Posted by Tamar on May 4, 2005, at 15:57:18
In reply to Re: Dynamic Supportive Therapy, anyone?, posted by alexandra_k on May 4, 2005, at 15:47:14
Y’know – and sorry to keep banging on about this – but I find this idea of discouraging transference deeply unsettling. I mean, it’s one thing if a patient chooses not to tell her T about her transference-related feelings, and even for a T to feel uncomfortable about hearing a client’s transference feelings, but it seems like quite another matter for a T to set out from the beginning to exclude transference from the therapeutic frame. I suppose that’s fine if no transference ensues, but what if it just happens despite the discouragement? And then it’s not supposed to be talked about? That just seems fundamentally dishonest. But maybe I’m over-reacting.
Looking forward to reading In Session!
poster:Tamar
thread:493400
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