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Originally Posted by Blanche_
I'm confused by what you meant (or need more coffee!) He seems to keep his feelings out of the therapy. Please explain, I'm curious what you meant.
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I'm sorry--I just meant that if your T keeps his feelings out of the relationship, that leaves the only transference in the room yours. So any projections may be clearer, and your processing of them within yourself is what resolves the transference.
When there's also counter transference from the T (and it needn't be problematic or indicative of dysfunction--that's a more narrow, older perspective of counter transference), and it appropriately mirrors the client's transference (like father/daughter), then it can contribute to the resolution. Exploring both sides of the mirror transference can strengthen the relationship. But the counter transference has to be substantial, and the T has to work in a modality and have the expertise to do that work.