About This Resource: The Drama Triangle is a transactional-analysis model developed by Stephen Karpman that describes three roles people slip into during conflict: the Victim, the Persecutor, and the Rescuer. This interactive tool from Stafford & Associates Counseling helps clients recognize which role they tend to default to in arguments, family dynamics, and relationship patterns, and points toward the “Winner’s Triangle” alternative of Vulnerability, Assertiveness, and Caring as a healthier way to respond. Naming these roles is often the first step toward breaking repetitive conflict cycles in individual, couples, and family therapy.