"It's a fascinating process and Katie held the space with warmth, clarity, intuition and care. I found it intriguing how we can each open to an emotional intelligence that comes from somewhere beyond our own egos and learned ideas, and in sharing aloud what we receive, be part of creating healing and change for the person who had brought the issues, and perhaps for us all. And Katie makes it feel simple and easeful, yet profound. One notable thing to me was how the issue holders looked quite transformed - lighter, happier, ten years younger - as a result of working through the process" Emma Burleigh
Family Constellations is a profound and revealing process that helps uncover unconscious patterns and inherited influences that shape our experiences. Grounded in systemic therapy and ancestral healing, this approach provides insight into how our personal challenges are often tied to our wider family system and past generations.
Do you ever feel stuck, lacking motivation, or noticing repeating themes in your relationships, career, health, or creativity? Have you wondered how certain patterns keep showing up in your life or what might be holding you back?
What is Family Constellations?
Family Constellations, also known as Systemic Constellation Work, was developed by psychotherapist and philosopher Bert Hellinger. It is a transformative method used to explore and resolve deep-seated personal and professional challenges. This approach takes a broad perspective, considering not only individual experiences but also inherited family dynamics and generational traumas.
In a group setting, we use exercises to map out these patterns, allowing you to see issues from a wider viewpoint. By revealing hidden influences and restoring balance within your system, Family Constellations helps shift limiting beliefs and emotional blocks, supporting clarity, movement, and healing.
This is an embodied practice that invites presence, courage, and a willingness to engage with the body’s wisdom. Unlike traditional talk-based approaches, Family Constellations focuses on experiential awareness, using movement and representation rather than intellectual analysis. You will briefly describe your issue and, if known, provide some ancestral background, but much of the process unfolds beyond words.
How Does It Work?
Family Constellations can be applied in various areas of life, whether for making decisions, resolving personal struggles, or understanding deeper relational dynamics. Just as in nature, balance and flow are essential; this work seeks to identify disruptions in the natural order and restore harmony. Changes made within the constellation impact the entire system, with effects that continue to unfold in the days and weeks following a session.
In a session, you may explore your own issue, take part as a representative, or simply observe. Each role offers a powerful experience, often leading to profound insights and emotional shifts.
Family Constellations Can Support You In:
Unraveling family and relationship challenges
Identifying repetitive patterns in career and business
Managing stress, anxiety, and health concerns
Addressing financial limitations and abundance blocks
Gaining clarity on life direction and purpose
Releasing inherited emotional burdens
The Orders of Love
Bert Hellinger outlined key principles, known as the Orders of Love, that guide this work:
Belonging: Everyone has a rightful place in the family system. Excluded individuals—such as lost children, forgotten ancestors, or hidden family members—must be acknowledged and reintegrated for balance to be restored.
Order: Each person has a natural place within the family hierarchy. For example, the firstborn holds a different position than younger siblings. Re-establishing this order creates stability and flow.
Balance of Giving and Taking: Parents give, and children receive. This fundamental flow cannot be reversed. In adult relationships, balance is maintained when both partners contribute and exchange in a way that allows love to grow. Even in conflicts, a natural cycle of acknowledgment and repair can create healing.
What to expect at the workshop
The workshop will run from 6pm - to between 9-9.30pm
The evening will start with an Opening circle, short Meditation & Individual check in. Followed by a group exercise & some teaching around the method of the work . All important parts of building safety, trust & confidentiality within the group
We will then move in to the first constellation, followed by a short break & then the next Constellation, followed by a check-out sharing circle
If you wish to bring a "Personal Issue " to be constellated- there will be TWO Guaranteed Issue Holder Places . Please select "issue holder" ticket
You do not need to bring an issue to the workshop, you can choose to lend yourself as a Representative to another's constellation or be a Witness to the process, holding the space for yourself & others . As Representative you will be asked to represent a person such as a family member or an essence or archetype, such as Love or Nature. I will guide you through this process of allowing your body to lead & reporting back to me what you are experiencing in this role. Many people have reported that their biggest life shifts have occurred while representing ....
If you are unfamiliar with the approach there is a Netflix drama where the characters use constellations to look at their life issues:
"Another Self " https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81380432
or a video of a Constellation on the Goop channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJGqN0MGCWw
My Approach
I offer Family Constellations in a grounded, practical way, shaped by both professional training and real-life experience.
I’ve completed all the core and advanced training with the Centre for Systemic Constellations (CSC), and specialist training in Couples and Intimate Relationship Systems.
Alongside this, I bring a background that bridges both corporate and wellbeing worlds. With a Psychology degree, a career as a headhunter in London, and having run my own businesses since I was 28, I understand the pressures of modern life. I'm also a Senior Yoga Teacher (1,000+ hrs) and Life Coach, working in personal development and wellbeing for over a decade.
Personally, I’m a mother, stepmother, part of an inter-racial marriage and divorce, and come from a large blended family — experiences that help me meet others with empathy and understanding.
My approach is down-to-earth and supportive. I work with people facing relationship, family, work, and health challenges, helping them gently explore what's beneath the surface so life can move more freely again.
Family Constellations takes place in a confidential and supportive space where transformation can unfold naturally. Whether you participate in your own Constellation, support others, or simply witness, the process can lead to deep insights and lasting shifts.
By weaving together systemic work, embodiment practices, and business acumen, I offer a comprehensive approach that reconnects you with your natural flow, clarity, and potential.
The best way to understand this work is to experience it firsthand. Join a session and explore the profound impact of Family Constellations.
For more info on Katie please see her website
No need to bring anything or have any experience in this work. Wear comfy clothes you can relax & move in.
Drinks & snacks will be provided
Contact Katie if affordability is an issue & you would like to attend.