Family Systemic Constellations is an effective type of therapy developed by Bert Hellinger that examines how the dynamics and relationships within a family system impact the individual members. This approach is based on the ideas that many of our struggles and problems, such as anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and chronic illnesses, can be traced back to unresolved family conflicts or traumatic experiences that have been passed down through generations.

In family constellation therapy, the therapist works with the client to identify and explore patterns of behavior and relationships within their family system. This type of therapy is often conducted through a workshop made up of a group of individuals who are not related. People from the group are chosen by the client to represent aspects of the issue. The client then places the representatives in an arrangement that may seem random at first. However, the positioning allows the representatives to notice feelings that illuminate challenges within the client’s family. They begin to feel and experience the emotions of the person whose role they have taken on. Hellinger said this connectedness is a sense that is taking place in what he called the “Morphogenic Field” or “Knowing Field.”