What is Family Constellation?
Our family systems are powerful forces in our lives. This could all play subconsciously and outside of your awareness radar. Hidden dynamics working across generations can leave us an inheritance of habits and entanglements which stop us from moving forward.
Family Constellation Coaching is a hands-on, interactive, practical coaching modality that seeks to release these entanglements and create new possibilities for movement and change. It has its roots in family systems therapy, phenomenology, and the ancestor reverence of South African tribal tradition.
Constellations beyond families
Although it has historically been used in family contexts, constellation work is also a powerful tool in companies and organizations. Hidden dynamics in any social system can block it from achieving its purpose; constellation work can help to shift the blockages.
How does it work?
Constellation therapy works with physical representations of a client's family members or colleagues and explores hidden dynamics in those relationships.
These representations can be done by other chosen people, in a group setting, or physical objects in individual work. The process of setting up and contemplating the constellation under the guidance of a skilled facilitator reveals hidden relationships and patterns. This makes it possible to create solutions that can release entanglements and leave the client free from systemic burden.
Who can benefit?
- Anybody facing difficult decisions
- Organizations and businesses experiencing internal conflict
- Couples or families who want to improve their relationships
- People who seek understanding of themselves and their life patterns
Constellation therapy is usually workshop-based, but longer-term one on one coaching sessions are also possible.
