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Tell me more about this therapy:
Family Insights is a form of therapy that has the potential to address various issues and past trauma. This can include depression, anxiety, anger, sadness, fear of the future, regrets of the past. Whatever struggles you're experiencing, the way you respond to them could be linked to your ancestors.
What is Naples Family Insights?
Naples Family Insights uses the foundational philosophies of Family Constellations, which was the brilliant creation of the German psychotherapist, Bert Hellinger (December 1925 – September 2019).
Hellinger studied a variety of methods and psychotherapist until he came to develop this unique approach to client’s problems and issues. There are several components which are incorporated into each session considering the phenomenology or analyzing the words that the client has spoken. It also includes explorations in movement patterns of the client, and using a representative to portray the dominant issue.
The process is designed to tease out hidden or forgotten traumas and personal traits within the family of origin. These traumas often emerge as difficulties or repeated issues within the client’s daily life.
The physiology of traumas, (on a cellular level) suggest that traumas are genetically passed down, from one generation to another. Like a well-worn suitcase, crammed with hopes, secrets and fragmented memories of events. These traumatic origins may be a result of early deaths, illnesses, wars, poverty, missing family members, old lovers, ill-gained goods, etc. How it is passed down through the genes is called epigenetic.
An important subset of the work is using “The Field”. Representatives are in service to the family and ancestors. They have a position of stepping into the constellation for a problem or family member, intuitively, conveying the feelings and perceptives of the person or issue. This was described as a “field of wisdom” (per Albrecht Mahr) or the “in-forming field” by Bertold Ulsamer.
Principles of Family Insights
We start by looking at BELONGING, which narrows how you fit into your family of origin. This in turn informs how we learn to fit into other groups as we mature in life: friends, co-workers, social circles, etc.
The next piece is ORDER. It's interesting to look at how our families often become entangled in patterns that lead to out-of-order generations. Through this step we'll determine who fits into what generation, and how one generation informs the next.
Finally, we'll look at BALANCE. Which branch of your family tree bears the most weight? Who has the most authority, who is most reliable, who is most giving, and how have all of these roles affected the person you are today?
The CLIENT is one who is curious about this process, and brings a situation or stressor to the facilitator.
The REPRESENTATIVE is one who stands as a spokesperson, or antenna for a family as a whole.
The SUPPORTER is one who acts as a beneficial presence in service to the process for all involved.
How We Do the Work
GROUPS
Within a constellation group process, three levels of participation are offered.
ONE-ON-ONE
This can be in person or on Zoom, which is surprisingly effective!
Specifically in a group we have different aspects of the process, using other group members to be representatives and supporters. One group member will be a REPRESENTATIVE of a family member or a part of the issue that is important to the client.
The other group members are SUPPORTERS, a beneficial presence to the process for all involved.
The session can take place comfortably inside your house using Zoom, or in-person with Tobey. Tobey will be on tour in 2022. Please check back for those cities and dates to catch her in person.
About Tobey
I grew up in the California sunshine, studied Occupational Therapy from the University of Puget Sound in Washington State, and obtained a Master’s Degree from Eastern KY University with emphasis on pediatrics and life coaching.
Married/divorced, with amazing grown children in Kentucky and many happy memories of the bluegrass state. Florida is my new home, but is in pursuit of living in two places! (Florida is mighty hot!). Currently a proud parent of Murphy, the Doodle and Beatrice Bugz, the one-eyed cat!
I have always been interested in esoteric subjects, including, but not limited to Hellinger Family Constellations, Astrology, Shadowwork, and Matrix works. I have been involved for many years with Womanwithin Kentuckiana, (a woman’s support group) and an active member to the Unity Church. I enjoy painting, tennis, adventures, classes and staring at the stars!
Service Fees
GROUPS of three or more: in person or on zoom: $50.00
One-On-One in person or on zoom: $75.00
Zoom can be surprisingly effective!