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Psychotherapy: An Erotic Relationship: Transference and Countertransference Passions

Name: Psychotherapy: An Erotic Relationship: Transference and Countertransference Passions
Author: David Mann
ISBN: 9781134752393

by David Mann

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Overview

Psychotherapy: An Erotic Relationship explores the most intimate elements of the psychoanalytical relationship--the erotic feelings and fantasies that patients and therapists often experience towards one another. David Mann challenges the traditional view that

transference and countertransference are forms of resistance which threaten the therapeutic process and argues that they are potentially a powerful source of creative transformation.

found Mann's book very enjoyable reading and his concepts useful and refreshing to my clinical work (Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research)

About the Author, David Mann

David Mann is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. He works in primary care and private practice. He also runs workshops and teaches on psychotherapy training programmes.