Countertransference and the Therapist's Inner Experience

Countertransference and the Therapist's Inner Experience explores the inner world of the psychotherapist and its influences on the relationship between psychotherapist and patient. Gelso and Hayes present the history and current status of countertransference, offer a theoretically integrative conception, and focus on how psychotherapists can manage countertransference in a way that benefits the therapeutic process.

Charles J. Gelso, Jeffrey Hayes

Contents: Preface. The Past and the Present: The Evolution of Countertransference. An Integrative Conception of Countertransference. Countertransference Within Different Theoretical Stances. Countertransference and the Therapist's Experiential World. The Management of Countertransference. Empirical Research on Countertransference. Countertransference and the Psychotherapist's Subjectivity: Conclusions and Recommendations.