Presented by: Noël Andrus, LCSW-BACS, EMDR Certified Consultant 

Updated Rule Change by LABSWE: Synchronous interactive webinars are considered in-person continuing education.

CE Approval for Social Workers: This program is approved for 3 clinical contact hours of continuing education credit by the National Association of Social Workers – Louisiana Chapter as authorized by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners.

CE Approval for Counselors: This presentation has been approved for 3 CE clock hours in Diagnosis by the Louisiana Counseling Association as authorized by the Louisiana Professional Counselor Licensing Board of Examiners.  

Upcoming Dates

November 15, 2025

March 13, 2026

June 6, 2026

September 18, 2026

Synchronous Online CE Event

Time: 9:30 AM – 12:45 PM

Location: LIVE ONLINE TRAINING

Zoom link provided the week of training

**Please call (225) 998-4035 if you need assistance

$85

The therapeutic relationship is both the stage and the script for the deepest work our clients bring into session. Transference and countertransference are not just projections to be managed, but living expressions of a client’s inner parts meeting the therapist’s parts in the relational field.

This advanced training invites clinicians to explore transference and countertransference through a parts-informed perspective, relational psychoanalysis, and attachment theory. We will examine how protective and wounded parts of clients show up in therapy, how therapists’ own parts are activated in countertransference, and how these dynamics can be skillfully navigated to create opportunities for present-day repair.

Through didactic teaching, clinical case examples, and guided experiential practice, participants will learn practical strategies to notice, name, and work with relational dynamics. Emphasis will be placed on cultivating therapist self-awareness, using rupture and repair as clinical interventions, and strengthening the therapeutic alliance to support trauma recovery.

Learning Objectives:

•Define and differentiate transference and countertransference.

•Recognize the roles and projections clients may unconsciously pull clinicians into.

•Identify therapist parts, biases, and emotional responses when countertransference arises & develop ethical and responsible practices for tending to their own reactions.

•Demonstrate an understanding of how rupture and repair processes strengthen therapeutic alliance and foster corrective emotional experiences.

•Apply interventions to work with transference in a way that deepens therapy rather than derails it.

Parts in the Mirror: Transference and Countertransference examines how relational dynamics shape the therapeutic process and provides clinicians with practical tools for reflection and repair. The training integrates theory through psychodynamic and parts-informed perspectives, strengthens helping relationships by deepening awareness of the therapeutic bond, and highlights appraisal of individuals by viewing transference responses as living assessments of client needs and capacities. It also reinforces professional orientation and identity by encouraging ethical self-awareness while addressing practice issues such as countertransference management, boundary maintenance, and clinician resilience.

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Virtual Training | Zoom

Time: 9:30 AM – 12:45 PM

9:30 – 9:45 | Welcome & Orientation

• Introductions, training objectives, and framing the importance of relational dynamics

9:45 – 10:25 | Foundations of Transference & Countertransference

• Definitions, history, and contemporary perspectives
• Differentiating positive vs. negative transference
• Subjective vs. objective countertransference
• Case vignette + group reflection

10:25 – 11:05 | Roles & Projections in the Therapy Room

• Common roles clients may unconsciously pull therapists into
• Projection and projective identification
• Case example + role-play exercise

11:05 – 11:45 | Clinician Self-Awareness

• Recognizing therapist parts, biases, and triggers
• Mapping personal pulls (Rescuer, Critic, Child, etc.)
• Ethical considerations
• Guided reflective practice

11:45 – 12:15 | Interventions & Clinical Applications

• How to name dynamics in session
• Containing enactments
• Using countertransference as clinical data

12:15 – 12:45 | Closing Reflection & Integration

• Key takeaways
• Q&A and final reflections

Contact noelandrus@att.net or text (225) 998-4035 for more details and information.

NASW-LA & LCA APPROVED

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