Although I never had a chance to work with Bert directly, he is one of my heroes. I missed him when he came to Ottawa, Canada in 2000! He had the courage, ingenuity, intuition and insight to develop this work by directly observing what arose when he invited people to step directly into the living energy field of their family systems. This body of work, now referred to as Systems Theory, is over 50 years old. Bert himself taught well into his 80s and died in 2019. I am being trained by the next generation of practitioners who learned directly from Bert.

I sometimes record the group for my own learning purposes. You will not be sent a copy of the recording after the group. We agree to confidentiality so that all participants feel safe to share the deep issues they bring for healing resolution.

Everyone is nervous to show up their first time to a group of strangers! Heck...I'm still nervous everytime I offer a group. You will find that your nerves dissipate quickly as we get into the work. Everyone always leaves feeling deeply moved by our universal human struggles. You are welcome to just witness the first time you come. You will still be in the energies and receive benefits, and you can check out the magic first hand.

We are not working at a psychological level in this work, we are working at a deeper soul. This is not group therapy. Conventional group therapy involves a lot of talking and sharing about your story of what happened. We actually don't talk a lot, and we don't get into the story. I just need a few facts about your family history to know where to track the blocks to and how to help you heal them. Big emotions will come to the surface but are elegantly held by the collective energy of the group and the work.

Yes. I would love to reach more people with this important work. Here are a few things to consider before you invite them: It doesn't work well to invite family members that you have outstanding issues with. Family members you are generally in a good way with, and who are personally interested are fine. Family members you are trying to fix with the process=not fine. This is not the same as family therapy. It's great to invite your romantic partner, but we won't work on your relationship in the group unless I'm already working with you as a couple and have gotten to know you both. It's a good place for your partner to learn about how the process helps in such a direct and powerful way. I can work with the two of you in couple sessions on your relationship. Folks who attend may have strong emotions or issues that are up in their life, but they need to be able to be present, grounded, and mature enough to be in a group setting. I don't do constellation work with folks under 25 years old. For those younger than 25...send their parents! You need to be comfortable going into your own process in front of your invitee. You need to be comfortable witnessing your friends' process if they decide to do their own work.

Simply email me at shelley@shelleyharrison.ca