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9. Transference and countertransference issues. Transference occurs when a client unconsciously redirects, or transfers, onto their therapist the feelings they have toward one or more important figures in their life. For instance, a client who grew up with an emotionally unavailable father may get angry at his or her older, male therapist for always being quiet and not saying much.
A client may lie to his or her therapist because the therapist represents another important individual to whom he or she also lies (usually for very good reasons, such as protecting him- or herself emotionally). He or she also may seek to impress the therapist as part of transference.
Countertransference is the same issue, except it’s the therapist who is unconsciously redirecting his or her feelings onto the client. Therapists who begin to act in an unexpected manner toward their clients may damage the foundation of therapeutic trust and rapport. Clients may stop being forthcoming with their own feelings in order to return to the previous therapist-client relationship.
Source: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archive...our-therapist/
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http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_tr...and_projection
http://www.crisiscounseling.com/Arti...ansference.htm
and ... the ever popular Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transference (not knocking Wikipedia, it's got lots of stuff!!)
Hello! I'm not trying to be rude by just throwing a bunch of websites at you -- I'm not sure how to phrase "transference" without sounding weird.