Upcoming Webinar:

The Loneliness Script:

Understanding Connection through Transactional Analysis

with:

Marcia Guimaraes, LCMHC, TAAP

October 17th, 2026, 12 – 2pm ET

About this Workshop

Description:

Loneliness is not simply about being alone. A person can have relationships, social interactions, and a full life while still experiencing a profound sense of disconnection. This 2-hour workshop introduces participants to loneliness through the framework of Transactional Analysis (TA).

Participants will explore the difference between being alone and feeling lonely and consider how our early experiences and patterns of relating can influence the way we seek connection, respond to others, and experience belonging. Using accessible TA concepts such as ego states, strokes, life scripts, and relational patterns, participants will develop a basic framework for understanding why loneliness can persist even when opportunities for connection are present.

The workshop is designed to be practical, interactive, and appropriate for a two-hour format, with opportunities for reflection and discussion. Rather than providing an in-depth exploration of TA theory, the focus will be on using selected TA concepts to better understand loneliness and identify possibilities for greater awareness, authentic communication, and meaningful connection.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe loneliness from a Transactional Analysis perspective and distinguish between being alone and experiencing loneliness.
2. Recognize a few key TA concepts—particularly ego states, strokes, and life script—that can help explain patterns of loneliness and disconnection.
3. Identify common relational patterns that may contribute to loneliness, using simple TA concepts to reflect on how people connect, withdraw, or seek recognition from others.
4. Reflect on practical ways to promote connection, using TA concepts to consider how greater awareness, authentic communication, and meaningful relationships can reduce loneliness.

Presenter Bio: 

Marcia Guimaraes, TAAP, is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina with advanced training and certifications in several integrative approaches to psychotherapy. Her work brings together Transactional Analysis, Advanced Integrative Therapy, Redecision Therapy, Personality-Focused Treatment, attachment-based approaches, and Emotionally Focused Therapy to support deeper understanding and meaningful change.

She is also a Certified Redecision Therapist and Certified Personality Focused Treatment Practitioner through Southeast Institute for Group and Family Therapy (SEI), an Advanced Integrative Therapy Practitioner certified by the AIT Therapy Institute, and a Certified Clinical Military Counselor through the Licensed Professional Counselor Association of North Carolina.

Her advanced AIT training includes Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), attachment, cancer, psychogenic illness, and depth treatment. These areas of study have contributed to an integrative perspective that considers not only symptoms and presenting concerns, but also the underlying relational, emotional, and developmental patterns that influence how people experience themselves and their relationships.

She is a member of the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA) and the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT). Her professional interests include human connection, attachment, life scripts, relational patterns, emotional well-being, and the process of creating meaningful and authentic change.

Translation

Translated subtitles are available from English to these languages: Spanish, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese.

Recording Information

Unable to attend at the workshop time, 12:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern Time in the US, the recording will be available within 48 hours and for two weeks following the program. You will receive a follow up email with the link after the program is over.

Certificate of Attendance and CE Credits

This program is eligible for 2 hours Continuing Education Credit with APA and NBCC for a $10 administrative fee. Application details will be provided with the instructions for joining the workshop.

You may request a Certificate of Attendance after the program at no cost. Instructions will be sent the week of the event.  

PAST WORKSHOPS

To view past NATAA Workshops, become a member below. All members receive access to recordings 6 months after the workshop.

Past Workshop:

The Relational Edge: Inquiry, Attunement & Involvement

in TA

with:

Richard Erskine, PhD, CTA

June 13th, 2026, 12 – 2pm ET

PAST Workshop:

Neurodiversity & Transactional Analysis

in the Metaverse Era

Four TA practitioners share their personal and professional journeys with Autism Spectrum and ADHD. 

with:

Nea Clark, PTSTA (P)

Sandra Stafuza Fernandez, TAP

Antonio Fernandez, TAAP

Alex Landa, TAP

May 2nd, 2026, 12 – 2pm ET