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Virginia Satir Psychologist

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jun 26, 1916
  • Died: Sep 10, 1988

Virginia Satir was an American author and social worker, known especially for her approach to family therapy and her work with family reconstruction. She is widely regarded as the "Mother of Family Therapy" Her most well-known books are Conjoint Family Therapy, 1964, Peoplemaking, 1972, and The New Peoplemaking, 1988.

She is also known for creating the Virginia Satir Change Process Model, a psychological model developed through clinical studies. Change management and organizational gurus of the 1990s and 2000s embrace this model to define how change impacts organizations.

Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference. life

What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting. parenting

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 other quotes from Robert Browning

22 other quotes from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 other wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac

53 other wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 views from Isadora Duncan

5 views from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 other sayings from Henry Ward Beecher

58 other sayings from Henry Ward Beecher