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The Drama Triangle in Transactional Analysis: Rescuer, Persecutor, Victim (and how to step out)

The Drama Triangle in Transactional Analysis: Rescuer, Persecutor, Victim (and how to step out)

by Giovanni | Jun 19, 2026 | Jungian Theory, Relationship, TA Theory

In Transactional Analysis, the Drama Triangle is one of the clearest models for understanding repetitive relational conflict. It names three familiar positions: Rescuer, Persecutor, and Victim. These are not fixed identities, but shifting roles in a psychological...
Drivers in Transactional Analysis: Be Perfect, Please Others, Try Hard, Be Strong, Hurry Up

Drivers in Transactional Analysis: Be Perfect, Please Others, Try Hard, Be Strong, Hurry Up

by Giovanni | Jun 12, 2026 | TA Theory

In Transactional Analysis, drivers are among the most recognisable patterns in human behaviour. They are the inner imperatives that shape how a person moves through the world, often with urgency, repetition, and a sense that something important depends on getting it...
Dreams in Psychotherapy Training: How Depth TA Works with Dream Material

Dreams in Psychotherapy Training: How Depth TA Works with Dream Material

by Giovanni | Jun 5, 2026 | Dreamwork, Jungian Theory, TA Theory

If you are searching for dream analysis psychotherapy training, you are probably looking for a training route that does not treat dreams as curiosities, or as decorative symbolism, but as clinically meaningful material. In Depth TA, dreamwork is not an optional extra....
Complementary and Crossed Transactions: Why Conversations Break Down

Complementary and Crossed Transactions: Why Conversations Break Down

by Giovanni | May 22, 2026 | TA Theory

If you are searching for transactions in transactional analysis, you are probably trying to understand a familiar moment: a conversation that starts one way and ends somewhere else entirely. A simple question becomes an argument. A neutral comment lands like an...
The Adult Ego State in Transactional Analysis: Choice, Ethics, and Clinical Presence

The Adult Ego State in Transactional Analysis: Choice, Ethics, and Clinical Presence

by Giovanni | May 15, 2026 | Jungian Theory, TA Theory

If you are searching for Adult ego state transactional analysis, you are probably looking for more than a definition. You are looking for what the Adult does—in relationship, in decision-making, and in the therapist’s capacity to hold complexity without collapsing...
Transactional Analysis vs CBT: What’s Different, and Why It Matters in Training

Transactional Analysis vs CBT: What’s Different, and Why It Matters in Training

by Giovanni | Apr 24, 2026 | Psychotherapy Training, TA Theory

If you are searching for transactional analysis vs CBT, you are likely trying to make a careful decision. Not only “Which approach works,” but “Which way of thinking fits how I understand people.” For career-changers and early-career helpers, this comparison often...
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