Abstract
Donald Winnicott's observations about mother/infant interactions and the importance of creating and maintaining a facilitating environment are useful ideas for clinical practice. In this paper Winnicott's fundamental assumptions about the holding environment, transitional space, and ego relatedness are described, and two familiar concepts, “True and False Self” and “Transitional Objects and Transitional Phenomena,” are analyzed as they clarify and contribute to a better understanding of the interpersonal aspects of therapist/patient relationships. The case of a teenager and her parents is presented to describe how these concepts may be used in a direct practice situation.
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