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Originally Posted by Lauliza
I am actually a T. On a technical level, yes, this is what is meant by psychodynamic therapy. I'm in New England and the masters programs do not have training to be a psyhodynamic therapist. So regardless of what literature says, what you will get will vary. I think prospective clients should know that seeing "psychodynamic therapist" in a therapists bio doesn't describe training but rather philosophy.
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That's what I said in my first post in this thread. And psychoanalysts training doesn't vary like that.
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Originally Posted by missbella
Psychoanalysis has its own problems and, I understand, is no longer as widely accepted as effective treatment. It made me far crazier than when I went in. No offense to those who do and like it.
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I didn't refer to psychoanalysis. I referred to psychodynamic therapy with a psychoanalyst. There are several here on that forum in that type of therapy, including myself. It is actually evidence-based (I say evidence-based with a grain of salt as I don't think it means much.)
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Originally Posted by BrazenApogee
The big issue, as other people have mentioned, is that Transference is generally not taught or if it is taught then it is only understood philosophically. There is a very good reason for this: Transference isn't taught it is experienced. What this means is that if the therapist has not had therapy with someone who understands and works with transference, then they do not have the experience and understanding to work with transference.
A therapist must have done their own work on their own transferences in therapy in order for them to be able to work with others on theirs.
When interviewing prospective therapists, ask if they have had their own therapy. Ask if they have worked with transference. This will be crucial to finding the T you need.
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Yes, that's a good point and why I mentioned seeing a psychoanalyst-they are all required to undergo he same intensive, transference-based therapies they carry out in practice. And their training includes working with transference with clients. One of the few types of programs that require this, and in their training no, it doesn't meant taking a 'transference class'. Transference is immersed throughout their training.
Anyway, I don't have a stake in this; this thread is for objectclient. I wanted you know that psychoanalysts are recognized in the field as the experts in transference and even write a lot about ET cases in their books. I've safely expressed mine in my therapies with 2 different therapists like this without worrying about how they would react. Good luck!