Wiktionary
n. (context psychotherapy English) The transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to his or her patient; unconscious or instinctive emotion felt towards the patient.
WordNet
n. the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
Wikipedia
Countertransference is defined as redirection of a psychotherapist's feelings toward a client—or, more generally, as a therapist's emotional entanglement with a client.
Usage examples of "countertransference".
Adrian had suggested it as a way to deal with the powerful countertransference emotions she was experiencing from working with Kara, a young woman so agoraphobic that she had been unable to leave her apartment for two years.
And he declared it even more unlikely that an abusive doctor would solicit advice from a Harvard expert on a sticky countertransference issue with said patient, as Diana had also done.
The grand jury would not only hear of her sexual feelings for James, but once her peer group explained the basis for countertransference, they would also hear of his passion for her.
But experience had taught me that when countertransference melded perfectly with what appeared to be appropriate treatment, danger often ensued.
Constellation of the Countertransference in Relation to the Presentation of Archetypal Dreams.
It could stimulate countertransference reactions from your online partner.
For the therapist, replies can be more carefully planned and countertransference reactions managed more effectively.
Programs have no feelings or countertransference reactions, which can be valuable tools in assessing and treating clients.
Some psychoanalytic workers also will be intrigued by the heightened transference and countertransference that occurs in text-based interactions.
Saving text dialogues with a client can help therapists reduce errors in recall, some of which might be due to countertransference distortions.
Among the many useful techniques which were demonstrated and validated through our case studies, powerful therapeutic relationships were recognized and clarified, replete with transference and countertransference, deep and immediate emotions expressed by the client, and the possibility of long-term engagement even with an ambivalent client.