(REC Rejected 2025 – Dec 17) Naming the Unspoken Stuff that Happens Between Us

Being in relationship with others, it is unavoidable that our own previous learning histories will sometimes get in the way.Oftentimes, the feelings, thoughts and behaviours that we experience are unconscious, which mean they are out of our awareness. This can make it very difficult to understand what is happening, for us and the other person. Without a doubt, this impacts our clinical and personal relationships, so it is vital that we have some understanding of these processes to better inform our practice. 

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will learn what unconscious processes are and how they happen between us.
• Participants will be able to define and give examples of private events.
• Participants will be able to explain different types of transference.
• Participants will be able to explain different types of countertransference.
• Participants will learn what projective identification is and how it shows up in our relationships.

Kelly Taylor, certified as a BCaBA with the BACB in 2003, Kelly has spent almost 3 decades supporting Neurodiverse learners and their families. In 2020, Kelly began the long journey to becoming a Transactional Analysis (TA) Psychotherapist and has recently set up in private practice. Noticing that the clinical work we do with families and in educational settings needs more than what the course sequence teaches, Kelly uses her knowledge and experience of TA to better inform our working and personal relationships, so that we can better understand our humanity and that of others.