Transactional Analysis (TA), developed by Psychiatrist/Analyst Eric Berne, is a form of modern psychology that examines a person’s relationships and interactions with the purpose of establishing and reinforcing the idea that each individual is valuable and has the capacity for positive change and personal growth.

TA provides many techniques for alleviating distress, promoting physis and self-awareness, as well as methods for improving interpersonal relationships. At its core, TA’s philosophy is democratic and inclusive: I’m OK, You’re OK. It can support people struggling with diverse issues including stress, anger, depression, anxiety and relationship problems.

The school of TA I am trained and work within is relational. This means we will use the therapeutic relationship as a means of exploring pertinent relational patterns within your life. A notable relational TA practitioner is Bill Cornell, who maintains that client and therapist are “active” physical, as well as mental, participants in a co-creation, and that this holds the potential for both revelatory and reparative processes.