The concepts of transference and counter-transference originated in psychoanalysis. Gestalt psychotherapy simplifies these concepts and considers them from the point of view of contact theory. Based on this theory, one can consider the background of the therapist, the background of the client, or the atmosphere of the client-therapist interaction. Thus, everything that the therapist says to the client is countertransference. In practice, you need to understand that there is a useful countertransference and an obstructive countertransference. Useful countertransference - the therapist develops a relationship with the client in a session, the client solves his problems in real life. When countertransference is obstructed, the therapist replaces the client’s life with his own life, dependent relationships arise and no changes occur in the client’s life. Everything that happens in the session is all about the therapist. The therapist evokes feelings in the session. All the therapist’s experiences are countertransference. Correctly asked questions lead to the necessary result and understanding of the countertransference process. The therapist must ask himself questions: “Who am I next to the client now?” “What is in the client besides what is in me and my problems “What is happening to me? And how is it in the client’s life?” “What kind of relationship has arisen with the client?” “What kind of relationship is the client inviting?” It is always worth remembering that there is always a third option out of two answers and the therapist should choose that option where there is no personal experience. Recognition of factual reality - in the session, and then by the client in his life, is the main task of psychotherapy. After recognizing one’s own reality and honest answers to the questions: “What period of life am I in?”, “What is the environment around me?”, only after this changes in the client’s life are possible. The therapist’s task is to catch a feeling or experience that the client is not aware of and make an intervention out of it. The therapist constantly reflects and looks for new experiences of the client. And this is the main value of psychotherapy. That is why a person cannot help himself. The therapist's task is to give the client energy for life. Life, for the client, is doing something in a session, and then in your real life. Sources of counter-transference. Phenomenology: realistic reactions and responses of the client (client's appearance, facial expressions, voice intonation, micro-movements) The therapist's reactions to the client's transference. It should be noted that transference is a dynamic process and a broader concept than projection, including the concepts of contact and disturbances at the contact boundary. The therapist's reactions to the client's responses. Any topics that cause difficulty for the therapist. For example: homosexuality, divorce or other. Characteristic reactions and responses of the therapist. The therapist’s habitual ways of behaving with the client arise. If the therapist is used to competing in his life, the therapist will compete with the client. Obstructive countertransference makes the therapist insensitive to some area of ​​the relationship with the client or focuses on an area that is unimportant for the client. Obstructive countertransference has a number of features. Countertransference may involve the client in self-affirmation. If the therapist cannot cope himself, but the client does it for him, this is the main sign of this. Obstructive countertransference can lead to subtle hints from the therapist that the client can implement. When countertransference is thwarted, the sexual arousal that arises between therapist and client replaces trust and safety. With obstructive countertransference, the client does not receive a response to his experience and then the client makes the therapist experience the same pain and horror that the client experienced in childhood, for example. The relationships in the therapist's life are directly projected onto the relationship with the client. In conclusion, it is necessary to note the importance of regular supervision for the therapist to recognize and work with his own interfering countertransference.