At TAworks we are concerned with these qualities of life which in TA are embedded in the dynamic and pulsating presence of the Adult ego state. All our programmes aim to encourage and maintain this capacity in participants so that this can inform and transform their private and professional worlds. Learning how to do this shifts living to a living art.
Like any craft which underpins an art, it takes time to learn, and needs constant practice, and the processes of ‘supervision’ and ‘personal consultation’ can support maintaining these capacities. The pleasure of deepening ones own capacity for presence is difficult to describe - rather it is to be experienced. Regaining the Adult ego state in spite of the nudges and knocks of living, provides a breath of relief, and is so re-energising.
And it is worth investing in these learnings to permeate a lifetime of relationships - as a leader, a coach, a counsellor, a consultant, as well as a friend, a partner, a parent. Currently 2023 looks like it could be a financially tough year - so the art of living through difficult times is vitalising. And TAworks supports learners who are finding payments a challenge in all sorts of different bespoke ways. Talk to us!
TAworks has found many innovative ways of working online that are enlivening.
This is because we keep with small groups, we provide personalised attention, we have ways to suggest people sit in relation to their computers in order to reflect and learn; we also use creative techniques and invite embodied learning through movement! And we use jamboards and WhatsApp to enhance sharing and pairing and connections. Most importantly we recommend you to use ‘hide self view’.
We are pleased to discover that research now backs up our intuitively thought-out methodology — and that so many people who come to our workshops for the first time respond with surprise at how unfatigued they are by the end of the day!
TAworks has always been very international, with individuals from South Africa, Japan, Canada, India and Brazil, not to mention other parts of Europe, regularly flying into Heathrow over several years. This no longer is sustainable and online learning really supports considering our planet — and also provides access for those who may not be able to afford to learn with us let alone travel (when learning TA is a passionate commitment, and earnings in a particular country prohibit engagement then TAworks looks to see how we can best support individuals).
So we think we will be primarily online for the foreseeable future — we will be flexible, and we want to meet in person when we can, and to use our wonderful workshop facility in Oxford. We look forward to learning with you — write to rosemary.napper@TAmatters.com with queries, and check out our websites and social media.
Rosemary Napper
TSTA Organisations, Education and Counselling
One to one coaching, counselling and psychotherapy informed by transactional analysis are offered for individuals and groups. PLAINTALKING affordable coaching, counselling and psychotherapy.
Training leading to qualifications in TA is provided — TAworks is the UK's longest-standing provider of in-depth Counselling, Educational & Organisational learning — plus a TA coaching & mentoring training programme with optional accreditation with the ILM.
Continuing development opportunities involving TA are available to all with our workshops, for on-going professional and personal development.
Supervision of practical application of TA is available.
Tailor-made introductory TA programmes can be arranged for organisations, along with bespoke TA-based management and leadership development programmes, and organisational consultancy.
Tailor-made awards.
Links with other psychological frameworks are supported, and practitioners of many other approaches work alongside us.