An introduction to Systemic Constellations: A one-day experiential workshop

Katie Despres is a Family and Systemic Constellations Facilitator based in Bristol. She offers constellation workshops, training days, monthly circles, private sessions, and practical yoga courses, supporting people to explore patterns in relationships, work, and family life through grounded, embodied approaches.

Katie Despres

Come join me for a hands-on workshop to learn about Systemic Constellations and experience it firsthand! with Katie Despres

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<h2>An Introduction to Systemic &amp; Family Constellations</h2><p>A One-Day Training for Leaders, Educators &amp; Practitioners</p><p>27th March 2026 Clifton, Bristol<br>10.00am – 5:30pm<br><br>This one-day training offers a hands-on, experiential introduction to systemic constellations and the unseen dynamics that shape what we experience in our work, relationships, and wider systems.</p><p>Systemic Constellations offer a way of understanding complexity that reveals hidden patterns influencing teams, leadership, families, and communities. The approach bridges both the personal and professional, helping us see how the dynamics learned in our families often echo in how we relate, lead, and collaborate at work.</p><p>This training introduces the foundations of systemic practice through direct experience. You will learn to recognise systemic influences, map relationships, and work with embodied awareness to notice what may be seeking acknowledgement or change.</p><p>The day is practical, relational, and deeply human.</p><p><em><em>This training can be attended as a standalone day, or as Day One of a two-day Systemic Constellations experience in Bristol, followed by a Full Day of Family/Systemic Constellations on Day Two. ( 27th &amp; 28th March )</em></em><br></p><h2>What are Systemic Constellations?</h2><p>Family or Systemic Constellations is an experiential therapeutic approach developed by Bert Hellinger. It is based on the understanding that unresolved experiences in our family history do not simply disappear, but may be carried forward across generations as unconscious loyalties, symptoms, or repeating patterns in relationships, work, health, or life direction.</p><p>Constellation work makes these hidden dynamics visible. Using people in the group as representatives, a constellation creates a living map of a system. What is usually unseen can be sensed and felt in the body, allowing new understanding, movement, and resolution to emerge.</p><p>This way of working is increasingly used across leadership, coaching, therapy, education, and organisational development.<br></p><h2>What You’ll Experience</h2><p>– A grounded introduction to the principles and practice of Systemic Constellations<br>– Frameworks for recognising systemic influence in families, teams, and organisations<br>– Small-group experiential exercises exploring real work or life situations<br>– Developing embodied awareness and presence in relationships and leadership</p><p>You may wish to explore a work relationship, team dynamic, client interaction, or a familiar personal or family pattern.</p><p>In guided breakout groups, you will use embodied awareness to gain new perspectives on a chosen situation. Others in the group may be invited to represent people, roles, or contexts involved, offering live feedback through their embodied experience.</p><p>You will gain insight into:<br>– how you show up in relationships and collaboration<br>– how you are experienced by others<br>– what can shift when you take your rightful place within a system</p><p>You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of how systemic awareness can support connection, leadership, and change in both life and work.<br></p><h2>Who It’s For</h2><p>This workshop is open to anyone curious about what lies beneath the surface of human systems, and is especially relevant for:</p><p>– leaders, managers, and educators<br>– therapists, coaches, counsellors, and facilitators<br>– people professionals exploring culture, belonging, and organisational wellbeing<br>– anyone interested in recurring patterns in work, relationships, or family life</p><p>No previous experience is required, just openness and curiosity.</p><p><br></p><h2>CPD &amp; Professional Development</h2><p>This workshop is suitable for Continuing Professional Development (CPD).<br>A certificate of attendance can be provided on request.</p><p>Systemic practice supports those working with people to respond with greater awareness, responsibility, and compassion in complex relational environments.</p><h2>Investment</h2><p>This training can be attended as a standalone day, or combined with the Full Day of Family/Systemic Constellations to form a two-day Systemic Constellations experience in Bristol.</p><h3>One-Day Introduction to Systemic Constellations (Training Day)</h3><p>£135 standard<br>£95 early bird LIMITED to 5 TICKETS</p><h3>Two-Day Option – Training + Constellations</h3><p><strong><strong>Day One </strong></strong>offers a grounded understanding of systemic principles and patterns across personal and professional life.</p><h2><strong><strong>Day Two </strong></strong>offers the opportunity to integrate that understanding through direct constellation practice.</h2><p>Many people choose to attend both days to allow time for understanding, experience, and integration within a supportive container.</p><p>A discounted weekend ticket is available for those attending both days.</p><p>Two-Day Weekend (Representative)<br>£150 standard<br>£175 early bird</p><p>5 Early bird tickets available until sold out</p><h2>Facilitator</h2><p>Katie Despres is a Family and Systemic Constellations Facilitator based in Bristol, with a background in corporate leadership, entrepreneurship, coaching, and embodied practice.</p><p>She began her career in London working in executive recruitment under James Caan, before founding and running her own recruitment business. She later trained in life coaching and NLP, and has completed over 1,500 hours of yoga teacher training, alongside many years running yoga courses in Bristol.</p><p>Katie trained to advanced level with the Centre for Systemic Constellations (CSC) under Gaye Donaldson and Chris Williams, including specialist training in Couples and Intimate Systems. Her facilitation bridges the corporate and personal worlds with clarity, warmth, and grounded presence.</p><p><a href="http://www.katiedespres.com" title="http://www.katiedespres.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.katiedespres.com</a></p><h2>Testimonial</h2><p>“Constellation work invites you to see patterns and beliefs from a third perspective, outside your own internal narrative, which can be incredibly liberating. It helps you gently de-personalise from your ‘stuff’ and opens up new ways of seeing and being with it.”<br>Sadia Ghazanfar, Women’s Leadership &amp; Career Coach</p><h2>Further Training Discount</h2><p>If, after attending this workshop, you decide to join one of the Centre for Systemic Constellations Foundation trainings, you will receive £100 off any 2026 Foundation Training in Manchester, London, or Bristol.</p><p>Further information about the course: <a href="https://www.thecsc.net/courses/" title="https://www.thecsc.net/courses/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.thecsc.net/courses/</a></p>

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