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IV. In the Therapist's Office

Positive Strokes in Psychotherapy: Beneficial and Hazardous

Pages 215-217
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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Appropriate stroking requires prior knowledge of a patient's feelings and rackets. Stroking real feelings is effective when offered with a knowledge of patient's ability to face those feelings without Adult contamination. Of course stroking is only a single tool in TA psychotherapy and has to be understood and integrated within the whole concept of therapy and cure.

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Sofia Caracushansky

Sofia Caracushansky, CTM, PhD, is chairperson of training at Instituto Brasileiro de Analise Transacional, Sao Paulo, Brasil.