Alienation is rooted in Marxist philosophy and is the premise for the cause of psychological and social difficulties. It has been a key idea in explaining a missing element in relational transference theories. The theory of alienation has accounted for the important and critical role that systemic oppression plays in creating distress, which has helped...
This online workshop will be a presentation of new theory from the recently published TAJ article: Ego States and Projective Identification: A Six Stage Relational Methodology. It will offer a simple and clear understanding of the process of projective identification by considering its three distinct stages. The stages will be visually represented and brought to...
This, online CPD course is designed to build the confidence of psychotherapy practitioners who wish to facilitate effective psychotherapy groups. Limited to 10 participants, it will offer a highly participative learning experience within which we will explore key concepts, skills, and practical issues associated with setting up and running therapy groups. Additionally, the course seeks to increase...
This four-session, online CPD course is designed to enable seasoned therapists and supervisors to have a conversation together and case discussions linked to relational theory and ethics and other various themes that emerge when offering relational TA supervision. Relational Transactional Analysis clinical practice draws on the wisdom that tells us no two therapeutic relationships are...
This workshop discusses the difference between play and enactment as dramatic interactive forms as well as the movement between the two. Play takes the position of the Third to allow meta-communication and the performance of recognition while sustaining paradox between opposing propositions (real and not real; repetition and repair). The paradoxical holds both repetition of past injury and potential repair, allowing what is painful...
Working within a two-person psychology has been the major explorative work in relational psychotherapy, including Relational Transactional Analysis in recent years. For some therapists sharing their emotional responses was not considered part of the therapeutic relationship and kept apart from it. The therapist’s personal responses were traditionally considered as part of their supervision and personal...
This workshop will explore the application of relational theory using illustrative examples from client work. The examples given will demonstrate how relational transactional analysis and related theories can be utilised to offer a different relational experience to clients who have suffered trauma in significant early relationships. There will be an opportunity for participants to reflect...
THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED This workshop will reflect on Queer identities including Trans, Non-binary, and gender fluid identities and working across all GSRD, Gender Sex Relationship, and Diversity. The importance of pronouns will be explored. Queer theory will be mused, calling for dialogue around the evolving of social and political constructs. We will reflect...
This workshop offers opportunity to explore the transferential relationship through the perspectives of Oppression, Alienation, and Reclamation. Drawing on our personal stories and readings from her book, (Radical-Relational Perspectives in TA Psychotherapy to be available from the 21st of September 2023), there will be opportunity to illustrate, explore and deconstruct dynamics through our discussions with...
This three-session CPD course will take place on Oct 30th, Nov 20th, and Dec 11th. This course is designed to offer the opportunity to explore the impact on life when a family member identifies/is identified as autistic. We will open a space for dialogue and exploration to consider the unique impact on each of our...
TASTN-UK is hosting a networking event for suitably qualified supervisors and trainers of TA – in London on the 7th of November 2023. Please use the link below for more information. https://padlet.com/AndyWilliamsTSTA/tastn-uk-8qvt9hga69k19c9o
Berne drew on many different influences while developing his thinking about ego states, particularly during the early days of expounding transactional analysis theory. By the time of his death, in 1970, he had presented several variations of his original structural ego state model, which was typical of the creative, integrative, and developmental approach to theory...
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