The Family Systems Institute

J. Brown (2008) We Don’t Need Your Help, But Will You Please Fix Our Children?

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This paper will draw from parents’ feedback in two cases in an effort to shed some light on the conditions that may facilitate a parent’s willingness to consider looking at their own contribution to the circular relationship patterns

J. Brown and J. Wright (2010) Inviting Each Partner out of the Fusion: Bowen Family Systems Theory and Couple Therapy

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This article explores fusion in couples, and considers the goals of therapy when working with couples from a Bowen theory approach Keywords: Bowen family systems theory, couple therapy, fusion

M. Palombi (2018) From Gestalt Therapy to Family Systems- How Theoretical Frameworks Inform Clinical

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This article describes the author’s transition from a Gestalt psychotherapy framework informed by attachment theory and developmental theories to Bowen family systems theory when working with a client. Keywords: Bowen Family Systems Theory, gestalt

L. MacKay and J. Brown (2014) Collaborative Approaches to Family Systems Supervision - Differentiation of Self

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Cooper et al. (2023) Exploring changes in family functioning when a child participates in a School-Based Filial Therapy program

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Using Bowen theory as the guiding theoretical framework, this article presents a research project that examines the impact of children’s participation in School Based Filial Therapy upon family functioning. Keywords: Bowen Family Systems Theory, fam

V. Harrison (2013) A Wider Lens: Bowen Theory and a Natural Systems View of Symptoms

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