ABSTRACT
A number of TA authors have presented detailed script analysis questionnaires that they recommend therapists use with their clients in a structured way. The reality is that the overwhelming majority of TA therapists do not do script analysis in such a structured format. I advise therapists not to follow formal, structured methods of script analysis, but rather encourage therapists to draw the information out in a more conversational and informal manner (Cornell, 1986). I am not advocating the total abolition of script questionnaires, but rather that the therapist takes a different approach to the information gathering needed for script analysis. Although some clients appreciate the formality and structure of the use of formal script questionnaire interviews, a large number of clients seem to ®nd them an obstruction to the work, a hiatus in the ¯ow of the therapy, and an uncomfortable formality which changes the balance of power in the therapeutic relationship, often at a time when they were beginning to feel more comfortable with their therapist.
