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Affective Constellations for Countertransference Awareness Following a Client's Suicide Attempt

Author(s) -

Cureton Jenny L.,

Clemens Elysia V.

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of counseling and development

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805

H-Index - 78

eISSN - 1556-6676

pISSN - 0748-9633

DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12033

Subject(s) - countertransference , alliance , vignette , psychology , context (archaeology) , psychotherapist , constellation , reflection (computer programming) , social psychology , computer science , physics , astronomy , paleontology , political science , law , biology , programming language

Effective counseling with suicidal clients requires the development and maintenance of a strong therapeutic alliance. However, unmanaged countertransference (CT) can inhibit the alliance. This article provides strategies for enhancing CT awareness in counselors to support alliance building with clients after a client suicide attempt. The authors define CT in the context of suicide, introduce affective constellations as a method for CT awareness, and apply the method to a case vignette. A figure for self‐reflection and supervision is provided.

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