Countertransference

Countertransference is the reflection onto the client of feelings that come from the coach's own past or unresolved matters. The coach may feel toward a particular client an unexplained impatience, overprotection, or discomfort; this is often about not the client but the coach's own inner world. When unnoticed, countertransference silently disturbs the coach's neutrality. This is why supervision and the coach's own awareness are important. A good coach notices the feeling the client awakens and holds it within themselves without loading it onto the client.