Therapist/Psychoanalyst and Collaborative Pianist as “Selfobjects”: Comparing Roles in Supporting Patient and Vocal Persona Growth.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38117516

The role of a therapist/psychoanalyst can be usefully compared to that of a collaborative pianist in the art song, both acting as “selfobjects” that suspend their own selfhood to support the growth and development of the patient or vocal persona.