This video describes the differences between transference and countertransference. Both of the concepts originate with Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. Both are redirections of emotions during a counseling session. Transference is when a client redirects emotions for another person onto the counselor. Transference can be useful is a counselor can recognize it and use it to progress counseling goals. Countertransference is when a counselor redirects emotions onto a client. Countertransference is destructive to the client. Supervision and high self-awareness can help a counselor avoid countertransference. Both concepts occur mostly outside conscious awareness.
