Transactional Analysis: Group Experiences

Transactional analysis, also known as TA has a goal for clients to autonomy, which is defined as “awareness, spontaneity, and the capacity for intimacy.” TA is grounded on the idea that we make decision based on our early experiences. These decisions might be hurting us, which is cause for behavioral changes. (pg. 326) Group experiences can help an individual examine early decision and experiment with making new decision by listening to other that have made the same decisions as you or have a similar background story as you. When an individual is actively participating in-group session, they are engaging with experiences of other group members and they can learn from the decisions and changes they have made to gain autonomy. Being in a
group session also gives individuals an empowered feeling. They might feel strong and more confident about making changes in their life’s to achieve their personal goal. They will also have some sort of accountability with both the facilitator and the other group members once they have established the goals they have set for themselves to change their behavior. Based on experiences from our group, there have been many of us that have shared similar stories. Some group members have spoken about what has worked for them and how they were scared to do certain changes in their life’s but in turn, it was one of the best decisions that they have ever made. Once they have understood what decision are no longer serving them, they can work on making those changes into a happier life.