Transactional Analysis Therapy in Valley Village & Los Angeles
At FamilyTime Centers, we provide Transactional Analysis (TA) therapy in Valley Village and Los Angeles, California, to help you understand and transform your communication patterns. This evidence-based approach identifies the root causes of how you think, feel, and interact with others. By recognizing recurring ego states and unhealthy “transactions,” you can improve relationships, reduce conflict, and achieve greater emotional well-being.
What Is Transactional Analysis and How Does It Work?
Developed by psychiatrist Eric Berne, Transactional Analysis is a psychological model that breaks down interpersonal dynamics into three ego states: Parent, Adult, and Child. TA helps clients understand which state they’re operating from in conversations, recognize unproductive “games,” and build more authentic, adult-to-adult communication.
Key Benefits
Improves Interpersonal Communication
Teaches clients to recognize and shift ego states during conversations.
Increases Emotional Awareness
Enhances understanding of internal emotional responses during conflict or intimacy.
Breaks Toxic Relational Patterns
Identifies and disrupts self-defeating interactions known as “games.”
Builds Assertiveness and Boundaries
Strengthens the capacity for adult, direct, respectful communication.
Treatment Goals
Identify Dominant Ego States
Understand whether your responses come from the Parent, Adult, or Child.
Improve Communication Awareness
Notice when conversations shift into unproductive patterns or emotional reactivity.
Disrupt Harmful “Games”
Learn how unconscious scripts repeat in relationships—and how to exit them.
Support Adult-to-Adult Dialogue
Build clarity, accountability, and maturity in your interpersonal style.
Why You Keep Having the Same Arguments—and How to Change That
Transactional Analysis helps clients decode their own and others’ communication patterns. By recognizing predictable roles and unconscious scripts, people gain the tools to interact from a grounded, authentic place—rather than repeating inherited or emotionalized responses.
Ego State Identification
Explore real-life situations to determine whether the Parent, Adult, or Child is speaking.
Transaction Mapping
Break down recurring communication patterns into structured sequences for analysis.
Game Recognition and Disruption
Learn to identify emotional “games” that produce predictable, negative outcomes.
Script Analysis
Uncover life narratives formed in childhood and examine how they shape behavior now.
Adult Ego Strengthening
Practice communication that is calm, direct, responsible, and present-focused.
Ego State Journaling
Track which ego state dominated during key conversations throughout the week.
Game Spotting Log
Identify when and how common interpersonal “games” appear in daily life.
Script Rewriting Worksheet
Reframe inherited beliefs like “I’m not allowed to succeed” or “I must please others.”
Adult Ego Dialogue Practice
Roleplay emotionally neutral, direct conversations using only the Adult voice.
