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Wounded Healers in Practice: A Phenomenological Study of Jungian Analysts' Countertransference Experiences

Burda, Jeffrey M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1412610903

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2014, Psy. D., Antioch University, Antioch New England: Clinical Psychology.
This study explored Jungian analysts' experiences of countertransference (CT) using the qualitative method interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA). The purpose of this study was to better understand how Jungian analysts experience, understand, make use of, and manage CT in daily practice. Six certified Jungian analysts were interviewed about their CT experiences from their analytic work with a past client. The study's main findings were that CT originated primarily from analysts' personal wounds and tended to manifest as analysts' disengagement or withdrawal from the client. Furthermore, analysts often used awareness and understanding of their CT to better manage CT. The nature of the therapeutic relationship was often influenced by CT and also emerged as an important factor in analytic process and outcome. Finally, this study found that contextual factors such as time, culture, and spiritual elements were key influences in the transference-countertransference dynamic. Overall, this study represents a step towards developing an empirical understanding of CT in Jungian models and hopefully facilitates a long-overdue dialogue between Jungians and mainstream practitioners, particularly those adhering to relational or interpersonal approaches.
James Fauth, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Lorraine Mangione, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Lynn Catlin, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
129 p.
Clinical Psychology
countertransference; Jungian analysis; relational; wounded healer

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  • Burda, J. M. (2014). Wounded Healers in Practice: A Phenomenological Study of Jungian Analysts' Countertransference Experiences [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1412610903

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Burda, Jeffrey. Wounded Healers in Practice: A Phenomenological Study of Jungian Analysts' Countertransference Experiences . 2014. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1412610903.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Burda, Jeffrey. "Wounded Healers in Practice: A Phenomenological Study of Jungian Analysts' Countertransference Experiences ." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1412610903

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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