Individual Family Systemic Constellations for Therapists
A clinical tool for therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists
INTRODUCTION
•Need for tools to access unconscious family dynamics•Constellations offer an experiential and systemic approach
Origins
•Bert Hellinger: founder of family constellations•Systemic and transgenerational approach•Bridges with modern clinical psychology
Why Individual Sessions?
•Confidentiality and therapeutic framework•Accessible even without a group•Clinical depth adapted to private practice
Practical Method
1. Set the question / theme
2. Place figurines / objects
3. Observe feelings, dynamics
4. Therapeutic interventions
Clinical Applications
•Anxiety and depressive disorders•Family and couple relationships•Transgenerational repetitions•Addictions, burnout
Case Study
•Anxious patient → figurine placed between parents•Revealed: unresolved parental conflict•Intervention: repositioning, healing sentences•Result: emotional relief and clarity
Benefits for the Therapist
•Dynamic projective tool•Accelerates awareness•Integrates with classical approaches
Precautions & Ethics
•Safe therapeutic framework•Trauma awareness•Importance of supervision
Practical Integration
•Complement to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), psychoanalysis, systemic therapy•Occasional tool to unblock therapy•Requires training and supervision
Conclusion
•Bridge between speech and experiential living•Clinical relevance in psychotherapeutic practice•Invitation to explore further
Training Content
📆 Session 1: Foundations & Framework
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Day 1: Origins, systemic principles, therapist’s stance
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Day 2: Framework, ethics, professional standards, first observation exercises
📆 Session 2: Methodology & First Trials
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Day 3: Steps of an individual constellation, positioning, objects
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Day 4: Demonstrations + guided pair practice
📆 Session 3: Dynamics & Symptoms
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Day 5: Unconscious mechanisms, repetitions, family symptoms
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Day 6: Applications: anxiety, depression, burnout, etc. + exercises
📆 Session 4: Focus on Children & Adolescents
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Day 7: Behavioural disorders, learning disabilities, school failure, encopresis…
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Day 8: Standard protocol with children/parents, practice, case studies
📆 Session 5: Supervision & Clinical Integration
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Day 9: Supervised constellations (each participant facilitates)
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Day 10: Experience sharing, collective enrichment, supervision
📆 Session 6: Professional Deployment & Closure
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Day 11: Integration into practice, articulation with other approaches
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Day 12: Action plan, stance, communication tools, closure