Beyond transference web
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چکیده
In this paper I review the use of the concept of transference in psychotherapy, and explore its limitations. I go on to argue that the concept is no longer useful to us in the practice of contemporary psychotherapy. Along the way I will make reference to some of the potential pitfalls of a psychotherapy without it, pitfalls into which I believe practitioners of psychotherapy and counselling frequently fall.
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