Using the Transference in Psychotherapy - by William N Goldstein & Samuel T Goldberg (Paperback)

About the Book

Using the Transference in Psychotherapy centers around two dominant themes: the "old" vs. the "new" models of transference, and the role of transference in psychotherapy. As background the book provides an historical overview of transference, countertransference, and the thera...

Book Synopsis

Using the Transference in Psychotherapy centers around two dominant themes: the "old" vs. the "new" models of transference, and the role of transference in psychotherapy. As background the book provides an historical overview of transference, countertransference, and the therapeutic alliance. A number of detailed cases are provided, graphically demonstrating how transference is addressed in psychotherapy and briefly focusing on projective identification and enactment. This book is a must-read for both students and mental health professionals at the early stages of their careers, and a useful reference for more experienced professionals.

Review Quotes

Drs. Goldstein and Goldberg distill the essential elements of classic transference and trace its evolution to contemporary theory and practice. The authors present a thorough, lucid, and succinct understanding of transference, which will be extremely useful for students as well as seasoned practitioners. Using the Transference in Psychotherapy makes a unique and exceptional contribution to the field of psychodynamic psychotherapy.

About the Author

William N. Goldstein, M.D., is on the faculty of the Baltimore-Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis, where he is currently director of the Adult Psychotherapy Training Program and former president of the Society. He is also clinical professor of psychiatry at the Georgetown University Medical Center, a member of the editorial board of the American Journal of Psychotherapy, and a reviewer for the International Journal of Psychoanalysis. He has recently received one of the Edith Sabshin awards from the American Psychoanalytic Association for teaching of non-psychoanalysts. He has written extensively in professional journals and has previously published four books, including A Primer for Beginning Psychotherapy. Dr. Goldstein currently practices psychotherapy and psychoanalysis in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Samuel T. Goldberg, M.D., is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is on the faculties of the Baltimore-Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis and the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he has twice been named Teacher of the Year. Dr. Goldberg has also been honored with the Wendell Muncie Award by the Maryland Psychiatric Society. His recent writings have concerned psychoanalytic perspectives on the works of William Shakespeare. He currently consults to a wide range of community mental health settings and has a private practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis in Baltimore and Columbia, Maryland.