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Virginia Satir (26 June 1916 - 10 September 1988) was a noted psychotherapist, known especially for her approach to family therapy. Her most well-known books are Conjoint Family Therapy, 1964, Peoplemaking, 1972, and The New Peoplemaking, 1988.
Her work was extensively studied by Richard Bandler and John Grinder who used it as one of the three fundamental models of NLP. However, Satir herself was known to be rather uneasy about the distillation of her work; this was best summed up by Jerry (Gerald) Weinberg, who studied directly with her for over a decade after investigating NLP and deciding that he "wanted the chicken, not the chicken soup."
Prior to her untimely death, Satir worked extensively with Jerry Weinberg and Jean McLendon. Satir is quoted as saying of Jean, "It is a pleasure to experience Jean work. She has that rare capacity to be able to 'sit in the airport control tower position' and at the same time to be aware of all the 'planes' in her vision and to be able to help them find out about themselves and their relationship to each other."
AVANTA is an international organization that carries on her work and promotes her approach to family therapy.
See also
External links
- Brief biography at Avanta.net
- Brief biography at Webster University
- Satir Ottawa
- Satir Institute of the Rockies Satir Model Training
- Satir Systems
- Virginia Satir discussion group started by Steve Buckbee
- Virginia Satir group to promote Virginia Satir's work in Europe started by Phil Stubbington
- Satir Institute of the Southeast The Key To Congruence: Learning Opportunities Through the Satir Institute of the Southeast, started by Jean McLendon
Bibliography
1916 births | 1988 deaths | Neuro-Linguistic Programming predecessors | Psychologists | Psychotherapists
"Virginia Satir"