A Psychoanalytic Inquiry into the Pastoral Counselor’s ‘Good Shepherd Complex’ — Focusing on the Reconfiguration of the Counselor’s Goodwill and Clinical Responsibility

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The research aims to explore how a counselor's goodwill can support clients while also potentially leading to early emotional sealing and distortion under certain psychological conditions.
Utilized letters between Sigmund Freud and Oskar Pfister as primary texts to examine the concepts of goodwill and its implications in pastoral counseling.
Analyzed the psychological mechanisms by which the 'good shepherd' image influences counseling practices and ethical considerations.
Identified that goodwill in pastoral counseling can lead to unintended outcomes, such as emotional sealing, rather than genuine recovery.
Emphasized the need for clinical responsibility that continuously recognizes the operational dynamics of goodwill in counseling settings.

This inquiry analyzes the impact of a counselor’s goodwill on clinical responsibility in pastoral counseling, suggesting implications for practice.

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Yousik Ko (2026) studied this question.

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