ABSTRACT
The moment a client makes the decision to go into psychotherapy, he or she has entered into a transferential relationship with the yet unknown psychotherapist. This is because the client has created the belief that this particular individual, the therapist, is imbued with both magical powers and unlimited knowledge. The nature of group therapy, which is a microcosm of the family, society, and civilization, makes it possible for group members to have many experiences with significant others from the past in the present. In group therapy, because of the multiclient environment, members have the opportunity to experience many transferences at the same time, which often develop with greater rapidity than in individual psychotherapy. The effective countertransferences are those that add clarity to the therapeutic relationship. Clarity is that which promotes a deeper understanding of the nature of the relationship between the client and therapist.
