Transactional Analysis

Transactional Analysis (TA) is a form of psychotherapy that uses our interactions with others to better understand ourselves, our behaviour, and how to make changes in our lives. This course will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to the theory, techniques and uses of Transactional Analysis.

This course is suitable for both mental health professionals and individuals looking to further develop their self-understanding. Whether you are a psychotherapist, counsellor, helping professional, psychology student, or looking to work on your own mental health, this course will help us gain greater insight into ourselves and those around us.

Transactional Analysis proposes that we carry our parents’ values and childhood fears through into adulthood. This forms our script, causing us to continue to follow these unhelpful patterns in adulthood that lead to us subconsciously playing out negative behaviours and destructive games. By better understanding ourselves we can move out of this script and into autonomy: recapturing intimacy and spontaneity and reducing anxiety and depression.

We will cover:

• The core principles of Transactional Analysis, from those originally developed by Eric Berne to modern developments in TA counselling techniques

• How to use Parent-Adult-Child ego-states and life-scripts to understand how our childhood affects our behaviour today

• How we can analyse our communication with others, exploring the ulterior motives, our need for affection, filtering out compliments and the drama triangle

• Using Transactional Analysis techniques including observation, decontamination, confronting games, giving permissions and recognising ego-states

• Step-by-step delivering a course of therapy using Transactional Analysis including structuring therapy, intake assessments, contracting and working safely

As well as looking at the theory, techniques and practicalities, we’ll apply Transactional Analysis to a range of problems. Case studies include depression, burnout, perfectionism, addiction, and relationship issues.

The course comes with a comprehensive handbook as well as downloads and exercises so that you have all the resources you need to deliver Transactional Analysis to others or use it yourself. On completing the course, you will earn a certificate accredited by the International Association of Therapists.