Transference and Countertransference in Therapy with Lesbian Patients

Contrasting Views from Lesbian and Heterosexual Therapists

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12459366
AutoresKarine J Igartua (McGill University, autor de correspondencia), Pascale Des Rosiers (McGill University)
Año2004
Volumen8
Número1-2
Páginas123-141
Fecha de publicación2004-04-27
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Lesbian Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1089-4160 • E-ISSN: 1540-3548
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j155v08n01_08
PMID24820881
OpenAlexW157112315
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas11

Like gender, sexual orientation is an important determinant of one's perception of human relationships, therefore influencing the therapeutic process. Through a framework derived from cross-cultural therapy literature, this article explores how lesbian patients' transferences are influenced by their perception of their therapists' sexual orientations and how therapists' countertransferences differ according to their sexual orientations. This analysis took shape through dialogue with heterosexual and lesbian therapists working in a variety of settings, some generic mental health settings and some lesbian, gay, and bisexual identified

Countertransference · Homosexuality · Lesbian · Mental health · Perception · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Sexual orientation · Transference · Variety (cybernetics · Clinical Psychology · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology