Therapeutic Relationship

Murray Stein, Mario Jacoby
Independent study
Online

Overview

The relationship that develops between therapist and client within the context of long-term psychotherapeutic treatment is generally recognized by all schools of depth psychology and psychoanalysis as a critical factor in the change and healing processes. Analytical (Jungian) Psychology has a unique perspective on this relationship, which is grounded in a perspective on the relation between conscious and unconscious psychological dynamics in both the individuals involved and in the close relationship that develops between individuals engaged in psychotherapy. Dr. Jacoby will speak on this subject from many years of clinical experience as a Jungian psychoanalyst. Dr. Stein will provide a theoretical overview and a review of the history of Jung’s thinking on this key factor in the psychotherapeutic process and its potential for healing.

  1. Describe Jungian thinking on the subjects of transference, countertransference, and the transformational stage of psychotherapy
  2. Discuss the history of Jung’s views on the transferencecountertransference relationship in analysis
  3. List the four levels of therapy as described by Jung and used by Jungian psychoanalysts to assess their clinical work
  4. Conceptualize the changes that come about in psychotherapy from a Jungian psychoanalytic perspective
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