
Key Information
Course Summary
The Form is Not the Work highlights the practice of Systemic, Structural and Family Constellations and whilst observing attachment styles, trauma, systemic principles, reading faces, bodies in space, words are worlds whilst applying healing sentences and movements from a systemic perspective to a clients issues.
This course further expands on the interview process (chair work) and floor work whilst moving with:
- Systemic Principles revealed on the chair and on the floor
- Cultivating Open Focus, Systemic and Somatic perception
- Bodies in Space on the floor and in the chair
- Spatial awareness and reading patterns on the floor with representatives
- Introducing healing movements baed on systemic principles
- Looking after the whole system, whilst recalibrating a client
Course Content
The Form is Not the Work Modules include:
- Introduce the Principles of Family Constellations with Weekend workshops
- Creative Counselling Part I & II working with combining Systemic Constellations with Creative Visualisations and Structural Constellations to work with many different issues in Individual sessions
- Systemic Principles in Floorwork and Chairwork expanded
- Perception: Somatic Imaging and Systemic Perception
- Expansion on Practice Basics
- Structural Constellations, RelationCHIPS & Other Props
An introduction to:
- Organisational Constellations
- Working Systemically with Children
- Working Systemically with Health and Wellbeing
Mentoring
One to one mentoring sessions x 4
Project
Implementing Systemic Constellation work into the community
Staff
B.Soc Sc (Psych) TAE, IICT, AHHCA Brenda B.Soc.Sc.(Psych) is a Holistic Counsellor, Trainer and Consultant with her practice grounded in over 30 years experience. She is the founder and Director of The Awakening Group accredited training programs and workshops conducted throughout Australia. Over the past 20 years Brenda has taught at universities, lectured at conferences, appeared on TV and radio, written for magazines and conducted seminars throughout Australia and NZ. She has facilitated many workshops for private, corporate and governmental organizations on personal growth and professional development. Brenda is a dynamic counsellor and educator who employs her intuition and professional knowledge to gently guide every individual in living their truth. Throughout her career Brenda has combined her personal commitment to her own self growth and extensive, yet unique, professional training including Psychology, EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization Reprogramming, Art Therapy, Tantra, Eco-psychology, Soul Centred therapy, Kinesiology, Family & Organizational Constellation with world renowned facilitators (Dr Gunthard Weber, Dr Albrecht Mahr, Dr Guni Baxa, Dr Ursula Franke, Jakob Schneider, Dr Jane Peterson, Ed Lynch, Stephan Hausner etc). Further Brenda has trained with Bessel van de Kolk (one of the worlds leading trauma experts), as well as Pat Odgen; body centred psychotherapy. She has also trained in The Work of Byron Katie and is a Effectiveness (Communication) Training instructor. Brenda combines the latest neuroscience, attachment styles, arousal regulation, memory reconstruction techniques to return clients to a peaceful sense of self . Furthermore Brenda is a PACT Level 1 Couples counsellor having trained with Dr Stan Tatkin, the Founder of the Psychobiological Approach for Couple Therapy. You have the power within to transform and live your hearts desire. Brenda creates an opportunity to take you and your experience in relationships, life, sexuality, career and love a step further in authenticity to be the person you dreamed yourself to be. Discover and live new possibilities within yourself, relationships, career, sexually, health, with money and life. Individual sessions, couple counselling and workshops are available (also via Zoom online) to support you in moving into the freedom of being. Issues of anxiety, fear, stress, anger, grief, sexuality, illness, relationships and much more are addressed with each session personally tailored to transform issues standing in the way of being the more of you. Here’s what one client said: “Thank you for today. I feel Amazing!!!” Brenda has written for: She has been quoted in: and appeared on Channel 9’s Alternatives pilot program facilitating “Unmasking The Wild Woman” with guest Catriona Rowntree (Getaway presenter)
Brenda Sutherland
Brenda Sutherland
Brenda founded The Awakening Group P/L in 1993. Her clear vision was to empower each individual to live their true potential. Since then The Awakening Group has grown from counselling, to counsellor training to offer online webinars and programs for organizations and businesses bringing teams together, effectively communicating to deliver results across the board.


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Course details
Dates
- Brisbane in class
- See calendar for further dates including Family Constellation weekends x 2
Venue
- Brisbane Bardon Natural Therapy and Counselling Centre 151 Boundary Rd, Bardon
- Melbourne Australian Shiatsu College 103 Evans St, East Brunswick
- Only Family Constellation, Creative Counselling weekends at this stage
Mentoring Sessions
- Brisbane, Sunshine Coast/Online – Brenda Sutherland
Accreditation
Lessons
“Family Constellations I
“Family Constellations Part II
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK Family Constellations II Trainer: Brenda Sutherland (QLD) MODULE OUTCOMES The use of structural constellations with clients in counselling. Experience of systemic […]
Module 1 Practice Basics
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK Module 1 Practice Basics TRAINER: BRENDA SUTHERLAND LESSONS FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS I FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS II CREATIVE COUNSELLING I CREATIVE COUNSELLING […]
Module 1 Practice Basics Learning Activities
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK Module 1 Practice Basics Learning Activities TRAINER: BRENDA SUTHERLAND Download the pdf pf the FNTW Module 1 Learning Activities to work […]
Module 2 Perceptions: Somatic & Systemic
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK MODULE 2 PERCEPTIONS: SOMATIC & SYSTEMIC TRAINER: BRENDA SUTHERLAND LESSONS FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS I FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS II CREATIVE COUNSELLING I […]
Module 2 Perceptions: Somatic & Systemic Learning Activities
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK Module 2 Perceptions: Somatic & Systemic Learning Activities TRAINER: BRENDA SUTHERLAND Download FNTW Module 2 Perceptions Learning Activities to work […]
Module 3 Structural Constellations & Using Props
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK Module 3 Structural Constellations, & Using Props TRAINER: BRENDA SUTHERLAND LESSONS FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS I FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS II CREATIVE COUNSELLING […]
Module 3 Structural Constellations & Using Props Learning Activities
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK Module 3 Structural Constellations, & Using Props Learning Activities TRAINER: BRENDA SUTHERLAND Download the FNTW Module 3 […]
“Creative Counselling I
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK Creative Counselling I Trainer: Brenda Sutherland (QLD) MODULE OUTCOMES An understanding of the mechanisms of the mind. A working understanding […]
“Creative Counselling Part II
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK Creative Counselling II Trainer: Brenda Sutherland (QLD) MODULE OUTCOMES An understanding of the mechanisms of the mind. A working understanding […]
Module 4 Organisational Constellations
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK Module 4 Organisational Constellations TRAINER: BRENDA SUTHERLAND LESSONS FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS I FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS II CREATIVE COUNSELLING I CREATIVE COUNSELLING […]
Module 4 Organisational Constellations Learning Activities
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK Module 4 Organisational Constellations Learning Activities TRAINER: BRENDA SUTHERLAND Download the FNTW Module 4 Organisational Constellations Learning Activities pdf […]
Module 5 Working Systemically With Children
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK Module 5 Working Systemically With Children TRAINER: BRENDA SUTHERLAND LESSONS FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS I FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS II CREATIVE COUNSELLING I CREATIVE […]
Module 6 Health & Wellbeing
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK Module 6 Health & Wellbeing TRAINER: BRENDA SUTHERLAND LESSONS FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS I FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS II CREATIVE COUNSELLING I CREATIVE […]
Module 7 Couple Relationships
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK MODULE 7 COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS TRAINER: BRENDA SUTHERLAND LESSONS FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS I FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS II CREATIVE COUNSELLING I CREATIVE […]
Project Learning Activities & Additional Resources
SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION FACILITATOR TRAINING PART II THE FORM IS NOT THE WORK Project Preparation & Additional Resources TRAINER: BRENDA SUTHERLAND Project Plan & Preparation The project can be as simple as getting a […]
