Transference and countertransference are natural occurences in therapeutic relationships. Transference happens when a client projects their emotions onto the therapist, and countertransference happens when a therapist projects their reactions onto the client. Transference happens more commonly when clients feel safe and comfortable to open up and share parts of themselves and countertransference happens less frequently…

Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is a therapeutic approach commonly used to treat PTSD and trauma. CPT is a type of CBT specifically formulated to treat trauma related to violence, disasters and acute traumatic events. In using CPT, the therapist is helps to facilitate an interaction in which the client learns to become aware of the…

In all therapeutic approaches, there is always an element of transference which occurs. Transference itself is when a client projects their emotions on to their therapist. This happens a lot as clients usually enter therapy, in part, to uncover their own tendencies and the process of transference helps to reveal some of these tendencies to…

Trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is a type of therapeutic approach used in individual, couples and family psychotherapy. TF-CBT is more collaborative than traditional CBT and incorporates tenets of other trauma therapies with 9 primary trauma-focused techniques. TF-CBT is evidence based and primarily is targeted towards children and their caregivers focused on working through relational…