Reviews for Coasting in the Countertransference: Conflicts of Self Interest Between Analyst and Patient

The average rating for Coasting in the Countertransference: Conflicts of Self Interest Between Analyst and Patient based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-10-08 00:00:00 Dorothy Kipp Great book. Really got into the therapists conflict avoidance with our style of relating can lead to conflict avoidance and joining with the patient in an enactment that is keeping the dyad from the more difficult richer material. There is so much life when we play with and are aware of both people in therapy. He said we coast when we take the easy way out, or subtly choosing what works for the therapist over what is best for the patient. The fact that the health of a patient means a loss of financial income for the therapist is at the heart of our conflicts of self interest.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-06-22 00:00:00 Terri Renn This is a short paperback, published last year, which talks about kinds of therapist self-interest which all therapists indulge in - which are rarely mentioned in any literature I've read. And so it is very refreshing and very thought-provoking. Despite the fact the author is a relational psychoanalyst, any therapist will find this intriguing and valuable.