Transference is when someone in therapy redirects their feelings about one person onto someone else or their therapist. Learn about what causes it, what to expect, and more.

Thomas’ story is familiar to many people who find that on their way to recovery from one addiction, they fall into another ― ...

These feelings can range from anger to adoration, and romantic or erotic transference can occur when a therapist reminds a patient of a past romantic partner or love object, or when an earlier ...

Transference-focused psychotherapy most often takes place twice weekly, and treatment lasts between one and three years. I worked with Dr. Lev for 11 years, with twice-weekly sessions.

Transference – the process by which a client transfers emotions and feelings from one person to another – is a common obstacle that can prevent clients from making progress in therapy.

Her experience isn’t unusual. Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychotherapy, first identified the phenomenon of erotic transference in 1915 and many others have explored the idea since.

Transference, then, is the baby that got thrown out with the bathwater of “the erotics of the classroom,” once that water became thoroughly sexualized and thus taboo.

When Sam Thomas was 15 years old, he learned the word “bulimia” by reading an advice column in the paper. The person who had written in seeking help was a single mother who binged and purged ...