02808nam a22003852u 4500001000800000005001700008007001400025008004100039035002000080037001900100040002700119091000800146100002300154245010800177260006800285300001000353500015000363520137000513533008101883650004201964650002702006650002002033650002102053650003502074650003802109650002302147650002602170650002502196650003702221650002302258653003002281655003302311655003602344984004202380540806120110708211002.0he u||024||||080220s1981 xxu ||| b ||| | eng d 9(ericd)ED211898 aED211898bERIC aericdbengcericddMvI amfm1 aLevy, Sandra Beth.10aNurturing and Individuation in Femaleh[microform] :bFemale Therapy Relationships /cSandra Beth Levy. a[Washington, D.C.] :bDistributed by ERIC Clearinghouse,c1981. a14 p. aERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (89th, Los Angeles, CA, August 24-26, 1981).5ericd aAs therapy relationships between female therapists and female clients become more prevalent, there is a need to address the attributes of these relationships. Psychoanalytic object relations theory and feminist theory can be used to arrive at a meaningful context for viewing the dimension of intimacy. Psychoanalytic literature on the mother/infant relationship and the therapist/client relationship suggests that issues around nurturing and individuation are integral to both intimate relating and psychotherapy. A review of feminist writings reveals particular ramifications of female/female intimacy, which has its roots in the early mother/daughter relationship. The dominant themes of nurturing and individuation in the mother/daughter relationship and in the development of the female identity can be expected to be reflected in therapy relationships between women. Therapeutic benefits can accrue when the therapy produces an overt recognition of this relational struggle between binding and bonding. A tension may exist between a female therapist and her female client which pivots around the actualization of nurturing and individuation in their relationship. An integration of psychoanalytic and feminist perspectives can help to illuminate some of the challenges women may face as they establish intimacies with each other in psychotherapy. (Author/NRB) aMicrofiche.b[Washington D.C.]:cERIC Clearinghouseemicrofiches : positive.17aCounselor Client Relationship.2ericd07aCounselor Role.2ericd17aFemales.2ericd07aFeminism.2ericd07aIndividual Development.2ericd17aParent Child Relationship.2ericd07aPsychiatry.2ericd17aPsychotherapy.2ericd07aSelf Concept.2ericd07aState of the Art Reviews.2ericd17aTherapists.2ericd1 aIndividuationaNurturance 7aInformation Analyses.2ericd 7aSpeeches/Meeting Papers.2ericd aANLcmc 2253 ED211898d77000000218798