Abstract
Abstract This is a discussion of three papers: Florence Rosiello's “On Lust and Loathing: Erotic Transference/Countertransference Between a Female Analyst and Female Patients,” Barbara Tholfsen's “Cross Gendered Longings and the Demand for Categorization: Enacting Gender Within the Transference-Countertransference Relationship,” and Linda Meyers' “Gay or Straight? Why Do We Really Want to Know.” The author agrees with Rosiello's point that the erotic countertransference often hinders the treatment, due to the therapist's discomfort or shame over having sexual feelings toward a patient. However, this raises the dilemma of how to interact with the patient about the erotic aspects of the relationship without being seductive or blurring the boundaries. Rosiello is criticized for both her seductiveness with her patients and for creating a highly-charged sexual atmosphere in an analytic session where the patient is encouraged to describe the intimate details of her sex life. The author wonders how much of what ...
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