Testimonials

Longterm testimonial

In the past two years, I have participated in a number of family constellation workshops and have had a number of one-to-one sessions. I have benefited hugely from family constellation work. Specifically, family constellation therapy has transformed my relationship with my mother, who I always loved and who I always knew loved me, but from whom I felt isolated. Strange as it may seem, I feel closer and more loved by her now, than I have ever felt, even though she died 20 years ago. 

It has also enabled me to form a much more equal and collaborative relationship with my siblings, taking the pressure off me to feel I have to solve everything family related issue.  We now share solving problems.

Family constellation therapy has also enabled me to form a more healthy relationship with my father (who suffers from bi-polar disorder) and has helped me reduce the repeated negative patterns of behaviour and intrusive thoughts, which had led to a small light of internal joy and happiness, which I didn’t have before.  Overall I feel more positive, more joyful and happier. I suffer less from negative feelings and thoughts and recover from negativity more quickly than I did previously.

I have tried a number of different therapies, including psychotherapy, NLP, hypnotherapy and group therapy, all of which I found to be helpful, but by far the most successful for me, has been family constellation, which I feel has been more profound, deeper and more life changing.

 

Feedback from 1st & 2nd October 2011:

'I feel like some invisible dark film has been finally peeled off my life and I have been given permission (or I have given myself that permission?) to just enjoy life and feel positive (and what a novelty that is!!!). I thought it was just something that would last couple of days after the weekend but it seems it is staying in a little but significant way!'

'Very powerful realities that now seem so obvious have been revealed to me. The constellation weekend was full of love, warmth and openness, and felt very safe. I've been transformed from a skeptical, rational, non-believer to someone who has witnessed and felt the unexplained power of this therapy.'

'Eye-opening, enlightening, wonderful, full of love.'

 

 

 

Feedback from 19th & 20th February 2011:

'I feel lighter, softer, more open, more optimistic and hopeful about the future. This is as a result of doing my own constellation and being part of others.'

'It's been extraordinary. Allowed me to tap into unconscious material which would otherwise have been very difficult to access. I felt safe and held.'

 

Previous workshops testimonials:

"I attended Janet's first workshop in 2006 and have been returning at regular intervals.  I have likened attending a constellation workshop to watching my various family dynamics played out on a theatre stage. The effects have been both subtle and profound.  As I have gained clarity and seen what is not mine, I am able to view my family more dispassionately and at the same time with more compassion.  Overall, I feel much more free and much lighter." (January 2010)

 

"Janet manages to create a completely safe and egalitarian space where the deepest of feelings and the most traumatic of life experiences can be honoured and healed. Janet's workshop seemed to run like clockwork, it was deceptively subtle....days afterwards Life and my attitude to it began to change. I realised that imperceptibly the workshop had reached, challenged and changed lifelong stuck patterns not only in me but in my family also. Constellation therapy is an incredible process, but it is really only successful when handled by someone responsible; able to both hold a totally safe and transparent therapeutic space and also to work the magic of the shaman with our bruised souls. Janet does both of these beautifully". (Feedback from January 2010 workshop)

 

"It was an exhilarating weekend with laughter and tears, highs and lows. Over the subsequent days the images and experiences conjured by the group and stayed vividly in my mind and soul. It was a privilege to work with such an exceptional bunch of people of all ages, genders and backgrounds. Janet's sensitive containment and leadership made everyone feel safe and secure and able to open to the experiences. Thank you for a life affirming experience." (Participant, workshop Dec 2007)

 

"Intense, emotional and profound. I felt plugged back into something again afterwards whereas before I had cut myself off from support. Janet was very skilful, respectful and holding. The group was very bonding and present; very supportive and open, very engaged." (Participant, workshop Dec 2007)

 

"Mind-blowing and beyond my expectations of the healing effect on my own process. It was very respectful and loving and insightful regarding the important elements of a dynamic. The group was fantastic." (Participant, workshop Dec 2007) 

 

"I experienced a deep and complete shift within myself towards a burning personal issue I had held and battled with for most of my life. I immediately felt released, and have continued to feel at peace and resolved about the matter, which had previously been a cause of insatiable frustration. I finally saw it was not coming just from me!" (response to individual constellation session)

 

 "I wanted to let you know how much I appreciated your input and guidance on the Family Constellation weekend. The realisation that I don't hace to 'mother' everyone, especially my own mother was (and is) a revelation. You handled the course with precision, tenderness and care. Thank you." (participant of February 2007 workshop)

 

 "I found the 2 days of constellation so enlightening. I had been working on understanding the powerful females in the family, which I felt was the reason for the 'weak' male in our family line. Both my sister and I had sons and no daughters and I felt that we had both been very strong female role models which led to a weak male psyche. Too my surprise I had a conversation with my mother[she is 85] in January about her mother and it came to light that she felt her mother [in today's world] would have been able to acknowledge that she was gay. My grandfathers sister Katie and my maternal grandmother were friends. Katie died in the 1920 flu epidemic. My grandmother then married Katie's brother, my grandfather. I can only assume that he was used to 'strong female' which allowed my grandmother to 'be' who she was. It left my mother confused, but having come on the weekend I was able to share this insight with her, which has released her from all sorts of barriers and I can enjoy my alpha male husband! Thanks a lot for your safe place that provided me with the truth!! With love and thanks." (participant of February 2007 workshop)

 

 "So many exciting things were going on in the workshops that it's difficult to focus on just one or two. I find your approach to exploring troubling edges of experience truly liberating. The collaborative involvement of the group is used in such a unique way that it has enabled me to view myself through multiple lenses and to open up to a wider sense of 'self'. I've found the experience fun, thought provoking, challenging and always respectful." (participant of September 2006 workshop)