About TA
I am trained as a Transactional Analyst psychotherapist.
Transactional Analysis (TA) is a theory of personality, providing a map of understanding self and others. TA offers a theory of communication, which can help us understand how people express their personality through behaviour and relationships.
TA rests upon certain philosophical assumptions:
* People are OK: Every human being has worth value and dignity
* Everyone has the capacity to think: We can all think for ourselves. Therefore it is the responsibility of each of us to decide what we want from life.
* People make decisions about their life and these decisions can be changed: People can change. We can achieve change not only by insight, but by actively deciding to change old patterns of behaviour.
TA can be useful when thinking about our behavioural patterns and how we want to change them. It can also be helpful as a tool in exploring our thoughts and emotions. As therapists we use TA to better understand the client and what happens between us in the counselling relationship.
