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The Therapeutic Relationship: Transference, Countertransference, and the Making of Meaning

C. G. Jung possessed a natural, intuitive grasp of transference and countertransference. However, his lack of a structured method and clinical technique—combined with his ambivalence and shifting stance on therapeutic methodology—has, as Jungian scholar and therapist Jan Wiener notes, often left practitioners “floundering and confused” in their efforts to deepen their understanding of these dynamics.

In this pivotal book, Wiener seeks to establish the foundation for a “more contemporary Jungian approach” to working with transference and countertransference within the therapeutic relationship. Drawing on insights from philosophy, infant development, neuroscience, and the arts, she integrates knowledge from beyond analytical psychology to enrich her perspective.

In The Therapeutic Relationship, Wiener differentiates between working in the transference and working with the transference, advocating for a flexible approach that considers the various ways patients form attachments to their therapists. She introduces the concept of the transference matrix, a model that aligns with Jung’s emphasis on symbolic development as a crucial aspect of psychotherapy while also recognizing that the ability to symbolize emerges only through relationship.

Table of Contents

• Series Editor’s Introduction vii
• Foreword to the Current Edition x
• Introduction to the Current Edition 1
• Foreword (From the First Edition) 5
• Acknowledgments (From the First Edition) 7
• Introduction (From the First Edition) 9

Chapter 1
JUNG’S AMBIVALENCE ABOUT TRANSFERENCE
The legacy for Analytical Psychologists

Chapter 2
WORKING “IN” AND WORKING “WITH” THE TRANSFERENCE
Embracing Diverse Approaches

Chapter 3
COUNTERTRANSFERENCE AND IMAGINATION

Chapter 4
THE TRANSFERENCE MATRIX

Chapter 5
TRANSFERENCE FOR LIFE
Keeping the Patient in Mind

• Afterword 149
• Notes 151
• Bibliography 159

BIOGRAPHY
Jan Wiener originally trained as a Research Psychologist before becoming a Jungian Analyst at the Society of Analytical Psychology (SAP) in London. She worked for over twenty-five years as a Consultant Adult Psychotherapist in an outpatient National Health Service clinic in London. A Training Analyst and Supervisor at the SAP, she also served twice as Director of Training. She now works in private practice. Wiener was a member of the IAAP Executive Committee for six years before becoming Vice President, with a special focus on developing IAAP Router Training programs worldwide, particularly in Eastern Europe. She teaches on subjects including the therapeutic relationship, transference and countertransference, dreams, supervision, and ethics. Her book, The Therapeutic Relationship: Transference, Countertransference, and the Making of Meaning, based on the Fay Lecture Series in the U.S., was originally published in 2009 and has become a classic in analytical psychology.