The ghost in the group room: countertransferential pressures associated with conjoint individual and group psychotherapy.
Conjoint individual and group therapy is a commonly used, effective psychotherapeutic treatment. The relationship between the conjoint therapists significantly influences the treatment. This article examines countertransference dilemmas of the group and individual therapists arising from the real and fantasied conjoint relationship. Case examples illustrate specific countertransference dilemmas. Therapists are encouraged to consider the possibility of difficulties with each potential conjoint treatment. Consultation and supervision are recommended to help the conjoint therapists identify and manage countertransference pressures.
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Kathleen Hubbs
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Harvard Medical School, Center for Group Psychotherapy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
D000328:Adult; D003379:Countertransference; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D011616:Psychotherapy, Multiple; D012017:Referral and Consultation