Transference and Countertransference

Psychodynamic therapists use the interpersonal experience in therapeutic relations to understand the subconscious background of a clients disorder, use it for diagnosis, treatment plans, interventions and supervision. Transference and countertransference were defined and described in the article. In the presented article the five skills of the therapist were distinguished in the five stages of therapy, beginning with the perception of one’s own feelings in the transference.