Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Erotic transference occurs frequently in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis yet very little has \nbeen published on the topic to date. This research study seeks to explore the phenomenon of \nerotic transference and erotised transference as it emerges in the therapeutic encounter, the \ntherapist’s countertransference and the importance of the therapeutic relationship in \nmanaging outcomes. This paper also seeks to explore the significance of gender differences \non the transference process with particular emphasis on the female therapist- male client \ndyad and the female therapist-female therapist dyad. The methodology used was semistructured \nface to face interviews with a small select group of participants and subject \nresponses to a detailed qualitative analysis; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). \nThe sample for the research study included three experienced female, humanistic and \nintegrative Irish psychotherapists. The purpose of this criterion was to facilitate the \nresearcher in collecting data from more experienced psychotherapists and also with the \nintention of collecting research data from a humanistic and integrative perspective. Three \nthemes emerged from the interviews: the role of the therapist in the emergence of the erotic \ntransference, resistances to the erotic transferences and the issue of boundaries in the erotic \ntransference. The research would suggest that erotic transference is the most challenging \nphenomenon in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis and the therapist may possibly be the most \nimportant influence in the transference as it emerges in the here and now. Author keywords: Erotic transference, transference love
Source: eSource (Dublin Business School)
Author: Yvonne Barnewell
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2590184026