Transactional Analysis
Transactional Analysis Psychological Hungers – or Stuff You Need In Your Life To Stay Sane
Feeling off your perch? Maybe you’re not meeting all of your psychological hungers? Eric Berne, the father of Transactional Analysis, came up with a cracking bit of theory around what us humans need in our lives to feel fulfilled. Food, shelter and sex form our physical needs, but Eric said our psychological hungers are just…
Read MoreCrossing The Bridge: An Interview With Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt
Imago Relationship Therapy is a couples therapy created by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt. Imago is a contactful and effective way of working with couples and closely related to Transactional Analysis. I’ve spent over a decade training in Imago Relationship Therapy, almost as long as I’ve been a practicing TA therapist and supervisor. Imago…
Read MoreThe Aim Of Transactional Analysis
In many of my blog posts I talk about what I see as the aim of therapy. As a therapist I work with my client to move them towards a rich, fulfilling life. Notice I did not say happy life. Since happiness is an emotion then you can reliably predict that it comes and goes.…
Read MoreWhat Is An Ego State?
Last week I talked about the core assumptions of Transactional Analysis, the principles that underlie the theory. In this week’s post I’m going to introduce on of the fundamental theories in TA, ego states. What is an ego state? An ego state is a consistent way of thinking, feeling and behaving. According to Eric Berne…
Read MoreWhat Is Transactional Analysis?
Transactional analysis is a “theory of personality”. It’s a way to understand yourself, others and the relationship you have with others. As you get to understand the different parts of the theory then you will find you have more “oh I get why I do that” moments. As your awareness about yourself grows, so does…
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