S7 E3: Richard Erskine Part 2 - Psychotherapy and Transactional Analysis
Transactional Analysis PodcastShow Notes
This is episode two of our interview with Richard Erskine. Richard is the Training Director at the Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy, a clinical psychologist and an author of numerous books and articles on the practice of psychotherapy. We recorded this in London in Nov 2019 when Richard kindly agreed to a second interview after we had technical issues with our first recording. We cover a range of subjects including his favourite TA books, the qualities to look for in a psychotherapist,...
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