A Transactional Analysis of Motherhood and Disturbances in the Maternal

Emma Haynes, PhD, MSc, UKCP, TSTA-P, Honorary Research Fellow, is a relational TA psychotherapist in private practice. She began to specialise in maternal mental illness when she realised how little support was on offer for women and parents experiencing difficulties in their parenting journey. She has written articles for several academic journals about this condition and is passionate about educating both the general public and healthcare practitioners on suitable treatment. She is also a founder member of www.ourevolution.eu an international network of perinatal psychotherapists.

1. Something is Amiss with Motherhood - Disturbance 2. A Silent Problem - Understanding Maternal Mental Illness 3. What Are We Treating - Assessment and Diagnosis 4. Healing Through Relationship - Relational TA 5. Exploring the Dialectics of Survival and Potential Protocol (written in collaboration with Ronen Stillman) 6. The Fundamental Role of ‘Mother’ in an Infant’s Life - Attachment and Affect-Regulation 7. 1001 Ways to Devise a Treatment - Treatment Planning (with dialogue from members of Our Evolution) 8. Speaking Beyond Words - Using Creative Methods to Unlock Silence 9. A Joint Endeavour - Working with Couples (with contributions from Valeria Villa) 10. Freedom from Isolation - Working with Groups (with contributions from Valeria Villa and Sarah Crowley) 11. Losing a Sense of Self - Fathers and Partners (written in collaboration with Oliver Hunt) 12. Complex Presentations, Disturbance and Self-Care 13. Interconnectivity that is Human Being – The Inter-Relational 14. A Lifetime’s Reduction in Mental Illness?