Webinar: Transference and Countertransference with Dr. Richard G. Erskin
Transference and Countertransference: "An Integrative Psychotherapy Perspective"
Monday, December 1st, 2025
18:00–20:00 (CET)
Online via Zoom
About the Webinar
In this online lecture, Dr. Richard G. Erskine will provide a comprehensive and integrative understanding of transference and countertransference within the psychotherapeutic process.
He will emphasize the importance of using transference therapeutically to uncover the client’s unconscious search for emotional healing from neglect, abuse, or chronic criticism.
The lecture will explore how the therapist’s focus on the transferential story — both within the therapeutic relationship and in everyday life — can deepen the healing process.
Dr. Erskine will also make a clear distinction between reactive countertransference, which disrupts psychotherapy, and responsive countertransference, which enhances it.
The event will include a live therapy demonstration with a volunteer client, conducted under full ethical standards.
The event will be moderated by Živa Malovrh, an Integrative Psychotherapy trainee at SFU Ljubljana and the translator of Dr. Richard Erskine’s book The Healing Relationship.
About Dr. Richard G. Erskine
Richard G. Erskine, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist and Licensed Psychoanalyst.
He was the Training Director of the Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy in New York City for 35 years and currently conducts seminars and workshops in several countries.
Originally trained in Client-Centered Therapy with Robert Neville, an associate of Carl Rogers, Dr. Erskine also studied Gestalt Therapy with Fritz and Laura Perls.
He is a Certified Clinical Transactional Analyst and a Licensed Psychoanalyst specializing in intersubjective psychoanalysis, self-psychology, and object-relations theory.
His work integrates these approaches and fifty years of clinical experience with diverse client groups, including children, prison inmates, borderline and narcissistic personalities, and those with post-traumatic or dissociative disorders.
Currently, his focus is on the treatment of the schizoid process and psychotherapy of internal criticism.
Dr. Erskine is Professor of Psychology and Education at Deusto University in Bilbao, Spain.
Program Schedule
| Program Segment | Led by |
|---|---|
| Welcome and Introduction of SFU Ljubljana, and presentation of Dr. Richard G. Erskine | Dr. Anja Štrukelj Kozina, Head of SFU Ljubljana & Živa Malovrh, Moderator |
| Lecture: Transference and Countertransference – An Integrative Psychotherapy Perspective | Dr. Richard G. Erskine |
| Ethical Introduction to the Live Therapy Session | Živa Malovrh |
| Live Therapy Session with a Volunteer Client (under full ethical standards and supervision) | Dr. Richard G. Erskine + volunteer client |
| Q&A Session | Moderated by Živa Malovrh, responses by Dr. Erskine |
| Closing Remarks and Acknowledgments | Živa Malovrh |
General participants: 49.90 €
Students of SFU (all branches): 39.90 €
The fee includes access to the online event and an official Certificate of Attendance (2 hours of professional training).
Your registration will be confirmed upon receipt of payment.
If you require an invoice issued to your company or institution, please contact: mojca.tompa@sfu-ljubljana.si
The Zoom access link will be sent to all registered participants no later than one day before the event.
Please note: Due to the nature of the online event, cancellations and refunds are not possible.
All participants will receive a 25% discount on the Slovenian translation of Dr. Erskine’s book: "Zdravilni odnos: Vpogled v terapevtske pogovore", published by SFU Ljubljana Press.
How to redeem your discount:
After completing your webinar registration and payment, you will receive a unique discount code by email, which you can use to purchase the book at a reduced price. If you would like to order the book directly, please send your request to: knjiznica@sfu-ljubljana.si
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Participation
The webinar will be held live via Zoom.
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