Echos,
I'm glad to hear that you and your T were able to talk about it all. Did you bring it up? Did you also talk about you feeling kind of dissociated in the session that was at the beginning of this? Just curious...
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Originally Posted by Echos Myron
I used the word countertransference and he said he was reluctant to use that word, because it insinuated the feelings were a response to transference, and he wanted to be clear that he owned them as his own feelings, originating in him (we said that they're probably a mixture, but it's impossible to untangle the origins completely).
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Your T sounds amazing. I'm so happy for you that your T is self-aware enough to own his/her part of what's going on in session and to talk to you about it - so that you would be able to understand what's been happening between the two of you, that's simply wonderful. That's the ideal, really, but I've met enough Ts over the years who weren't able to do this and blamed everything on the client...
Also I loved how careful he was around "labelling" all this as countertransference. He seems to be very much aware of nuances and differentiates very carefully.
It seems to me that you are able to learn and grow from this experience. And your T not only seems to be an awsome T but also a wonderful role model for you.
Best wishes, c_r