Existential Perspectives in Transactional Analysis - The Development of the Adult Self and the Human Search for Meaning

This book offers experienced practitioners and trainees in psychotherapy and counselling a new, deeply personal and theoretically-grounded perspective on clinical work that integrates existential philosophy and psychotherapy into a relational transactional analysis.

List of contents

Introduction: Life, Death, and Companionship Section 1: An Introduction to Existential Psychotherapy and Transactional Analysis 1. What is Existentialism and Existential Psychotherapy? 2. Authenticity, Alienation and Encounter 3. The Quality of Relating: an Existential Approach to Ta Theory, Methods and Methodology 4. Self-disclosure: Going Behind the Mystical Curtain of Our Role 5. Diagnosis, Contracting and Treatment Planning: an Existential Perspective Section 2: The Development of the Adult 6. The Developmental Model of Adulthood: the Tasks and Conflicts of Adult Life Stages 7. Emerging Adulthood: Entering the Adult World 8. Early Adulthood: Sculpting the Landscape of Life 9. Middle Adulthood: Re-visiting Our Dreams 10. Mature Adulthood: Living Well, Laughing Often, and Loving Much 11. Late Adulthood: Maintaining the Indomitable Core Section 3: Death and Life 12. Death and Endings: Balancing Death and Life 13. The Erotic Life Force: Being Sexual Afterword: the End of the Expedition

About the author

Rachel Cook is a fully qualified UKCP registered Counsellor, Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor and Trainer. She has worked in psychotherapy and education for 30 years.

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Cook, Cook Rachel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032756912
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3275691-2
• No. of pages: 310
• Series: Innovations in Transactional Analysis: Theory and Practice
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging, Psychotherapy, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services