About UKATA
UKATA is an association and professional body for people interested in and practicing in Transactional Analysis within the United Kingdom. We were established in 1974, (formerly called the Institute of Transactional Analysis) and our members are Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Organisational Consultants and Educators who are all trained in and use Transactional Analysis as their modality of choice. They are registered members of UKATA.
As a professional body UKATA monitors standards of competence and ethical practice for both trainee and qualified Transactional Analysts as well as offering a range of services for our 1100 members.
Transactional Analysis is a theory of personality and a system for personal growth and change and was founded by Eric Berne in the 1950s/60s.
Transactional Analysis is a well-established approach used in psychotherapy, counselling, education and organisational development. These are called the ‘Four Fields of Specialisation of Transactional Analysis’ and it is possible to undertake training and certification in each of these fields.
UKATA works through a network of twelve high quality Registered Training Establishments that offer Transactional Analysis training at various levels and you can find out more here.
UKATA is an organisational member of the European Association of Transactional Analysis (EATA) EATA.
UKATA is an organisational member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy UKCP
UKATA Structure and Governance
UKATA is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. The UKATA Constitution sets the rules by which we are governed. Further information about UKATA is available on the Companies House Website and the Charity Commission Website.
UKATA Board of Trustees (also known as Council)
The UKATA Board of Trustees sets the overall aims and strategy for the organisation in partnership with the Managing Director. The Board evaluates organisational performance and ensures UKATA complies with our governing documents and charitable objective.
The charitable objective of UKATA is to educate the public about the study, theory and practice of Transactional Analysis, in accordance with recognised standards of professional competence.
The UKATA Board is comprised of volunteer Trustees from the UKATA membership and sometimes lay members from outside the Transactional Analysis community who bring an independent view and perspective to the operation of the organisation.
Current Trustees can be viewed here.
The Board currently meets monthly, and minutes of meetings are available on request, please contact us at office@uka4ta.co.uk
The UKATA Operational Team
UKATA is run by a small central team working remotely. The three posts are as follows:
Managing Director – Vacant Post
This role is being covered by Sally Trevaskis (Chair) until the Managing Director joins us later this year. Sally can be contacted by at chair@uka4ta.co.uk and by phone on 07866 314156.
Nelli Poulou-Jensen – Membership Support
Nellie deals with general membership enquiries, renewal, rejoins and upgrades and can be contacted by email at membership@uka4ta.co.uk by phone on 07769 256020.
Claire McManus – Office and Committee Support
Claire deals with general membership enquiries, the Committees, liaison with the UKCP, TA Magazine, social media, events and the annual Bursary exercises. Claire can be reached by email at office@uka4ta.co.uk and by phone on 07730 042628.
We also have two important volunteer roles.
National Conference Organiser
The organiser of our annual UKATA National Conference is Susan Arslan and she can be contacted by email at conference@uka4ta.co.uk
Transactional Analyst Editor
The editor of our inhouse magazine in Dee Longhurst and she can be contacted by email at editor@uka4ta.co.uk
UKATA Committees
UKATA has a range of committees run by dedicated volunteer members who cover many vital aspects of the day to day running of the organisation. In general, the committees oversee the policy and practice of administering our profession while the Trustee Board and the UKATA Team oversee the strategy and operations of the business of the organisation.
The Committees are as follows:
Minutes of Committee meetings are available on request, please contact us at office@uka4ta.co.uk