countertransference
Americannoun
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Origin of countertransference
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Psychology has a term for when therapists unintentionally project their own emotions, history or unresolved issues onto a client: countertransference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The hostility toward these patients mentioned in the article is not only the consequence of a difference in the therapist's theoretical approach; it is a consequence of the therapist's countertransference left untreated.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 1, 2022
When the therapist does some version of that with their patient, particularly in reaction to transference, that's countertransference.
From Salon ● May 23, 2021
Transference and countertransference are psychological terms expressing the professional's requirement to be cautious with personal boundaries.
From Salon ● May 23, 2021
There is also a countertransference which indicates the reaction of the therapist to the patient.
From A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Melvin Powers
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