Transactional Analysis

The Transactional Analysis proposes a methodology and some basic concepts, expressed in a simple language, without the technicalities abstract concepts that predominate in other psychological theories. Pretend to be a deep model, with techniques to facilitate restructuring and personal change. Its easy integration with other disciplines of the human and social sciences, has given it a great worldwide diffusion within the humanistic, labor and self-help environment. It also has analogies with the psychoanalysis Freudian.

At a functional level, it seeks to facilitate the analysis the ways in which people interact with each other, through transactions psychological, with their Parent, Adult and Child ego states, learning to use the first to give care, the second to individualize ourselves and the third to seek and receive care, both in our interaction with others, as well as with ourselves, growing in the achievement of an integrating personality.

At a deep level, it seeks to facilitate the abandonment of psychological script that we decided in childhood under the influence of parental and authority figures, but that it was necessary to survive and that we may still be following unconsciously. By leaving the script, we also stop playing the games psychological that reinforce it, thus being able to fully use our capacity to think, feel and act, at the service of a healthy life.

Transactional Analysis is a contractual method. It is an adult agreement with oneself or another person to make a change. It assumes an objective that the client (or patient) wants to achieve, as well as a goal exchange. It also implies a cooperative analysis between the therapist and the client about the situation to be resolved and the possible options and alternatives. Likewise, it implies a responsibility of both, therapist and client, but differentiated. The client holds responsible to change what is necessary and possible about your situation, making new decisions, putting them into practice and using all your means available at your fingertips. For his part, the Transactional Analyst is responsible for taking care of the process, confronting the client at the right time, supporting when appropriate, giving orientation when it is appropriate and, to point out what you observe when it is relevant.

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In the intervention model, the objective is to understand and modify the aspects inappropriate of personality, such as exclusions and contaminations, learn not to get involved in games and place yourself in a position existential healthy. In this way, the client will gradually become aware of their script in order to opt for a lifestyle with autonomyresulting from awareness, spontaneity and intimacy.

The therapy consists of facilitating the regression to early childhood and in establishing a consistent and healthy type of Parent ego state through the parental performances provided by the therapist. The process is called reparenting and focuses on removing confusion from the Child ego state type by interpreting unconscious processes.

Transactional Analysis Goals

The goal of Transactional Analysis is, basically, autonomy, defined as:

  • The consciousness or ability to distinguish reality from the internal fantasy projected on what happens to me or what happens.

  • The spontaneity or ability to express my own thoughts, feelings and needs and to act accordingly, living for oneself.

  • The privacy or the ability to open up to the other, to be close, close and to be authentic with the other with reciprocity.

  • The ethics o Ability to choose to act in each context respecting one’s own assumed values.

Transactional Analysis is a decisional model of personality that allows:

  • Understand how we enter into a relationship with others, what we look for in our relationships and what are our hidden roots that make us react repetitively.

  • feel and become aware what is happening in us and therefore what we need, want and what our goals are.

  • Act and take the initiative to initiate personal, relational or organizational changes. Use the necessary Permissions, Protections and Power to achieve our development and evolution.

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The fields of application of Transactional Analysis

  • Psychotherapy: individual, couple, family, group.

  • Company and organizations: consulting, organizational development, organizational culture, teamwork, people management, communication, etc.

  • Orientation (Counselling): personal, family, relational, vocational, etc.

  • Help ratio: assistance, clinic, family, volunteering, etc.

  • Pedagogy: education, re-education, school orientation and integration, human development, etc.

  • Training: of parents, teachers, educators, professionals, vendors, consumers, housewives, adolescents, couples, leaders, etc.

  • Social work: exploration of resources, support and social orientation, integration and marginalization, social reinsertion, etc.

What Transactional Analysis Offers

  • Training basic, simple and clear in essential psychological aspects such as personality, communication, human needs, feelings and emotions, attitudes, group dynamics, etc.

  • Options and effective means to be able to give alternatives to the conflicts that occur in interpersonal relationships.

  • Instruments Useful for explaining one’s own behavior and that of others in order to solidly base relationship and change strategies.

  • Experiences individual and group experiences that open up new perspectives in personal communication and problem solving.

  • Models reference for observation, self-observation and personal and professional growth