Counteridentification: Mastering the Analyst’s Subconscious
Counteridentification in Psychoanalysis The Core Definition of Counteridentification Counteridentification, a highly specific yet frequently occurring phenomenon within the clinical practice of Psychoanalysis, is fundamentally defined as a subtype of Countertransference wherein the psychoanalyst unconsciously sympathizes, aligns, or temporarily fuses with the client’s projected internal state or object relation. Unlike generalized countertransference, which encompasses the totality […]