Countertransference:

Sigmund Freud was first to introduce the concept of countertransference. It is unconscious process. Counter transference is actually the redirection of a therapist feeling toward client or we can say that Countertransference is a specific reaction by therapist to the client’s transference. counter-transference can be damaging if not appropriately managed.

More specifically, when the client is an adult, common counter-transference signs are:

· Giving longer sessions than is useful to the client.

· Inappropriate emotional response to the client.

· Fulfilling his/her needs for intimacy.

· Excessive positive attitude toward client.

· Becoming overemotional toward client case.

Managing counter transference:

Countertransference is positive and negative.

· Positive countertransference is helpful when a therapist is so entertained by a patient’s jokes and bitterness is ignored.

· Countertransference is problematic when it is negative

· The therapist feels bored in the presence of a particular patient.

Self awareness

· It is the therapist’s job to understand those feelings and deal with them.

· The development of the inner supervisor increase coach self-insight, resolve inner conflicts and reduced anxiety.

Supervision

· Supervision in particular is an important for increasing awareness of the coaching.

· Supervision is the helpful for experience and understanding the effect of countertransference during treatment.