by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | May 14, 2025 | History of Psychotherapy
A Deep Dive into Ego States, Games, and the Quest to Understand Human Behavior In the 1960s, a charismatic psychiatrist named Eric Berne took the world of psychotherapy by storm with his innovative approach known as transactional analysis (TA). Combining elements of...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jun 17, 2024 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Philosophy for Therapists
Key Ideas The purpose and point of games in human motivation and well-being Transactional analysis and the psychology of human relationships Unconscious games and their role in shaping behavior and emotions Gamification and its impact on intrinsic motivation...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 4, 2021 | History of Psychotherapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Self Help and Personal Development
What happened to the forgotten model of psychotherapy? Abstract and Main Ideas: 1. Transactional Analysis, developed by Eric Berne, gained rapid popularity in the 1960s but declined quickly thereafter. 2. TA was influenced by game theory and reflected the zeitgeist of...
