Virginia Satir knew that just as we learn our ways of relating, coping with our feelings and behaving within our families of origin, we can reshape these patterns by adding to them and transforming them.

Through the use of the Satir Model’s practical and effective tools, people can quickly learn new behaviors, transform old patterns and develop new solutions for living, loving, learning and relating.

Individuals, couples and families all benefit from therapy and coaching using the Satir Model to improve communication, resolve conflicts and increase intimacy.

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Communication and Congruence with VIRGINIA SATIR

JEFFREY MISHLOVE: Hello and welcome. With me today, to discuss communication, is Virginia Satir. Probably it would be fair to say that Virginia is a living legend -- one of the founders of the whole movement for family therapy, author of nine books, including Peoplemaking, Conjoint Family Therapy, Satir Step by Step, and..... More

VIRGINIA SATIR'S Flexibility
Steve Andreas
Virginia Satir was one of the pioneers of family therapy and probably the greatest family therapist who ever lived. She was also a major source of NLP patterns, and in 1985 she presented a keynote address to the National Association for NLP in Denver, Colorado. At the end of her talk, a man asked for help in applying her approach to his mental health work in his community where he was encountering strong opposition from conservatives. In response, Virginia enacted a series of role-plays in which she demonstrated a wide variety of ways that he could respond in this situation. Many people think that Satir had only one approach to working with people, but here we are treated to a rare display of Virginia's flexibility.......More

Review of: Virginia Satir: Foundational Ideas
Reviewed by Joyce A. Elijah
This book is an important collection of articles that express much of the basic thinking of Virginia Satir. The articles, which have been written by individuals who have studied and worked intensively with Satir, offer useful information on both the theory and practice of her work. Also, many of the contributors express a basic belief of hers: that every person is a worthy human being, to be treated with respect and with the potential to grow and change.....More