Shared realities, therapeutic settings, and countertransference in times of crisis: a multinational qualitative study of psychotherapists’ experiences
Our research shows that analysts and therapists experienced significant challenges to their professional identity due to external factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic. These shared experiences enabled the mobilization of creative internal resources and encouraged improvisation within an established framework. This facilitated working through the crisis and supported ongoing professional practice.
Authors
- Mayssa’ El Husseini
- Tonnie Choueiri
- Rahmeth Radjack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5585-1078)
- Rose Marie Nassif
- Mathilde Laroche Joubert
- Layla Tarazi-Sahab
- Gabriel Inticher Binkowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4908-9221)
- Nour Beaini
- Elisabetta Dozio
- Marie-Rose Moro
Institutions
- British Psychoanalytical Society (GB)
- Inserm (FR)
- Saint Joseph University (LB)
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Université Paris Nanterre (FR)
- Hôpital Cochin (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations (FR)
- Laboratoire Vision Action Cognition (FR)
- Université de Picardie Jules Verne (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2025-06-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02962-z
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61