How Many People Are Gathered Here? Group Work and Family Constellation Theory

Each of us is both an individual and a carrier of dynamics from many generations of ancestors. Many people hold trauma that belonged originally to other family members or the family group, and there are few ways to work with such situations clinically. In this article the authors address how the principles and practice of Hellinger’s (1998) HellingerB.WeberG.BeaumontH. (1998). Love's hidden symmetry: What makes love work in relationship. Phoenix, AZ: Zeig Tucker and Co. [Google Scholar] family constellation work provide tools with which to heal the family system and thus the client. They describe the impact of the family group on the individual psyche and the practical application of family constellation work in group settings. They also explore the interface between family constellation work and transactional analysis, including how transactional analysis theory supports the use of family constellations.