Transactional Analysis (TA)

Transactional analysis (TA) is a therapeutic approach developed by Eric Berne in the 1950s. It has its roots in psychoanalysis, but maintains a focus on social transactions to determine ‘ego states’ in order to better understand behavior (Berne, 1958, 1964). The International Transactional Analysis Association defines TA as a “theory of personality and a systematic psychotherapy for personal growth and personal change.”