Self-of-the-therapist log
Track your own reactions so they become information rather than unexamined influence.
How this document is used well
Countertransference is not an error to be eliminated; it is unavoidable and, managed well, is among the therapist’s better instruments. What predicts good outcome is not the absence of reactions but the capacity to notice and contain them — self-insight, self-integration, empathy, anxiety management and conceptualising ability are the components the research identifies.
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4 required fields outstanding: What was happening when it arose; How it affected what I did — including what I avoided; What belongs to me — my history, my current life, my vulnerabilities …