Episode 3: Erotic Countertransference: The Taboo of Being Turned On

JUL 14, 202427 MIN
Three Associating: Adventures in Relational Psychoanalytic Supervision

Episode 3: Erotic Countertransference: The Taboo of Being Turned On

JUL 14, 202427 MIN

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<p>In this episode, <a href="http://rachaelburton.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Rachael</a> approaches the taboo of sexual attraction in therapy and its tendency to lead to dysregulation, involuntary self-disclosure, and shame. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Rachael&#39;s feelings unduly amplify her self-consciousness, complicating the ongoing therapeutic task of understanding her and her patient&#39;s contribution to the co-construction of their relational field.</p> <p><br></p> <p>After engaging Rachael in a discussion of the reality/fantasy divide and the difference between voluntary and involuntary self disclosure, Gill invites a recourse to theory both as a stabilising force in the choppy waters of the embodied and as a way of retaining the boundaries of supervision versus therapy.</p>