This article differentiates a transactional analysis counseling perspective, especially as practiced in Europe, from a transactional analysis clinical frame of reference and practice. A theoretical model and technical illustrations are offered for working with emotional processes within a counseling contract. The authors stress that emotions provide the progressive functions of motivation, vitality, and meaning that need to be recognized and articulated in counseling.
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