Family Constellation Therapy
What is the Family Constellation Therapy?
The Family Constellation Therapy is a therapeutic tool that aims to revisit family history to better understand the origin of certain problems or blockages and to free oneself from them.
The method was developed by Bert Hellinger in the 90s. The latter was based on the premise that the psychological difficulties, repetitive patterns and inner conflicts that we can sometimes experience do not belong to us alone but can also have their source in our family history.
Thus, the problems encountered by our ancestors and not solved would have an impact on our present life.
Who is Family Constellation Therapy for ?
The Family Constellation Therapy is aimed at anyone wishing to question their family history (consultant) to understand if the difficulties experienced really belong to them or if they are the consequence of past events.
Are there any contraindications ?
While the Family Constellation Therapy does not present any danger, the experience can sometimes be emotionally strong when confronted with certain realities or truths of the past.
For this reason, it is contraindicated in cases of significant emotional or psychological instability.
It should also be avoided in the event of psychiatric pathology.
What are its applications ?
The Family Constellation Therapy can be used to unblock many situations or problems, whether they are emotional, physical or psychic.
Indeed, by reintegrating and reconciling with family history, it is possible to free ourselves in the present from emotions or physical symptoms that do not belong to us, from repetitive patterns and blockages due to a break in the thread of the past.
How many sessions are needed to solve a problem ?
The Family Constellation Therapy should be considered as a tool for occasional use, complementary to other introspective therapies. It is not in itself an answer or a solution to all the problems we may encounter in our lives.
Thus, it is not advisable to use only this method or to repeat Family Constellation sessions too regularly.
How does a Family Constellation Therapy session work ?
First, it is necessary to distinguish between the first preparation session and the Family Constellation session itself.
During the first meeting, we take the time to explore with the consultant what brings him or her to the patient, to discuss what he or she is currently going through and ask him or her about his or her personal life path and the family lineage. In fact, it would be useful for the consultant to have previously learned about his family tree and the important events that occurred in the lineage.
At the next appointment, the consultant revisits and re-enacts, under the supervision of the therapist, a specific aspect of the family history that may be the source of the current problem. Once this is done, the therapist will guide the consultant in the reharmonization of the revisited situation so that the knots of the past are untied in the present.
How long do the sessions last ?
The first preparation session lasts about 1h30. The Family Constellation session itself lasts between 1h30 and 2h.
