I attended a very good lecture last week on contemporary views of countertransference. It inspired me to write a brief overview of the concept here, with more to follow. To understand ...

Practical Points Countertransference can emerge in any physician-patient relationship. Many psychiatrists learn as trainees how to recognize their countertransference and use their instinctual cues as ...

Transference is when someone redirects their feelings about one person onto someone else. During a therapy session, it usually refers to a person transferring their feelings about someone else onto ...

Dr Krishna Athal is a renowned life and executive coach. He is currently the Executive Director of the International Coaching Institute (ICI). He writes and talks about leadership, coaching, strategy, ...

Three psychological phenomena happen in almost every planning engagement: transference, countertransference and triangles in relationships. Understanding what they mean and how they impact behavior ...

Transference occurs when a person redirects some of their feelings or desires for another person to an entirely different person. One example of transference is when you observe characteristics of ...