Reacting in ‘the same old way’ in Psychotherapeutic terms probably means you are engaging in Script behaviour that may no longer suit your needs or who you are. I addressed the concept Life Scripts in my previous post. As a child, when this Script was developed maybe you didn’t have a choice. Maybe you learnt…

Below is an essay I wrote a while back on a Transactional Analysis concept I find particularly useful when working with clients. It explores the idea of ‘Scripts’, what they are (therapeutically), how they come to be and how they are acted out in our here and now reality. An aim of personal therapy is…

‘It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what’s changed is you.’ F. Scott Fitzgerald                

Have you ever wondered why you think the things you think, or feel and behave the way you do? One of the concepts I particularly like about Transactional Analysis is the model of personality it uses to change the way we understand ourselves. It can be particularly helpful to those wishing to gain an insight…

Transactional Analysis is a specific form of Psychotherapy that works mutually and relationally – looking at how the past informs the present. By becoming aware of the links between the past and the present we can begin to move forward, to act freely and become who we wish to be. Transactional Analysis can be defined…