Are you in a relationship where no matter what action you take that you are admonished by a person whose approval you seek? For instance, a mother gives her son two different shirts as gifts for his birthday. He wears one of the shirts to his birthday party. His mother sees him and her first words to him are, "You didn't like the other … [Read more...]
The Satir Change Model
Improvement is always possible. This conviction is the heart of the transformation system developed by family therapist Virginia Satir. Her system helps people improve their lives by transforming the way they see and express themselves. An element of the Satir System is a five-stage change model (see Figure 1) that describes the effects each stage … [Read more...]