Short Courses

Please view our short courses below, which use Transactional Analysis as part of clinical practice and personal growth.

TA101 - An internationally recognised training course (Face-to-Face)

Cost £250. £50 deposit (non-refundable) at time of booking.

10th and 11th April 2027

24th and 25th July 2027

​The TA 101 is an internationally recognised qualification. It counts as 12 hours continuing personal and professional development in Transactional Analysis. It is the official access course for people who wish to study Transactional Analysis. ​This is the beginning of your journey. The course is delivered using creative and experiential training as well as academic study that gives a broad overview of Transactional Analysis. Even if you are not interested in continuing a career in therapy, these two days will provide a wealth of understanding into yourself, your relationships and the choices you make in your life. This training does not give you a qualification to work with clients, but in addition to a previously held qualifications in counselling or psychotherapy it can provide additional valuable tools and learning. This course is an entry level requirement for the first year of training at TAC. Your place will be held once the booking form is received and the deposit made. Please read the short course contract.

Two training days:

Spring: TA101 - 11th and 12th April 2026

Summer: TA101 - 18th and 19th July 2026

Cost £250

​Deposit £50 at time of booking​

Please contact directly if you wish me to offer a bespoke TA101 to your organisation.

Counselling Skills Intensive using Transactional Analysis (Face to Face)

Cost £250, £50 deposit (non-refundable) at time of booking.

This course is open to those who have some prior learning in counselling skills and want to deepen their knowledge, or trainee psychotherapists that are wanting to increase their experience of practicing their skills. We have had success supporting trainees who are feeling anxious or stuck as they contemplate going into clinical practice.Complete beginners who are seriously considering a career in psychotherapy or counselling are also welcome. However, some previous personal experience of counselling or psychotherapy is strongly recommended so that you know how to keep yourself grounded and safe!During this course you will learn and explore:

  • How to develop an effective therapeutic contract

  • The appropriate use of empathy and confrontation

  • How to listen deeply and respond effectively to invite clients to learn about themselves

  • How to ask the right question that invites deeper reflection from your client

  • Using Berne’s therapeutic operations as a treatment plan

  • How to hold yourself safely when the client becomes distressed or angry

  • How to think about ethics, boundaries and safety

Two training days 28th and 29th August 2027

Cost: £250

£50 deposit at time of booking.

A Space for Growth - A Two-Year+ Journey into TA Supervision and Training.

We welcome you to join us for our second year of this successful rolling program.

We wanted to provide you with a structured and self-reflective place to develop your identity and philosophy as a Transactional Analyst, Supervisor and Teacher and leader.

We welcome people across the fields or TA and across national and cultural identities.

Please see flier for more details.

Therapy Marathon with Joanna Groves PTSTA(P)

1st and 2nd May 2027 - £250 - Deposit £50

A unique chance to work face to face at Transactional Analysis Cymru with Joanna Groves.


More about Joanna:
I'm interested in what it means to be human, to live with more aliveness. I’m not looking for ‘an answer’. In fact I strongly believe there are many ways to make sense of our experiences, both past and present, and that our meaning-making can shift and change over time. For me, what matters is that our understanding of our self, others, and life experiences are aligned.

I care about people and the many different ways we live our lives. I’m fascinated how we can gain insight and awareness to free us from old, often limiting patterns. I believe with insight and awareness we can be more aspirational about how we experience and express aliveness.

As an experienced psychotherapist and supervisor, and a proudly neurodivergent woman, I'm vibrant, creative, and bring energy, humour, and challenge to my work. I'm continually seeking ways to make my work more neuro-affirming and inclusive, and to educate myself around the intersectionality that touches all that I do both personally and professionally.

What is a therapy marathon?

A therapy marathon is a two-day intensive opportunity for growth. Participants can experience themselves in relationship with others on multiple levels.
Within UKATA, you can count up to 12 hours of a therapy marathon towards your student requirements per year.

More about Joanna
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