Live Event

Countertransference and the Person of the Therapist: The Other Person in the Room

Sat, May 16th, 2026

11:00am – 2:15pm US Eastern Time

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Event Details

Sat, May 16th, 2026

11:00am – 2:15pm US Eastern Time

(8:00am – 11:15am US Pacific Time)

3 CE Hours

Live Event

Profession Group

About the Event

This program addresses the often-overlooked role of the therapist within the therapeutic relationship—the “other person in the room.” The presentation explores the nature of transference and countertransference and how clinicians relate to these dynamics in clinical practice.

Participants will practice identifying instances of transference and countertransference, process the information that emerges from these experiences, and explore ways to work with and utilize these dynamics to strengthen the therapeutic alliance. The training will also support clinicians in recognizing how countertransference may reflect their own areas of unresolved pain and opportunities for continued growth.

Live Event

This live online event will be held as a Zoom Webinar. Attendees will have the option to interact through features such as the Chat and Q&A, but cameras and microphones will not be enabled.

Live Event Instructor

Amy Marlow-MaCoy

Amy Marlow-MaCoy, MEd, LPC is the author of The Clinician’s Guide to Treating Adult Children of Narcissists: Pulling Back the Curtain on Manipulation, Gaslighting, and Emotional Abuse in Narcissistic Families (2023). She is also the author of the Amazon best-selling book The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook: Healing from Emotional Abuse (Callisto Media, 2020). Amy is an internationally known expert on gaslighting and narcissistic abuse, providing training and continuing education credits for clinicians as well as consultation and mentoring for clinicians wishing to deepen and grow their strengths in working with survivors of narcissistic abuse. Amy runs a private practice treating complex and developmental trauma in adults raised in narcissistic, emotionally immature, and toxic families of origin. Amy has advanced training in multiple trauma treatment models, including IFS, EMDR, and brainspotting.

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

1 Describe how person-of-the-therapist factors influence therapeutic rapport and relationships.
2 Apply self-awareness of countertransference to clinical conceptualization and treatment planning.
3 Evaluate countertransference responses as indicators of areas for clinician self-reflection and professional growth.

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Bimont, D., & Werbart, A. (2018). “I’ve got you under my skin”: Relational therapists’ experiences of patients who occupy their inner world. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 31(2), 243-268. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2017.1300135

Altaf, S. (2022). What about the therapist?–a quantitative exploration of the pathways from a therapist’s professional life to their personal well-being. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 15, e24. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X2200023X

Cavanagh, A., Wiese-Batista, E., Lachal, C., Baubet, T., & Moro, M. R. (2015). Countertransference in trauma therapy. J Trauma Stress Disor Treat 4, 2(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2324-8947.1000149

Dalenberg, C. J. (2004). Maintaining the safe and effective therapeutic relationship in the context of distrust and anger: Countertransference and complex trauma. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 41(4), 438.

van Dernoot Lipsky, L. (2010). Trauma stewardship: An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others. ReadHowYouWant. com.

Duggal, C., & Sriram, S. (2021). Confluence of therapist personal and professional values: how therapist values become signposts for therapeutic trails. Psychological Studies, 66(2), 167-180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-021-00599-7

Westland, S., & Shinebourne, P. (2009). Self‐deception and the therapist: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences and understandings of therapists working with clients they describe as self‐deceptive. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 82(4).

Disclosure to Learners

CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity – including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Amy Marlow – None to report.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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3 Psychologist CE credit hours General

3 Social Worker CE credit hours Ethics

Eligible until May 17th, 2026

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3 CE credit hours Ethics

Eligible until May 17th, 2026

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3 CE credit hours Ethics

Eligible until May 17th, 2026

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3 CE credit hours

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3 CE credit hours — Ethics and Boundaries

20-1370586

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Impact CE, a service of CE Learning Systems, is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (Provider # 50-315).

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3 CE credit hours

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3 CE credit hours — Ethics

20-1370586

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Missouri Credentialing Board (MCB)

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New York Education Department Board of Social Work

3 contact hours

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3 CE credit hours

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Event Agenda

Agenda times are listed in US Eastern Time. That is 3 hours later than US Pacific Time. The event starts at 8:00am US Pacific Time.

11:00 – 11:05 AM

Introduction

11:05 – 11:35 AM

Reconsidering How We Conceptualize the Therapeutic Relationship

11:35 AM – 12:05 PM

Countertransference as a Catalyst for Insight and Healing

12:05 – 12:35 PM

Countertransference Can Be an Opportunity to Model Caring for the Inner Child

12:35 – 12:50 PM

Break

12:50 – 1:20 PM

Countertransference Lights the Way to Our Own Tender Places

1:20 – 1:50 PM

Parallel Healing with Our Clients

1:50 – 2:05 PM

Embracing Our Authenticity and Humanity as Core Tenets of Healing

2:05 – 2:15 PM

Q&A

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