At the same time there is a tendency towards regression and the maintenance of familiar internal and interpersonal structures. Life Script is perceived to be a child's creative adjustment, that is, a child's way of making sense and structure of their world. It helps the therapist to understand both the content and process of the client's functioning and informs therapeutic intervention. In Transactional Analysis the ultimate goal of psychotherapy is seen as script cure. Transactional Analysis supports people to become autonomous and to choose healthy ways of being in the world.
Autonomy is characterised by the capacity for spontaneity, awareness and intimacy.
The therapist also facilitates insight and, where appropriate, the safe expression of emotion. Emotional literacy is an important goal of Transactional Analysis psychotherapy. The Role of the Therapist Eric Berne, the founder of Transactional Analysis, believed that a person could influence their future by changing the past in the present. This is facilitated by the use of contracts which delineate and protect each person's rights and responsibilities. The therapist communicates psychological information in a language that is clear and understandable.