TY - JOUR A1 - Saakvitne, Karen W. T1 - Something old, something new. Commentary on Steven Stern's >needed relationships< T2 - Psychoanalytic Dialogues Vol. 12 (2002), pp. 443-449. N2 - When both therapist and client share a traumatic event, there are multiple levels of vulnerability to traumatization for the therapist. Our personal vulnerability is not only a backdrop for our clinical work but also an acknowledged fact in many therapeutic relationships, a situation that changes the frame of the work. In addition to clinical challenges, shared trauma increases a therapist's vulnerability to vicarious traumatization VT is defined as the negative transformation of the therapist's inner experience as a result of his or her empathic engagement with and responsibility for a traumatized client. Emphasizing the importance of awareness, self-care, meaning, and community, the article summarizes important steps to anticipate, address, and transform the therapist's experience of vicarious traumatization. Y1 - 2002 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-Fromm/frontdoor/index/index/docId/33843 ER -