Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic are not the same. Psychodynamic therapy is simply talk therapy and means nothing more- they don't receive special training and don't have qualifications that differ from other therapists. It's very confusing since terms like this suggest a certain expertise, but it's not the case. What it really says is they dont do CBT like so many other ts do, so it lets you know they prefer talk therapy. If someone is a true psychoanalytic therapist they will be certified through a psychoanalytic institute, so you should look for or ask about this when you meet. There are very few psychoanalytic institutes in the U.S. so keep that in mind - depending on where you live it may be very difficult to find someone trained in psychoanalysis.

Ethically it is appropriate for a T to refer out clients when attraction is an issue on both sides. If only the client is attracted, I don't think they should refer you out unless it interferes with therapy. If it does become a barrier to therapy then many Ts will refer out, and it is considered appropriate. A lot of Ts don't like to deal with transference on a deep level, probably because they are afraid of misinterpretations or hurt feelings (and they want to protect themselves). I live in Boston and psychoanalysis is a rarity here, so that says to me that transference is not a priority among a lot of therapists. It's not a subject offered in standard psych masters program, so Ts here receive no academic training on it beyond what we learned about Freud.



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