Family Constellation Session (1 - 1.5 hrs)

Family Constellations, or systemic constellation, is a therapeutic instrument developed by the German Berth Hellinger, and has gained a lot of acknowledgement around the world. It is a therapeutic intervention used to gain insight and information into your family history, dynamics and possible dysfunctional patterns.

We are all deeply connected to our family system, going back several generations. Sometimes we unconsciously carry unresolved trauma from parents, grandparents, or even earlier ancestors; burden or guilt that doesn’t actually belong to us; exclusion or secrets (e.g., miscarriages, abandoned children, forgotten relatives) that disturb the balance.

The progression of a session include several steps:

1. Client’s Issue
The client, you, bring a question (for example: “I feel blocked in my relationships.”). Together, we will work to untangle experiences to isolate a specific issue to focus on.

2. Representatives
I will ask you to chose playmobile figurines to represent your family system and place them on a board between us. The use of playmobile figurines help the process feel less intimidating.

3. The Constellation
I will observe how the representatives relate — where there is distance, tension, or longing, and throughout the session, through guiding questions, we dig deeper into these relations to reveal hidden dynamics

4. Healing Sentences and Movements
Phrases I use depends on the dynamic, but can often be like:
• “You are my mother, and I am your child.”
• “I give back to you what is yours.”
• “You belong to this family too.”
These short sentences can release hidden entanglements.

5. Resolution
As the constellation shifts, a new order emerges: everyone has their rightful place, and the client feels freer and lighter.

A constellation session can help you with relationship difficulties; family conflicts; feelings of disconnection or exclusion; anxiety, guilt, or depression rooted in family history; repeated life patterns (failed relationships, financial struggles, etc.) and more.

Think of Family Constellation Therapy as a way to bring hidden family dynamics into the light, so you can stop carrying what isn’t yours and step into your own life with more freedom.