From my own experience and from a review of the literature, resistances to  empathy    can be mitigated when transference, countertransference, and White fragility are addressed in treatment.  Additionally, addressing racial bias in the racialized therapeutic dyad can create positive treatment outcomes.  I recommend the following ways for therapists to effectively manage transference, countertransference, and White fragility, as well as to address racial bias in the cross-racial therapeutic dyad.​

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Reasonable Guidelines for Managing Transference, Countertransference, and White Fragility, as well as Addressing Racial Bias in the Cross-Racial Therapeutic Dyad: