Transference and Countertransference in Therapy with Lesbian Patients

Contrasting Views from Lesbian and Heterosexual Therapists

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12459366
AutoresKarine J Igartua (McGill University, autor correspondente), Pascale Des Rosiers (McGill University)
Ano2004
Volume8
Fascículo1-2
Páginas123-141
Data de publicação2004-04-27
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Lesbian Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1089-4160 • E-ISSN: 1540-3548
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j155v08n01_08
PMID24820881
OpenAlexW157112315
IdiomaEN
Referências 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