What countertransference reactions have concerned you thus far in your practicum
Re: Topic 4 DQ 1: Define countertransference. What countertransference reactions have concerned you thus far in your practicum?
Countertransference, which occurs when a therapist transfers emotions to a person in therapy, is often a reaction to transference, a phenomenon in which the person in treatment redirects feelings for others onto the therapist. I have often encountered clients who when first entering into a therapeutic relationship with the Clinician, have a hard time explaining what the issue they are having that has made them decide to enter into counseling. I have seen other therapists and I myself have had to start the conversation with the client by saying that I too have had a similar experience in my past. Using that technique let’s my client know that I can truly identify with them because although I am their Clinician, I too have experienced issues that are similar to what they are going through. In contemporary psychology, clinicians typically make a distinction between helpful and unhelpful countertransference. Many contemporary psychologists openly share their own feelings with the people they are treating and may use countertransference, in a conscious manner, to understand differences between their own experiences and the experiences of the person in therapy.
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