Transactional Analysis is the theory and practice that introduced concepts such as "I'm OK-You're OK," "inner child," "life scripts," "strokes," and "games" into therapy and personal growth in the US in the nineteen-sixties. Since that time, Transactional Analysis has spread to many professional fields and around the world.

Helping professionals such as therapists, teachers, and coaches are drawn to Transactional Analysis because it offers clear language for understanding human dynamics and effective methods for education, psychotherapy, and organizational learning.

Individuals, families, schools, and workplaces are attracted to Transactional Analysis because it helps them move beyond past limitations, improve communication, and enrich many aspects of life.

Eric Berne, M.D., developed Transactional Analysis from his observations of patterns in people's behavior and his medical and psychoanalytic studies. His 1962 book Games People Play received widespread public attention, and his San Francisco Social Psychiatry Seminars evolved into the International Transactional Analysis Association.

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