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ALBERT, Susan Carol. The analyst on the couch: reflections on the analyst’s narcissistic vulnerability. Junguiana [online]. 2023, vol.41, n.3, pp.91-102.  Epub 02-Dez-2024. ISSN 2595-1297.  https://doi.org/10.70435/junguiana.v41i3.59.

This article discusses the importance of analysts reflecting on their own narcissistic vulnerability which is revealed through countertransference feelings provoked in the therapeutic relationship. Addressing these specific wounds and their origin in our personal histories is an important task that analysts need to undertake in order to avoid unconscious enactment during the therapeutic encounter. Idealized projections from patients contribute towards analysts remaining in the role of “good therapist”, which may be to the detriment of psychic growth and transformation of both persons in the dyadic relationship. Acknowledging our limitations and shadow dynamics can contribute towards greater attunement to the intersubjective field between analyst and patient.

Palavras-chave : narcissism; wounded healer; transference; counter-transference; enactment.

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