Absolutely. He was never one to use jargon, but we talked quite openly both about the paternal feelings he brought into the room, and the feelings I brought up in him through my transference.

As Elliemay said about drs who can spot a depressed patient from the depressive feelings they experience around the patient, counter transference can be a powerful tool for Ts--but must be used appropriately.

Had we not talked so openly, the transferences could never have been resolved.

My T was a supervisor/trainer of post-doc Ts, but he also had a T colleague that he talked to as needed. I know because he arranged for me to be able to call her if needed when he had to be out of town.