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A signpost of the relational turn in contemporary psychoanalysis, Karen Maroda's The Power of Countertransference, published in 1991, is perhaps the first systematic effort to integrate the need for mutual emotional exchanges, which may include the analyst's own self-disclosures, into an interactive model of psychoanalytic practice. Maroda's call for emotional honesty and affective self-disclosure had an immediate impact on the field and led Harold Searles to comment, "If we follow the example set by Maroda, we shall be minimally likely to 'act in' our emotions in our sessions with our patients. They will benefit greatly as a result; we practitioners shall benefit; and the profession of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic therapy will become healthier and stronger than it is at present." This revised edition includes a new Foreword by Lewis Aron and an Afterword in which Maroda clarifies her own position and comments on the evolution of psychoanalytic technique since the publication of The Power of Countertransference.

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"The Power of Counter-transference: Innovations in Analytic Technique teaches readers, both students and experienced clinicians, how to lead a, hopefully, successful psychotherapy session. Dr Maroda guides her readers through challenges, sharing her experiences and referencing experiences of others. She explains with great detail what kind of feelings the therapist might feel, what he or she should share with the patient, and what the therapy sessions should feel like. She explains how counter-transference would work, how to incorporate it into therapy sessions, and what the issues or consequences of it might be. Through her experiences, Dr Maroda is able to reveal the fine details of what she views as a successful therapy."

-Nataliya Rubinchik, Hunter College, International Journal of Psychotherapy

"We join [Maroda] on her own personal odyssey. Through rich and self-disclosing clinical material, she chronicles her development from a constrained novice who hid behind 'neutrality' into a world of intimate relating with her patients. We hear about her clinical failures, successes, and experiments with what is for many therapists the uncharted territory of countertransference use and disclosure. . . . This book is filled with compelling clinical vignettes and solid advice to guide therapists through the deepest currents of their own growth in the context of therapeutic relating."

- Joan Glass Morgan, Contemporary Psychology

"The Power of Countertransference is a remarkable and provocative book."

- Laura Barbanel, Psychotherapy

"There may be no single person who writes more powerfully about countertransference than Karen Maroda...literally packed full of the kind of acquired wisdom that comes with years of thoughtful clinical work...a must read for all beginning therapists.It is a book not just about countertransference but about doing and being a therapist. Maroda's challenge to the typical understanding of the therapeutic relationship has import for therapists of all theoretical persuasions...The Power of Countertransference clearly illuminates the complexity of therapy and the seriousness at stake due to the reciprocal power of patient and therapist on one another...this book may just remind you why you became a therapist in the first place."

- Brad D. Strawn, Journal of Psychology and Theology

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (May 24, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 088163414X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0881634143
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.48 x 9 inches
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Karen J. Maroda, Ph.D., ABPP is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin and in private practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is the past ethics chair and board member of Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association, and past president of Section III, Women, Gender and Psychoanalysis, of Division 39. In 2012 she was honored by the American Psychological Association by being elected as a Fellow, given to those who have significantly contributed on a national level to the theory and practice of psychology. She served on the board of directors for the American Board of Professional Psychology in the psychoanalysis specialty area from 2011-2012. The author of three previous books, The Power of Countertransference, Seduction, Surrender and Transformation, and Psychodynamic Techniques. Dr. Maroda has also published numerous journal articles, book chapters and book reviews. She lectures nationally and internationally on a variety of aspects of the therapeutic process, including the place of affect, self-disclosure, countertransference, legitimate authority, and the need for clinical guidelines. On the board of three major journals, she actively encourages her colleagues to write and talk about what they actually do as therapists. You can find out more about her on her website, karenmaroda.com., including access to her blog.

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D. Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars The next step in understanding the usefulness of countertransference
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2012
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Traditionally countertransference was seen as an impediment to be overcome. Then came the recognition that it contained helpful information about the patient and the therapeutic relationship. Now, Maroda takes another important step forward and argues that countertransference must sometimes be understood as a pressure the therapist feels, which, if heeded properly, can serve as an invaluable guide for the therapeutic journey. At its best, countertransference guides the therapist and patient towards the emotional/relational transactions that the patient needs to experience in relationship with the therapist in order to heal. If the therapist doesn't understand and make use of countertransference in this way, she denies the patient these experiences, these most powerful and transformative agents of change. In this book, Maroda presents this invaluable perspective in clear, easy-to-understand writing and uses excellent case material to provide examples. Overall, this is a superb book, as is her second book, "Seduction, Surrender and Transformation."
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Gary Lee
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K. A. Marks
1.0 out of 5 stars therapy
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2009
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My therapist took this book away from me and said there was better reading on this topic.
So I never really got into the meat of it.
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Jack O'Donnell
5.0 out of 5 stars Wealth of information on expressing or not expressing countertransference
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2011
Karen Maroda's style of writing about the complex issue of countertransference expression is both welcome and needed. She expresses her work with honesty and compassion sharing both her successes and her setbacks that cause the reader to think about his/her own approach to managing the feelings generated by the therapeutic encounter. I have also read her book Psychodynamic Techniques and would have to say it is one of the best and most straight forward books I have read on the topic. She has much in the way of thought-provoking ideas on whatever topic she writes.
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Dianne Sinclair
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential info for therapists and interested others
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2004
Maroda is a psychoanalyst and much of what she writes relates specifically to that form of doing therapy. However, what she has to say is far too important to anyone doing therapy for this to be a deterrent to reading the book. Her thesis is that the real healing in therapy comes through the relationship between the therapist and client and that this relationship should be one between equals. She advocates that therapists respond openly to client questions, avoiding the traditional authoritarian, I-know-what's good-for-you stance that may have been (but probably wasn't)appropriate in Freud's time and culture but isn't today. As a client and therapist, I found this book inspiring.
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Meditation novice
5.0 out of 5 stars I can recommend highly recommend it
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This is a really helpful book, informative for working in psychotherapeutic work. I can recommend highly recommend it.
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chump
4.0 out of 5 stars Great writing, horrible book production from Routledge
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2017
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This is great writing, but the book production from Routledge/Taylor Francis is shameful. The paper is poor quality, the print is unsharp and grey, frequently with parts of characters missing. Binding is also cheap and nasty, and there are typos. What a shame - great writing deserves good production. Routledge used to make beautiful books. Any authors reading this - don't sign up with Routledge/Taylor Francis if you care at all about aesthetics!
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Mrs. T. N. Webb-peploe
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book but quality of printing remarkably bad
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I have only just started reading the book and am enjoying it but this review is mainly to say that the quality of the printing is remarkably poor ie. it looks like a poor photocopy. I am wondering why...
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Palyon
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for further understanding
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2012
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As a trainee, being confused at times around transference/countertransference, this book helps makes things clearer. I've found it very useful and Maroda's writing is clear and easy to follow.
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