What is Experiential Family Therapy? | MFT Model Reviews

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In today's video, we'll be going over one of the most popular experiential therapy models-- Virginia Satir's Human Validation Process Model also known as the Human Growth Model. This Marriage and Family Therapy theory is most famous for its 5 Communication Stances and the unique interventions like family sculpting. Satir is undoubtedly one of the trailblazers for post-modern approaches to family systems theory. Could you see this model benefitting your clients or own family?
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I love this ! I love your videos!!! As I am in the early phases of my masters as an MFT I really appreciate this info! Also I mentioned in another comment I am a serious fan girl of Virginia Satir lol! I love you highlighting her contributions to our field. She was truly ahead of her time and I think she did so much to usher in a lot of the post modernists concepts we have today . In my humble opinion I think experiential theory helps us enact peace in the world through our field and that is a revolution! Keep on shining !🥰

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I’m so glad that you like it! Thank you ♥️

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I love this model, I also like to add a little CBT method

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[@meganfoster1119]

Thank you so much for your model reviews! They are getting me through my Family and Community Systems course! I'm in my first year of my master's in counselling psychology. I have a request for a model review of Emotion Focused Family Therapy. I am hoping to use it in my internship and would love to know more about it in video format. Thanks! :)

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Love your videos! They are so helpful while I'm studying for my MFT exam. Can you do a video on feminist therapy?

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I love your channel. It has helped me gain a better understanding. Can you elaborate on Carl Whither as you did Satir please.

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Hi Steph! Love these videos they’re so incredibly insightful . Can you do one for emotional focused therapy?

[@StephAnya]

Hi Jenny! Yes, I will.

[@julezmh7]

Your videos are so helpful as I study for the exam! Could you make a video on Symbolic-Experiential family therapy? :)

[@strangerdangerthings8748]

Hello Steph! I’ve been having anxiety with family arguments. It really scares me especially with bad anxiety.

[@brown111000]

Very informative, I find your videos very helpful, thank you. Did you do a collaborative theory?

[@liliramirez2331]

Hi Steph! Truly can’t thank u enough for your videos. So my question is, how do you know which model to use for each client? Do you use the same model for the entirety of treatment or pull from several ?

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I want to know this too!

[@relaxivegotthis]

Most therapists focus on one model that fits their style and/or clientele, and pull from other models and techniques as appropriate.

[@KidsoftheBlackHole21]

Echoing what Jason replied. Most clinicians tend to pull from a variety of models, usually finding one they align with and stick closest to but still pulling from others

[@robinwoods6741]

Excellent explanation of Satir. Do you have a video for CBT?

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LOVE THE VIDEOS. No one ever really discusses Whitaker. Why didn't you discuss his approach more?

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So glad that you found it helpful! Yes, I have it on my list!

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Postmodernism is a scourge on family therapy, thanks goodness we have models like this and others from before postmodernism started eroding and destroying family therapy.

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Hi Steph! Make a video of Systemic Therapy please?? 😊

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I really enjoy your channel what is the book that you stated that you often refer to for understanding your models used? You mentioned the book in a video before but I cannot remember which video.

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Have you done a collaborative video? I cannot find one. Please do one!

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I met v.satir 40 years ago in athens,in marathon 3 days workshop. She slowed how projection works, it was amazing. She asked us to close our eyes move for 2,3 minutes into the room we were and touch the person standing in front of us keeping our eyes closed. Finally we had to open our eyes and tell Express the feelings we had of the person standing just in front of us. This unknown person made me feeling uncomfortable, she reminded my mother's best friend who was critical and narrow minded, she was no educated, living in a village at the time,while the lady was a psychiatrist living in Athens the capital of Greece

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Hey, can you do collaborative therapy next please 🧡

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Aw so sweet. Thanks so much ♥️ I actually wrote it just for the intro so it isn’t anywhere else. One day I’ll record some verses though!

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I’m currently starting my masters degree in MFT in two weeks.

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Hi! This has been so helpful! I am a LMFT in-training, any chance you can do a video on collaborative family therapy?

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Yes!

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[@Willow_Mary]

Hi Steph Anya! Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us. I was wondering if there are any books on Satir's Experiential Model of Family Therapy that you would recommend for those of us in school who have just been introduced to this model and would like to learn more? - Willow

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Can you do a video about signs of toxic friends?

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Can you make a video of how to get rid of your past trauma please!

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Could you do play therapy??

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Hello Steph, I’m really considering becoming a Marriage and Family Therapist. What online school would you recommend for my Master’s degree? Thank you.

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sometimes i feel vulnerable and sometimes i just want to end it all it sucks feeling like your stuck.

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Whitaker needs a whole video 🤣. A lot of differences from satir

[@StephAnya]

Right! At first I was actually combining them and then I realized there was no way I could really do it, so I was like Satir it is!

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Can you do a video on emotional focus therapy

[@StephAnya]

Yes I will!

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Can you do a video on Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Therapy?

[@StephAnya]

Perfect timing. Coming out tomorrow!

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@@StephAnya YAY! It's my model of choice and I am writing a paper on it. I specifically need to know strengths, challenges, and interventions.

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Out of curiosity has anyone found anything discussing why she never fixed any of her issues with her own family. One of her biggest points in her theory is communication but she cutoff most of her family. Even adopted children

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[@StephAnya]

Thank you so much ♥️

[@iDad7276]

You mean toxic, as in toxic masculinity while forgetting the toxic misandry. right? Yeah. Satir is too dated and was ridiculous then. She is celebrated, but slightly dusty and woke before her time. The basics may work, but her approach was largely feministic and did not exactly taking into consideration men and their story--if at all. The dated nature of her work rest largely on the times in which it was developed where egalitarianism was more traditional. By today's standards Satir's experiential modeling would have to calculate how to compete with the lack of marriages, the iPhone addiction, pornography addiction, social media influences, etc. Beyond that, feminism has done such a good job at dividing men and women, experimentalism resembles a boxing match of words.