Editing Countertransference (section)

== Twenty-first-century developments ==

Contemporary understanding recognizes that most countertransference reactions are a mix of personal and diagnostic aspects, requiring careful discernment. The field now views countertransference as a jointly created phenomenon between the therapist and patient, with the patient influencing the therapist to adopt roles aligned with their internal world, colored by the therapist's personality.<ref>Michael Jacobs, ''Psychodynamic Counselling in Action''(London 2006), p. 146</ref><ref>Jan Grant and Jim Crawley, ''Transference and Projection'' (Buckingham 2002), p. 50</ref><ref>James S. Grotstein, ''But at the Same Time and on Another Level'' (London 2009) p. 38</ref>