About this journal

The Transactional Analysis Journal is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal focusing on transactional analysis theory, principles and applications in various fields, including psychotherapy, counselling, education and organizational development. Published quarterly since 1971, it offers scholarly articles from all theoretical perspectives and fields of application, including quantitative and qualitative research, case studies, literature surveys, books reviews and reflective essays.

The Transactional Analysis Journal is published by the ITAA Foundation, an affiliate of the International Transactional Analysis Association, Inc., a nonprofit educational corporation to advance the theory, principles, and practice of transactional analysis.

The ITAA gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA) for the Transactional Analysis Journal.

All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal and, if found suitable for further consideration, to double anonymized peer review by independent expert referees.

MANAGING EDITOR
Robin Fryer , MSW, United States

CO-EDITORS
Traian Bossenmayer, MSc, organizational consulting, Romania
Alexandra Gheorghe, private practice, Romania
Karen Minikin, private practice, United Kingdom
Trudi Newton, independent practice, United Kingdom
Helen Rowland, BA, independent private practice, United Kingdom
Moniek Thunnissen, MD, research coeditor, Netherlands

CONSULTING EDITOR
William F. Cornell , MA, independent private practice, United States                                                    

BOOK REVIEW EDITOR
Jr.-Earn Karen Lam, SeraphCorp Institute, Singapore

EDITORIAL BOARD
Beren Aldridge, MSc, United Kingdom
Giles Barrow, MA, United Kingdom
Deborah Blagden, private practice, United Kingdom
Gale Burford, PhD, MSW, Emeritus Professor, University of Vermont, United States
Cristina Caizzi, Psychology degree and Specialization degree in psychotherapy, Italy
Pietro Cardile, private practice, Italy
Celia Chambers, private counseling practice, United Kingdom
Cinzia Chiesa , Psychology degree and Specialization degree in psychotherapy, Italy
Rachel Cook, , private practice; tutor, Metanoia Institute, United Kingdom
Mica Douglas, MA, MSc, Metanoia Institute, United Kingdom
Antonella Fornaro, MA, Psychology degree and Specialization in psychotherapy, faculty of Societa Italiana per la Formazione in Psicoterapia (SIFP), Italy
Harry Gerth, MSc, Netherlands
Bev Gibbons, MA, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Aruna Gopakumar, Bangalore, India
Jill Guest, MSc, Hong Kong
Emma Haynes, PhD, United Kingdom
Lis Heath, BSc, United Kingdom
Liz Jeffries, Manchester, United Kingdom
Marina Rajan Joseph, MD, Director, SHALOM Institute, India
Mandy Lacy, PhD, New Zealand
Karen Lam, leadership consultancy, Singapore
Joost Levy, Drs/MA, PRO Consult/Coaching Academy, The Netherlands
Susanna Ligabue, MA, Centro di Psicologia e Analisi Transazionale Milan, Italy
Brad McLean, MSc, Australia
Edward Novak, MA, National Institute for the Psychotherapies, United States
Steff Oates, BA, Cert. Ed., United Kingdom
Anisha Pandya, private practice, Mumbai, India
Oana Panescu, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Spiru Haret University, Romania
Fran Parkin, MA, New Zealand
Ioana Pirvu, MA, Romania
Brian Rafferty, PhD, United Kingdom
Pierre Sebregts, MSc, TA-Academie, De Viersprong, The Netherlands
Carole Shadbolt, MSc, CQSW, Metanoia Institute, United Kingdom
Pete Shotton , United Kingdom
C. Suriyaprakash, PhD, Professor, Jansons School of Business, India
James Sweeney, MA, private practice, United Kingdom
Marian Timmermans, MA, MSc, Staff at Dutch TA-Academie/The Berne Insitutute/Middlesex University, The Netherlands
Anca Tiurean, Romania
Biljana van Rijn, DPsych, Metanoia Institute, United Kingdom
Sandra Wilson, DProf, Scotland, United Kingdom

PAST EDITORS
Eric Berne, MD, United States, 1962-1970
Guest Editors, 1971-1973 
Stephen Karpman, MD, United States, 1974-1975 
Robert Zechnich, MD, United States 1976-1977 
Muriel James, EdD, United States, 1978-1979 
John McNeel, PhD, United States, 1980-1983 
Rebecca Trautmann, MSW, United States, 1983-1985 
Margery Friedlander, EdD, United States, 1985-1991
Howard Douglass, PhD, United States, 1991-1993
Theodore Novey, PhD, United States, 1993-1998
Nancy Porter-Steele, PhD, Canada, 1999, 2003-2005
Tony Tilney, BA, BSc, United Kingdom, 1999-2003
Jan Morrison, BA, Canada, 2003-2007
Ann Heathcote, BSc, United Kingdom, 2006-2010, 2012-2013
Birgitta Heiller, PhD, United Kingdom. 2008-2014
Jo Stuthridge, MSc, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2010–2019
Diana Deaconu, MA, Romania, 2014–2021
Sylvie Monin, Switzerland, 2015–2023

Updated 01/2024

Transactional Analysis Journal is published by the ITAA Foundation, an affiliate of the International Transactional Analysis Association. The International Transactional Analysis Association is a nonprofit, member-driven public benefit organization founded by Eric Berne, MD. Our purpose is to help advance the theory, methods, and principles of transactional analysis. United by our common appreciation of the theory and practice of transactional analysis, we seek to grow and learn together. Our members include counselors, educators, organizational development specialists, psychotherapists, and others who use transactional analysis in their work and lives. Berne developed transactional analysis to be effective and accessible, underpinned by the simple but profound phrase “I’m OK, You’re OK, We’re OK.” This vision of contributing to healing the world is what drew many of us to TA and continues to inspire us. In a world facing acute environmental, social, and political crises, it is a vision that we are keen to share and act on. As a largely volunteer, international association, our work centers primarily on training and certification, publications, international conferences, awards of recognition, scholarships and grants, and providing an ethical code of conduct.

The ITAA gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA) for the Transactional Analysis Journal.