countertransference

== English == === Alternative forms === counter-transference === Etymology === From counter- +‎ transference, a calque of German Gegenübertragung. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kaʊntətɹansˈfəːɹəns/ === Noun === countertransference (countable and uncountable, plural countertransferences) (psychotherapy) The transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to their patient; unconscious or instinctive emotion felt towards the patient. ==== Derived terms ==== countertransferent countertransferential