About a session:

Sessions can be held individually, in couples, as a family or in a group of known or unknown people and can be held in person or virtually. Sessions are seated, sometimes standing or moving around, always fully clothed.

An initial session will be 2 hours long. In this initial 2-hr session (for new clients) we can discuss whether Focalizing, Family Constellations or a combination are the best approach.

In that time we will go over what to expect from my work with you and we will go over your family history. We are specifically looking at excluded events or people, traumatic events, famine, war, early deaths, violence, addiction, abuse, miscarriages or abortions, and other things that historically have been taboo or silenced in families. Even if these things are discussed in the family, there is still a possibility that they are affecting a person’s life.

You can still do this work if you are adopted or don’t know anything at all about your family of origin. It’s actually quite powerful to give insight when little is known. In this initial session we will discuss what you would like to work on and if there is time, we can do a small constellation.

All following sessions are 1 hour long. In these sessions we will talk a bit about what you’re coming in with, gather any extra information needed, and go right into the constellation.

After a session:

Family Constellations is not traditional talk therapy, and therefore does not require a recurring session weekly or bi-weekly. In fact, it is important to have time in between working on a particular issue to integrate what you experienced. Integration can take anywhere from a couple of days to a few weeks. For some people it’s even longer. Integration is a time when you allow your body, mind and soul to take in whatever thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, dreams, memories or visions come to you after doing this work. It’s best not to talk about your constellation for a week or so to allow your own system to process before taking in input from outside sources. However, I do encourage clients to have a therapist, healer, or a person close to them as a resource after that.