TA Books
Recommended Books
This curated list features foundational, relational, educational, and organisational books on Transactional Analysis (TA), including titles recommended by TA associations, leading experts, and global sources.
| Sr No | Book Title | Description | Author Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TA Today: A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis | A foundational guide for students and professionals, clearly explaining core TA concepts | Ian Stewart & Vann Joines |
| 2 | Games People Play | The bestselling classic that introduced psychological games into popular psychology. | Eric Berne |
| 3 | Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy | The seminal text presenting the ego state model and transactional theory. | Eric Berne |
| 4 | What Do You Say After You Say Hello? | Expands Berne’s theories to explore life scripts and unconscious decision-making. | Eric Berne |
| 5 | Born to Win | A practical self-help guide combining TA and Gestalt to promote autonomy. | Muriel James & Dorothy Jongeward |
| 6 | I’m OK, You’re OK | Popularises TA for a mainstream audience, particularly the concept of life positions. | Thomas Harris |
| 7 | Personality Adaptations | Explains six personality types and how they guide thinking, feeling, and behaviour. | Vann Joines & Ian Stewart |
| 8 | Working with the Script | Focuses on identifying life scripts and changing them through TA therapy. | Claude Steiner |
| 9 | TA and Trauma | Examines how TA helps survivors of childhood abuse and complex trauma. | Valerie Sinason (ed.) |
| 10 | Life Scripts | A deep dive into unconscious relational patterns and their healing. | Richard G. Erskine |
| 11 | Relational Transactional Analysis: Principles in Practice | Applies relational theory to TA, focusing on therapeutic relationships. | Fowlie & Sills |
| 12 | Transactional Analysis: A Relational Perspective | Introduces the relational turn in TA therapy through theory and casework. | Helena Hargaden & Charlotte Sills |
| 13 | Beyond Empathy | Explores relational attunement and presence in integrative psychotherapy. | Richard Erskine |
| 14 | Integration and Integrity in TA | Essays that reflect on clinical, ethical, and relational aspects of TA. | Bill Cornell |
| 15 | Into TA: A Comprehensive Textbook on Transactional Analysis | A modern textbook covering TA theory and application across all fields. | Cornell, Newton, Hargaden & Napper |
| 16 | Theories and Approaches in TA | An in-depth academic exploration of multiple TA schools of thought. | Keith Tudor |
| 17 | Dictionary of Transactional Analysis | A compact reference book of TA terms, concepts, and figures. | Tony Tilney |
| 18 | Transactional Analysis: 100 Key Points and Techniques | Practical summaries of essential TA concepts for therapists and trainers. | Mark Widdowson |
| 19 | Developing TA Counselling | A counselling-focused approach to applying TA in professional practice. | Ian Stewart |
| 20 | TA Counselling in Action | Explains how TA can be used effectively in short- and medium-term counselling. | Ian Stewart |
| 21 | TA for Depression | A step-by-step manual for treating depression using TA methodology. | Mark Widdowson |
| 22 | The Process and Outcome of TA Psychotherapy | Summarises evidence and clinical research supporting TA-based therapy. | Mark Widdowson |
| 23 | Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with TA | Integrates psychodynamic insights with TA methods in psychotherapy. | Anna Tangolo |
| 24 | Co-creative TA | A non-hierarchical, co-created approach to TA therapy and supervision. | Graeme Summers & Keith Tudor |
| 25 | Educational TA | Offers guidance on using TA to enhance teaching and learning environments. | Trudi Newton |
| 26 | TA for Trainers | Applies TA concepts to training, coaching, and learning design. | Julie Hay |
| 27 | Working Together | A guide to using TA in leadership, teams, and organisational culture. | Julie Hay |
| 28 | Walking the Talk | Demonstrates how TA can improve behaviour and raise self-esteem, particularly in education. | David Fulton |
| 29 | Behaviour Management in the Classroom | Uses TA to manage student behaviour and enhance classroom communication. | Newell & Jeffery |
| 30 | Script Theory and TA | Covers how scripts are formed and how they can be revised in therapy. | — |
| 31 | Handbook of Listening: TA of the Listening Activity | Examines active listening from a TA perspective. | — |
| 32 | Group Supervision: A Guide to Creative Practice | Offers supervision techniques grounded in TA and creative methods. | — |
| 33 | Tilburg University Reconstruction of Autonomy in TA | A research-based work focusing on autonomy in TA. | K. Brajovic Car |
| 34 | TA Approaches to Brief Therapy | Discusses script change and working in short-term therapy formats. | — |
| 35 | Eric Berne: Principles of Group Treatment | Presents Berne’s insights on how TA is applied in group settings. | Eric Berne |
| 36 | Eric Berne: Master Gamesman – A Transactional Biography | A biographical exploration of Berne’s life and TA contributions. | — |
| 37 | Sex in Human Loving | A TA-informed exploration of intimacy, sexuality, and human connection. | Eric Berne |
| 38 | The Heart of the Matter: Love, Information, and TA | Emphasises emotional literacy, love, and human contact within TA. | Claude Steiner |
| 39 | A Layman’s Guide to Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis | A clear, readable introduction to psychological and psychoanalytic concepts. | Eric Berne |