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The Therapist as a New Object

Pages 187-191
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article explores the concepts of introjective and projective identification as a way to understand the dynamic of transference. Object relations theory highlights the importance of the objects in a child's life and how the child learns from his or her relationships with those objects. In therapy, the therapist becomes a new object in the client's life, thus activating the dynamic of transference. The way a therapist works with transference sheds light on his or her view of the role of the therapist and leads to a discussion of methodological differences between psychoanalysis and transactional analysis.

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Servaas van Beekum

Servaas van Beekum (1946), drs., is a social scientist with background in analytic, humanistic, and systemic modalities. He is a Training and Supervising Transactional Analyst, a psychotherapist (PACFA reg), a supervisor, and an executive coach (EAS/ASCCANZ reg.). He is past president of EATA and lTAA and works globally as a guest trainer and supervisor. He currently lives in Sydney, where he runs a private practice as a psychotherapist and supervisor. He can be reached at 158 Wellington Street, Bondi/Sydney, 2026 NSW, Australia; email: .
 

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