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Old Aug 18, 2013, 01:17 PM
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I did like parts of the article.

I did not agree with this statement:
"Simply, positive transference is when you like your therapist, and negative transference is when you don't."

That statement seemed at odds with another statement in the article, which I do agree with:
"Transference is feelings from your past interactions with others that you transfer into current relationships."

I do believe that a client can like a therapist without it being due to feelings for people from one's past. I don't think we need to turn everything into transference.
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