The unconscious redirection of feelings and attitudes from past relationships onto the therapist during the therapeutic process.
From Latin 'transferre' meaning 'to carry across,' from 'trans-' (across) + 'ferre' (to carry, bear).
Transference is when you project feelings about important people in your life onto your therapist — it's not a problem, it's actually useful material to work with!
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