Suicidal Countertransference: What Clinicians Need to Know

In this course, Matias Gay, Registered Nurse, introduces the concept of suicidal countertransference and its relevance to contemporary suicide assessment and intervention. The course examines how clinician emotions such as frustration, dread, guilt, optimism, helplessness, and urgency can influence decision-making, therapeutic boundaries, and patient outcomes. Through theory, clinical research, structured reflection tools, and a detailed case example, you are shown how to recognise emotional responses early, use them to deepen understanding of the patient's internal state, and respond in a way that supports safer, more attuned, and more effective practice.