The Death of the Therapist and the Bereaved Client and Colleague: An Introduction to the Literature

In the context of psychodynamic therapy and psychoanalysis, the author surveys literature on the death of the psychotherapist, with an exploration of both psychological and spiritual transference and countertransference dynamics. She classifies therapist death as a form of disenfranchised grief. She...

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Published in:Journal of psychology and christianity
Main Author: Vande Kemp, Hendrika (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: [2017]
In: Journal of psychology and christianity
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Psychotherapist / Death / Patient / Grief
RelBib Classification:ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Grief
B Psychoanalysis
B Psychodynamic psychotherapy
B COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (Psychology)
B Jesus Christ
B Murder
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Summary:In the context of psychodynamic therapy and psychoanalysis, the author surveys literature on the death of the psychotherapist, with an exploration of both psychological and spiritual transference and countertransference dynamics. She classifies therapist death as a form of disenfranchised grief. She discusses Christ and paradise archetypes; mourning the deceased therapist and the dissolution of the transference; the dying therapist, final terminations, and questions of disclosure; therapist suicide; the murdered therapist; and writing a professional will.
ISSN:0733-4273
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and christianity