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Desire and the Female Therapist: Engendered Gazes in Psychotherapy and Art Therapy
Desire and the Female Therapist Engendered Gazes in Psychotherapy and Art Therapy Author:Joy Schaverien Desire and the Female Therapist is an exploration of desire in the transference and countertransference in clinical practice, particularly the erotic transference experienced between the female therapist and the male client. While this transference is frequently understood as a maternal response to the infantile origins of the transf... more »erence, author Joy Schaverien acknowledges that adult sexual feelings are often central in the dynamic as well. If these feelings are left unacknowledged, there is potential for unconscious acting out and resulting sexual abuse.« less