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

Pages 352-365
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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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.

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Enid Welford

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Jane McQuillin, Certified Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy), has been a member of the Institute of Transactional Analysis (now the United Kingdom Association for Transactional Analysis, UKATA) and a practicing psychotherapist for over 25 years. She and her coauthor, Enid Welford, have presented some of the material in this article at national and regional conferences. Jane became a Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy) in 1998 and founded the Lakeland Institute, registered for TA psychotherapy training. She was principal trainer from 1998 to 2011 and was a long-standing member of the ITAA until her retirement from training and supervision in 2011. Jane continues to practice psychotherapy at the Lakeland Institute. She can be reached at 31, Princes Avenue, Ulverston, LA12 7NW, United Kingdom; email: Jane@mcquillin.plus.com.
Enid Welford, Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy), is a member of the ITAA and the Institute of Transactional Analysis (now the UKATA). She worked in a criminal justice agency with mentally disordered offenders, where she encountered highly disturbed family systems. She was associate trainer at the Lakeland Institute from 2000-2011. Enid is now a peripatetic trainer and supervises and practices in Manchester, England. She can be reached at 41 Derby Rd., Manchester M14 6UX, United Kingdom; email: enidwelford@btinternet.com.