Jan Wiener – WORKING IN AND WITH: RETHINKING TRANSFERENCE AND COUNTER-TRANSFERENCE
September 21, 2025 at 07:32PM
Jan Wiener’s influential work The Therapeutic Relationship – re-published by JUNGIANEUM/books – re-examines C. G. Jung’s intuitive yet unstructured approach to transference and countertransference. While Jung’s insights were groundbreaking, his lack of systematic clinical technique left many practitioners uncertain in navigating these dynamics. Wiener responds by offering a contemporary Jungian framework that integrates perspectives from philosophy, infant development, neuroscience, and the arts. Central to her approach is the distinction between working in the transference and working with the transference, supported by her concept of the transference matrix. This model honors Jung’s focus on symbolic development while emphasizing the relational foundations necessary for its emergence, providing therapists with a more flexible and grounded methodology for clinical practice.
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