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Originally Posted by JustShakey
(((SoccerMom)))
I suspect that your T is reaching a point where she feels that unless you yourself face the transference head on and reject it - ie: accept that she is not your mother and you must stop responding to her as if she were, that she will not be able to help you.
I know that's hard as hell (been there, done that) but unless you do you will lose someone you care deeply about.
Transference is a valuable tool, but only if you're willing to separate from it. It must be experienced, then examined. If you get stuck in experience she is not going to be able to help you.
Sorry, SM, probably an unpopular opinion  
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The problem I see with this is that if the client knew how to do this - they more than likely would. I think it is a therapist's responsibility to help the client through this sort of thing. They set the game up so that this reaction can likely, if not in all cases will, occur. They cannot then just blame the client for it happening, ignore it and hope it or the client goes away etc. The therapist does have responsibility to assist the client when this sort of thing occurs.
Otherwise it would be like the Bob Newhart skit where he just yells "stop it" at the client.