Stress and Burnout Stress is part of most people’s lives, and it can have multiple effects on our body, mood and mental state. It usually results from our lifestyle being too

What is Transactional Analysis? Transactional Analysis (TA) is a type of counselling and psychotherapy that can be used in any area where there is a

What is a Psychotherapist? A psychotherapist is a mental health professional who is trained to listen empathically to someone’s problems in order to find out

A Client’s view on Personal growth and Transactional Analysis ”Self-development is important to me so I participate in four hours of group therapy each month As

What’s the difference between Counselling and Psychotherapy? Differentiating between Counselling and Psychotherapy is particularly useful when understanding which therapy will be best suited to you. It will

Addiction: 6 Beliefs 1: In Reality, every addictive act is preceded by a feeling of helplessness or powerlessness 2: In Fantasy, addictive behaviour will repair this underlying

Equality, diversity and Transactional Analysis (TA) One important aspect of TA theory is that of the decisional nature of the model. For example, one belief

Transactional Analysis Models In our work we use aspects of the Transactional Analysis model and its body of scholarship, some of which incorporate approaches commonly

How to get positives into parenting our children Extract from ‘Self-esteem a family affair’ by Jean Illsley Clarke; Harper and Row, New York, 1978 BIRTH

Thoughts on Ethics, Contracts and TA principles Contracting or making agreements is crucial to the way in which The Cumbria Counselling Group work. This is congruent with