A dream about the supervisor, considered as a phenomenon of countertransference

Grosen A, Sarauw Kristiansen E. A dream about the supervisor, considered as a phenomenon of countertransference.Using a clinical example, a description is given of the manner in which the therapist via empathy with the patient experiences reactivation of an oedipal conflict. It reveals itself partly in the form of countertransference, partly in the form of transference to the supervisor. Through the supervisor's identification with the therapist, the conflict remains unconscious until a dream mobilizes insight. We draw attention to the probability that supervision is a reflection of therapy, especially with regard to transference/countertransference.