From Transactions to Relations: The Emergence of a Relational Tradition in Transactional Analysis

Synopsis:

This book bridges psychoanalytic and humanistic traditions in a way that captures the current movement in relational psychotherapy. It traces the emergence of the relational paradigm in Transactional Analysis, drawing together sixteen seminal articles from the TA literature and tracking the development of a focus on intersubjectivity and cocreativity in the therapeutic relationship.

Description:

Key features
* Challenging and intriguing introductory and closing chapters that include reflections by the editors as well as a review of the literature and the growing trend of relational psychotherapy both within and outside TA.
* 16 groundbreaking articles that trace the emergence of the relational paradigm in TA and the implication of the therapist’s subjectivity in therapeutic movement.
* A comprehensive list of further reading in the TA literature from both established and new authors who are also engaged in taking forward relational TA. This is accompanied by a commentary by the editors.

Contributors
James Allen, Barbara Allen, Judith Barr, Frances Bonds-White, William Cornell, Richard Erskine, Helena Hargaden, Ingrid Lewis, Carlo Moiso, Michele Novellino, Diana Shmukler, Charlotte Sills, Graeme Summers, Keith Tudor, Ken Woods