unconscious level of the mind and assumes that most mental disturbances

her business to show Jaden the scars on her legs, at that moment it seemed like she took the role as a client, and Jaden became the counselor. Countertransference is when a therapist’s reaction to a client is intensified by the therapist’s own experience, so it is the way a therapist perceives and reacts to the past experiences of a client. Countertransference can show itself in many ways but being overprotective of a client is one way and can

influenced by psychoanalytic concepts in my therapy sessions in the current. A few concepts which are relevant in this video are the role of the past, resistance, the linkage between events, past events, current behavior, transference, and countertransference. Getting wedged in the past is not helpful. As therapist we have to recognize the client has a past, and that it affects interactions with the counselor and how much we attend to the past have to do with theory. Psychoanalytic therapy is the

of my family chose to have an interracial marriage. Though I may still have some biases, I feel that my upbringing has taught me to be interested in the persona and his/her unique background. When in a session with a student transference and countertransference will be two things, I will be aware of as a counselor. A student may begin to act toward me how he/she may feel towards a trouble adult in his/her life. Due to the power differential between students and the adults in the building a child may

order for a counselor to be an effective counselor, a counselor must be aware of themselves before they can have sessions with a client. Meaning a counselor can and should be aware of their unresolved conflicts and issues so countertransference won’t happen. Countertransference is when a counselor projects emotions toward a client. I always ask myself “what motivates me to be a counselor?” There can be numerous answers to that question. Things that motivate people to become a counselor can be experiencing

aunts and uncles helped out with our city’s Special Olympics. So as a result to my professional work as a helper if I were to have a client who disrespected or had negative feelings towards people with IDD it is quite possible that I may have countertransference because of the way I was raised to respect and love people with IDD.

In this essay we will firstly give a brief outline of what transference is. Then we will discuss the transference across the case of Dora (1905). Kahn (1991) claims that according to Freud, when entering therapy, a patient’s view of and reaction to their therapist is influenced by two tendencies. Firstly, the patient will view this relationship in the light of their earliest relationships, and secondly that they will try and incite replays of early difficult situations. Jacobs (2010) describes

else. If no countertransference is identified or the counselor is able to ethically work through it, there is nothing wrong with allowing a client to complete homework during the first 10 minutes of the session. Upon completion, the client and counselor will have time to discuss what the client wrote down and work through different treatment options. If this option is not feasible, and the other two alternate actions were unsuccessful. The counselor should consider another form of treatment. Other

I. Psychosocial History Barry Egan has presenting symptoms of poor anger management and possible psychotic breaks. He also has possible symptoms of learning disability such as dyslexia, given his tendency to confound words. Barry's psychosocial history includes serious conflicts with his seven sisters, who tease and torment him. He is aware of each of his problems, and of the impact those problems have on his social interactions, relationships, and his mental state. Major life stressors for Barry