The Therapist's Own Family

Family of Origin Coaching assists the therapist to be a researcher in their own family of origin system and to identify their role in the pattern of relationships. Researching the pattern of triangles and the key themes and roles in the family forms the foundation for planning specific interventions with one's own family members.

The goal is to define self more clearly in the emotional dynamics of the system which in turn enhances a person's ability to relate non- reactively in other relationship systems including the therapeutic relationship. Therapists can then consider how this impacts upon their role as therapist with clients or as a supervisor of other therapists.

One of the premises for this work is that therapists can only take their clients as far in their self definition efforts as the therapist has been able to take themselves.

Individuals or groups of up to 6 therapists can work together with a faculty member to explore their own family system and plan efforts to define themselves in a more differentiated manner. Individual therapists may focus on a specific issue in their relationships which will be viewed both in the current and previous generational context.

Strict codes of confidentiality apply.