transformational Systemic Therapy Archives

Journey to Inner Freedom

By Tricia Antoniuk, MSW, RSW What I love about the Satir model is that while it has helped me be a more effective therapist, it has also helped me on […]

Satir Family Therapy

by Lysandra Chan It began with choosing a theoretical orientation My journey with the Satir model began at the beginning of grad school. For the first semester, I had to […]

Reflections on Satir

By Jennifer Barrett, MSW, RSW, RCC Recently, I was asked to reflect on my experience with Satir. To my surprise, I realized that it has been more than 25 years […]

Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy

It Started in Idaho By Amanda Poffenberger Over the years when my friends or family members inquired about my participation in STST trainings in Canada, I would tell them about […]

When the body speaks its wisdom…

I vividly recall sitting in my kitchen, many years ago, when my entire body started to vibrate inside wildly. At the time, my 3 month old son was in intensive […]

Accepting My Son as A Teenager

One evening after a conflict with my son I decided that I better deal with my own anger. I brought my focus onto myself and went through my own iceberg […]

Satir – More than a Model

I hope to share my personal, professional and healing journey in being fully human. To do this, I intend to start from the beginning sharing significant moments which shaped my […]

The Art and Science of Self-Care

I find it quite interesting and “almost” humorous that I committed to writing a blog about self-care and then could not find the time to actually write it! While I […]

The Wisdom Within

By Tonda Chin, MS, Licensed Professional Counselor February, 14, 2017 “We are stars wrapped in skin. The light you are seeing has always been within.” Unknown Virginia Satir, […]

The Perfect Chameleon

By Corrinna Douglas, MA, RCC Waiting with anticipation for the New Year to come, meant I could say good-bye to the previous year and completely forget about it; good-riddance and […]