Archive for the ‘Transactional analysis’ Category:
What are Coaching Super Tools?
In this post explore some advanced coaching tools used by the most experienced coaches
Understanding Drama in the Coaching Room, the theory

So you can have an understanding of Drama in the Coaching Room this week I will lay out the theory in a little more detail. As already mentioned Transactional Analysis has a great model called the “Drama Triangle” (Karpman 1968) as one way of exploring what Berne described as games. In Transactional terms, the interaction […]
How Coaches are invited into the Drama and what happens next!

This week I will start by exploring how Coaches are invited into the Drama. So let me clarify what I am talking about. The models and ideas for this series are drawn from Transactional Analysis. Following on from last week, Coaches can often find themselves being sucked into their client’s Drama and this is unhelpful. […]
Why are Coaches getting sucked into their client’s drama? Great question, right?

A series of articles about using Transactional Analysis in Coaching and Supervision
Why Coaches take on cases beyond their training
An insight what drives Coaches to sometimes taken on Clients they are not equipped to deal with. The author uses models from Transactional Analysis to help explain this unconscious process.
Transactional Analysis: Coaching Case Study 2
This is for you if you are a Coach or want to become a Coach and you want to know how Transactional Analysis can be used in Coaching.
Transactional Analysis: Personality as a form of Diversity (Coaching Case Study)
Coaching Case Study focusing on Transactional Analysis and Personality. This Case Study examines management style and Working Styles.
What is Transactional Analysis Coaching? 1 Key piece of information for your coaching practice.
If you want to become a Coach you can learn from this blog what Transactional Analysis Coaching is and how it can help you make a difference.
Creating Coaching Contracts – Part 5
The importance of multi-cornered contracts What is a multi-cornered contract? The clue is in the name, most coaching contracts are not just between two people. The obvious parties to a contract are the Coach and the Client however there are often other stake holders. In simplest terms ethical professional Coaches have a Supervisor and although […]
Soft Boundaries. Creating Coaching Contracts, Part 3

Soft boundaries are one of the most common issues my students bring to Supervision. So what is a soft boundary? A soft boundary can either be a boundary that has not been put in place or where you, the Coach, allow the client to ignore a boundary.