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The Therapeutic Relationship: Transference, Countertransference, and the Making of Meaning<br/>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.<br/>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.<br/>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<br/>JUNG’S AMBIVALENCE ABOUT TRANSFERENCE<br/>The legacy for Analytical Psychologists<br/><br/>Chapter 2<br/>WORKING “IN” AND WORKING “WITH” THE TRANSFERENCE<br/>Embracing Diverse Approaches<br/><br/>Chapter 3<br/>COUNTERTRANSFERENCE AND IMAGINATION<br/><br/>Chapter 4<br/>THE TRANSFERENCE MATRIX<br/><br/>Chapter 5<br/>TRANSFERENCE FOR LIFE<br/>Keeping the Patient in Mind Afterword 149 N