The Satir Institute of the Pacific
Dedicated to growth, transformation, and leadership
Be Inspired.
The Satir Model offers dedicated helping professionals facilitate deep and meaningful change with their clients.

Our Purpose
Satir Institute of the Pacific endeavors to provide a broad educational context including classes, workshops, and seminars in which persons may experience and learn in depth the Virginia Satir growth model in oder to understand, develop and use Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy in their personal and professional life.
The Satir Model
Within the Satir Model are basic assumptions that provide the framework for a proven methodology for transformational change. Developed by visionary family therapist, Virginia Satir (1916-1988), the Satir Model continues to inform and influence the work of individual, family and group practitioners seeking to facilitate a greater sense of vitality and inner peace for the clients around the world.

Our Mission
The mission of the Satir Institute of the Pacific is to create a rich and supportive educational environment where individuals can experience and learn the Virginia Satir Systemic Growth Model in depth, applying both their personal and professional lives. We are committed to fostering a strong community of mutual support, developing certification programs for those seeking professional expertise, encouraging research and study of the model and promoting its continued groth and development.


Virginia Satir
Transformation has occurred when a person goes from saying "I want to be loved" to "I am loved by me"