Posted by Penny on October 7, 2003, at 10:36:52
In reply to Re: Please read...Code of Ethics Therapy » jay, posted by Dinah on October 7, 2003, at 10:23:50
In fact, in order to deal with these feelings of transference and countertransference, isn't that the reason so many therapists are in or have been in therapy?
This was a subject of another thread...
My pdoc told me that he went through 5 years of psychoanalysis after med school so he could learn to recognize when countertransference was occurring and use those feelings to the benefit of the patient. To me, that makes sense. A therapist does definitely need to be aware when transference is occurring, and needs to be able to handle it effectively and professionally, but to terminate therapy b/c of transference? No!
I, personally, wouldn't want to see a therapist I didn't experience transference with and couldn't share those feelings with. I don't see how that would make the experience very therapeutic.
Of course - this could also go along with the above thread about length of therapy - I suppose transference wouldn't be necessarily as strong or as important in short-term therapy, and I, myself, feel that long-term therapy is more effective for me.
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