Satir Institute of the Southeast

Facilitating choice, positive change, and fully human connections.
"Change is possible only in the present. Even if external change is limited, internal change is possible."   -- Virginia Satir
Integrity within, between, and among.
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The Heart of Your Feelings

Virginia Satir

Virginia Satir (1916-1988) was an internationally known therapist (referred to by many as "the pioneer of family therapy"), teacher, and author. Her books Peoplemaking and Conjoint Family Therapy are two of the central texts of humanistic psychology. Satir held high hopes and great enthusiasm for the ability of the human spirit to make this world a better place to live. Her vision was to help empower people to reach their full potential.

To that end, she developed the Satir Growth Model --a comprehensive set of beliefs, methods, tools, and experiential exercises that support positive change in individuals, family systems, organizations and communities.

Virginia Satir The Satir Growth Model aims to effect lasting change in individuals by:
  • enhancing awareness and understanding of communication patterns
  • discovering family of origin learnings and coping patterns
  • building self-esteem
  • expanding self discovery and self responsibility
  • diagnosing dysfunctional dynamics and reshaping relationships
  • enhancing congruence and tapping internal resources for external change
"Goals for Me" -- Virginia Satir
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