When Transgressing Standard Therapeutic Frames Leads to Progressive Change, Not Ethical Violations
Secret Garden Work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20178643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward T Novak (Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 288-298 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0362153716662267 |
| OpenAlex | W2489032908 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 11 |
The author uses Eric Berne’s metaphor of secret gardens to explore therapeutic relationships that allow for a fuller immersion in the client’s private internal world. Garden work requires a level of therapeutic intimacy that matches the depth of this private space and also, perhaps, adjustments to the therapeutic frame that are specific to the client’s unique issues and needs. This way of working and relating can create fears and vulnerabilities for both client and therapist, and, at times, the changes may feel transgressive. The author defines transgressive in therapy as work with a specific client that violates family protocols or traditional therapeutic frames but is not unethical. He describes how the transgressive functions as a bridge of exploration between regressive work and movement toward more progressive ways of relating and being. Throughout the article, the author reflects on his own personal garden work to help connect theory with practice
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Linguistics · Metaphor · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Therapeutic relationship · Transgressive · Working through · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Engineering · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
Boundary Applications and Violations
Touching Practice
Sharing Secrets and Tumbling Walls
Secret Garden or Secret Gardens Work? Relational Client Work Regarding Eric Berne’s Original Concept
The Therapist’s Agency as a Subsymbolic Working Tool in the Clinical Encounter
High Dare/High Care Compass
Letter From the Coeditor
Transactional Analysis and Psychoanalysis
A Therapeutic Memorial Service for Dead Ego States
Murdered Vagina and Lynched Pride
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |