ABSTRACT
One of the curious facts of psychotherapy is that radical cultural differences between therapist and patient may become part and parcel of traumatic residues in their own way and may lead to dissociation for either or both partners in the dyad. Bromberg (1996) vividly illustrates dissociation as an interpersonal process between patient and therapist and as a dynamic element in the therapeutic relationship. I know that in my own work I have experienced this kind of interlocking dissociation as a direct consequence of cultural differences between my patients and me.
