Dysfunctional patterns, beliefs, and assumptions that affect a patient's perception of other
people often affect their perceptions and behaviours towards the therapist. This tendency …

Background: The concepts of transference and countertransference developed within
psychodynamic paradigms. While there is an increasing interest by cognitive therapists in …

Many experts claim that transference and countertransference analysis has no place in
cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and should be used solely in psychodynamic …

The psychodynamic literature suggests that countertransference is an inevitable part of
therapy and a significant feature of the client-therapist relationship. However …

As a construct, the elaboration of countertransference experience (ECE) is intended to
depict the implicit and explicit psychological work to which therapists submit their …

Supervision of countertransference has been problematic because it has had many different
meanings and negative affective connotations associated with it. Conflict has also existed …

Psychotherapeutic work, no matter its theoretical perspective, involves human engagement
and understanding. These complementary abilities--to relate to the other and to know the …

Countertransference is the therapist's inappropriate response to a client's behavior. This
response, based on unconscious unresolved issues within the therapist, is to be …

Definitions of and attitudes towards countertransference have changed throughout the
twentieth century. From being seen as a contaminant in the analytical process …

Countertransference interference is a problem often addressed in psychotherapy
supervision. After a brief review of concepts, a case vignette is presented to illustrate the …