Transference &
Countertransference
PART II:
Our Mistakes and Your Cases
with David Bedrick & Lisa Blair
A 90-minute Seminar for therapists, healers, coaches, and teachers
“If you work with people in any capacity, you need to watch this.”
—class participant
We have all had clients that have been difficult for us.
Perhaps they fall in love with us, are particularly critical of us, resist all of our efforts to help, see us as wise gurus with all the answers, or even feel unsafe with us the way they did in earlier traumatic relationships.
In short, our clients project onto us (transference) and our ease and flow gets disrupted (countertransference).
Indications that you are engaged on a countertransference:
You want to convince them to stop or start doing something
You want to push them further
You feel critical
You feel hurt
You feel irritated
You feel bored
You want to ‘rescue’ them
You believe they are resistant
Part II of Transference and Countertransference will focus on the GOOD STUFF. The real-life cases from their practice AND YOURS.
And you’ll be getting 2 for 1: David will bring his 35 years of client experience and Lisa will bring her 16 years of client experience with their humility, knowledge and wisdom.
Don’t miss this essential learning.
This is essential learning, especially for those of us who are working independently without training in this area.
This is a skill issue, where we need to learn HOW to deal with these projections.
This is an awareness issue, where we need to learn to “see” when this is happening.
This is an ethical issue, where our entanglements can weave into a client’s abuse and trauma issues and cause injury.
It’s an issue we all need to learn and keep learning about.
GET ACCESS TO THE CLASS:
The live class is now complete and the recording is available for purchase on its own or as a bundle with Transference, Countertransference & other Entanglements in the Therapeutic Relationship PART I
Here’s what students have said:
“David, this seminar was incredibly impactful! You put words to entanglements I have been experiencing with 1:1 clients and was unsure how to navigate.”
“It’s brilliant thank you so much for your generosity.” - Mona
“If you work with people in any capacity, you need to watch this.”
“You two are awesome ~~ open hearted - present - aware - skillful - generous - kind - thoughtful -modeling values and respect - dedicated ~ ~ Thank you - what a wonderful reminder of the world we want to live in and do live in.” - Ann
“This has been so great! Thank you so much!!” - Nisha
“Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and personal stories, it’s a pleasure to learn from you. “
“This was so helpful, thank you! The depth of knowledge and wisdom shared in real time is such a gift.” - Liz
MEET YOUR FACILITATOR:
David Bedrick, J.D., Dipl. PW, is the founder of the UnShaming Way — a depth-psychology approach built on one conviction: your symptoms, struggles, and survival strategies carry intelligence, not pathology. He is the author of five books, including The Unshaming Way (North Atlantic Books), endorsed by Gabor Maté, MD. He has trained hundreds of clinicians and taught thousands of individuals. Before psychology, he practiced law; before law, he survived the home that taught him everything the books later confirmed. That is his deepest credential: he knows both harms — the violence, and the denial of it — from the inside. His work has appeared in Psychology Today and reaches hundreds of thousands of readers through his essays on trauma, shame, and the witness.
Meet Lisa
Lisa Blair, MA, Dipl. PW, is a scholar, a PhD candidate at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and a psychotherapist who consults and teaches internationally. Her doctoral work explores redefining intimacy to address the unprecedented challenges romantic partners face in a postnormal world. Her research has been published in World Futures, the Journal of Consciousness Studies, and the Second Edition of the International Handbook of Love. She and her husband, David Bedrick, co-host In Two Deep, a podcast about emotional intimacy, conflict, and connection from a depth psychological perspective. Lisa is also the publisher at Belly Song Press, a small independent press of nonfiction titles in psychology, social justice, and leadership. www.lisablair.com
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