In my opinion,

Positive:

• When the transference creates a level of intimacy that allows the client to open up to the therapist and tell the therapist personal information that he or she wouldn't have disclosed otherwise.
• When the transference inspires the client to see the therapist as a positive role model.
• When the transference allows the patient to find the best qualities within himself/herself.
• When the transference helps the patient understand how to love another person.
• When the transference motivates the client to find a person who will give him/her the love that he/she needs.

Negative:

• When the transference is identified by the client early on, the client concludes that he or she has fallen in love with a professional who does not genuinely loves him/her, and blames and resents the therapist for playing with his/her emotions.
• When the transference is identified by the client, the client feels tricked and deceived, begins to distrust his/her therapist, and regards the therapist as a negative role model.
• When the transference is identified by the client, the client loses faith in therapy, and discontinues the treatment or does not seek further treatment that might have been beneficial to him/her.
• When the transference causes the client strong feelings of unrequited love, which lead him to contemplate the option of causing harm to himself/herself or others.

What are your thoughts? Do you think that even something positive can come out of instances when the client reacts negatively to the transference? And while it might not necessarily be the therapist's fault when a client falls in love with him/her, do you think that therapists share some responsibility in those instances when the client does not respond well to the therapy because of the transference?