Family Constellations Facilitator Training
May 2026 – March 2028

Please contact Barbara directly if you have specific questions.

12 Modules:
8 x 5 day non-residential modules
2 x 7 day residential moduleS
2 x 3-day online modules

Plus:

Approx. 150 hours self-directed groups

Approx. 100 hours self-directed theoretical learning

Background

Founded by Bert Hellinger over 30 years ago, constellation work has rapidly spread across the world and gained a reputation as a controversial, powerful, potentially transformative approach to working with many different kinds of difficulties, not only in families but within organisations, nature, politics, health and other areas. This training places a strong emphasis on family constellations as the starting point for most other difficulties, but also offers participants a chance to taste organisational, nature constellations and experience with illness as representing something or someone important in the family system.


Overview

The training offered will give participants a solid grounding in family constellation work with plenty of opportunity for personal work and experience as a representative.

It is hoped that by the end of the training participants will have gained:

  • In-depth experience and understanding of the impact of their ancestral history on their personal journey and family relationships.

  • Experience and understanding of the philosophical stance of constellation work and what we mean by systemic consciousness and field phenomena. 

  • A full grasp of the evolution of constellation work from its origins as traditional Family Constellations through Movements of the Soul, Movements of the Spirit Mind, to Spiritual Constellations. 

  • Experience and understanding of its application in areas such as: nature, organisations and illness. 

  • Experience and understanding of the underlying orders, the use of sentences and representative perception. 

  • Experience and understanding of the importance of bodily awareness as our guiding principle for the work. 

  • Experience and understanding of what it means to be present as a facilitator and to work phenomenologically. 

  • An appreciation of the value of ritual and its purpose within constellation work. 

  • Experience and understanding of working with and through trauma.

  • Experience and understanding of the interrupted reaching out movement and its implications for the rest of our lives.

  • The role of the superego and its links with the interrupted reaching out movement.

Eligibility

Eligibility for the training is open to anyone who has completed a minimum of 30 hours of constellation work and written a 1,000 word synopsis as part of their application.


Requirements for Certification

  • One meeting in a small support group between each module, where possible in person.

  • One meeting in a practice group between each module, where possible in person.

  • Completion of two essays each of approx. 3,000 words:

    • One by January 2027

    • One by November 2027

  • Attendance at two tutorials:

    • March 2027

    • January 2028

  • 95% attendance at the training



Cost

One-off payment (including non-refundable deposit): £6,548

or

Initial non-refundable deposit of £650 by end March 2026

plus:

2 instalments of £3,094
by end Nov 2026 and end May 2027

or

Initial non-refundable deposit of £650 by end March 2026 

plus:

12 instalments of £540
payable monthly by standing order commencing May 2026 and ending April 2027

All instalments payable by Standing Order and to be completed by end April 2027. (Payments can also be made by bank transfer, Revolut or PayPal. Add 3% commission for PayPal payments.)

Email for details.

Diversity and inclusion

We are keen to diversify the field of constellation work and with that in mind, we welcome people of colour. We also welcome people from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds and the full spectrum of sexual orientation, gender definition and physical ability.

A small fund exists for bursary applications. Please apply stating your reason for applying for financial help and how much you are able to contribute yourself.

If you feel able and would like to pay an extra amount to help fund those less able to afford the full cost of the training, we would really appreciate it. 



Please note:

  • 2 modules of the training are 7 day residentials and will be held at Embercombe, Higher Ashton, Exeter, Devon EX6 7QQ.

  • 2 modules are online and are 3 days long.

  • The remaining 8 modules of 5 days will be non-residential and will take place at East Woodlands Village Hall, Nr Frome, Somerset BA11 5LQ

  • Please contact us for help with local accommodation.

  • Except in exceptional circumstances, no refunds will be issued if you leave the training before the end and you will be asked to sign a contract agreeing to pay all monies owed. Payment contracts will be issued on the first day of the training. 

  • With the exception of accommodation costs at Embercombe, which are already included in the cost of the training, all other travel and accommodation costs will be at your own expense.


Venue

Non-residential Venue:

East Woodlands Village Hall, East Woodlands, nr Frome BA11 5LQ

Residential Venue:

Embercombe, Higher Ashton,

Exeter, Devon EX6 7QQ

Daily Format

Non Residential:

9.30 - 6.30 Thurs - Sun

9.00 - 3.00 Mon

Online: 9.30 - 6.30 each day

Residential:

Mon 18 May 2026 - Arrival from 2pm for 3pm start, departure 4pm on Sun 24 May 2026.

Mon 31 May 2027 - Arrival from 2pm for 3pm start - Departure 4pm on Sun 6 June 2027.

Programme

Mornings: theory presentation, discussion, exercises, focused constellations.

Afternoons: Personal constellations facilitated by Barbara, assisted by Poppy for the first half of the training and by trainees with live supervision for the second half.

Barbara, Rici and Nic will be working with apprentices all of whom will assist occasionally and will act as mentors for the practice groups. Beyond that, they are to be considered as full participants in the group.

NB: 50% of the training will be personal work. 

Module 1:
18 - 24 May 2026 (7 Day redisential)

Overview of Training

Module 2: 
9 - 13 July 2026

Module 3: 

10 - 14 Sept 2026

Module 4: 
12 - 16 Nov 2026

Methodology

Module 5 
14 - 18 Jan 2027

Methodology

Module 6: 
10 - 14 Mar 2027 (wed-sun)

Module 7: 
31 May - 6 Jun 2027

Module 8: 
15 - 19 July 2027

Module 9: 
17 - 19 Sept 2027 (online)

Module 10: 

1 - 15 Nov 2027

Module 11:

21 - 23 Jan 2028 (ONLIne)

Module 12:

9 - 13 Mar 2028

Completion

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