The Role of the Supervision in working with the Disturber

In the disquiet of the countertransference the “disturber” within is intimating an unconscious call for a change of attitude. Supervision includes this intimate inner figure as an archetypal force entering the intersubjective field and—in an atmosphere of support and mirroring of the professional-self of the practitioner—is invited to be engaged through the contents of the counter transference itself. Assisting in the development of the transformative potential of the “disturber” calls for the discernment of its deeper intent, or ulterior motive we might say. Simply put, the presence of a “disturber” is a demand for change.