Countertransference refers to the professional's understanding of the client based on his or her present or past values ​​and experiences (Perks, Lecture, September 9, 2016). Since each individual comes from different backgrounds, I may have biases when engaging the client during the first meeting. The main problems would stem from my lack of knowledge of African American culture. From my understanding of the client, I believe LaShonda shows resistance to therapy because of how her culture views such services. In African American culture they don't believe in therapy. In this regard, Chinese culture also believes that people with mental disabilities or depression should be marginalized. We believe that mental health issues are not considered serious medical issues that need to be addressed. I see he feels hopeless because of his situation and this happens to me when I lost my job for various reasons I didn't understand. It wasn't in the same extreme situation as LaShonda, but it brought me some bad feelings. Because of her unemployment situation due to her racial situation, I feel annoyed that she is not willing to engage in the conversation. He has already sought therapy due to his depression diagnosis, but now faces a more serious situation of suicidal actions. His actions of overdosing continue