To preserve anonymity, I’ve written this simplified account of a family constellation, as a composite of similar family constellations I’ve facilitated. The Problem: Children being Pulled to Parents A young woman “Sarah” asks to do a family constellation because she feels perpetually isolated, alone, and disconnected from others. She wants to have more clarity about […]
Category Archive: Counselling
In June 2020, shortly after the murder of George Floyd, amidst a revitalization of the Black Lives Matter movement, I offered an online constellation on cultural conditioning. The group, which was all white, collectively chose to look at our white racism and white silence. Oppressed Black People (of US and Australia) stood outside the circle, […]
I facilitated a Nature Constellation in a private backyard about the proposed TransMountain Pipeline Expansion from the Alberta Tar Sands through Burnaby, BC and into the Burrard Inlet. We witnessed the polarizing energy between the two sides escalating until Forces for the Pipeline Expansion connected with the Mystery and Web of Life. On one level […]
A man was very concerned about the Syria situation, both the fighting and refugee crisis, and wanted to set a constellation for cultural healing. It was August 2016 and we were at a meditation and inquiry retreat near San Francisco. Initially I hesitated because none of us has a direct connection to the Middle East. […]
A female client, I’ll call her Mary, brought the following dream fragment to our session. Often clients report recalling a dream immediately before or after a session. This can be a clue that your psyche is spurring you to awareness about a certain issue. Mary shared the dream she’d had that morning of being alone […]