countertransference definition in relationships
Countertransference, which occurs when a therapist transfers emotions to a person in therapy, is often a reaction to transference, a phenomenon in which the person in treatment redirects feelings for others onto the therapist. Sigmund Freud originally developed the concept of countertransference. He described it as a largely unconscious phenomenon in which the psychologistâs emotions are influenced by a person in therapy and the psychologist reacts with countertransference.