Systemic and Family Constellations

This approach to developing an awareness of the unconscious systems that connect us to our family or work context was developed by Bert Hellinger and continued to be evolved by a number of practitioners including Franz Ruppert, Albrecht Mahr, Jan Jacob Stam and Vivian Broughton. I feel privileged to have received training with all these expert practitioners and the training groups of which I was a part.

Systemic Constellations is a process by which the hidden dynamics within a system (family, work or individual) can be allowed to emerge. It recognises that we are all part of many human systems, the first being that of our birth family. The approach also recognises the inter-generational component to our individual experience; and works with a number of factors that have been identified as being critical to a healthy system (and which, if compromised or disturbed lead to an unhealthy or conflicted system).

As an approach it is solutions-focused, that is it is used to enable an individual to find a resolution to something that is emotionally troubling to them.

I work with individuals through one-off or a course of constellation consultations; each consultation lasts for 2.5 hrs. I also work with groups who are interested in personal and/or professional development and wish to use this approach.For example in 2010 Vivian Broughton and I are running a workshop focusing on stepfamilies (see right); for more information on this workshop go to www.constellationswork.com.