Transference and Countertransference from an Attachment Perspective: A Guide for Professional Caregivers

Locating the phenomenon of transference within an evolutionary perspective, this important new book develops a new form of dynamic therapy that focuses on the dynamics of attachment in adult life and will be of use to a range of mental health professionals.

Author: Una McCluskey, Michael O'Toole
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 09/10/2019
Pages: 122
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780367340988

About the Author

Una McCluskey is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of York. She is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, a trainer, consultant, researcher and supervisor. She developed and rated the concept of 'goal-corrected empathic attunement' (GCEA), a key factor in the therapeutic alliance and essential in regulating both careseeking and fear. She has developed a model of psychotherapeutic practice based on the dynamics of attachment in adult life, called exploratory goal-corrected psychotherapy (EGCP). This model is relevant to individual, group, and organizational development. She has an international reputation in the attachment field and has developed a community of professionals who are trained and experienced in the practice of EGCP. She has published widely in the field.

Michael O 'Toole is a Registered Counselling Psychologist and Psychotherapist. Michael works in private practice in the west of Ireland. He has taught and lectured for many years in the University of Limerick and is currently offering the model presented in this book to trainees at the Bowlby Centre in London. He has published papers exploring clinical dilemmas in the field of attachment.