WHEN TWO BECOMES ONE
EXPLORING COUPLES IN FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS
“Love is not about gazing at each other, but about looking outward together in the same direction.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Couples come together out of love, but also out of fate, history, and unconscious loyalties to their families. In Family and Systems Constellations (FSC), we see how each partner brings with them unseen entanglements and generational dynamics that shape the couple's relationship. While traditional couple therapy looks at the relational dynamic occurring today, Constellations reveals how the attachment patterns came to be. When these patterns are revealed and honored, a new movement becomes possible for the couple— one rooted in truth, responsibility, and love. This is a workshop for clinicians who serve couples and family systems. Through lecture, demonstration, discussion, and small group practice, participants will learn how to apply frameworks and interventions from FSC, broadening their toolkit for how to work with couples and families in ways that build empathy and identify resources to help move stuck patterns of conflict.
“The greatest gift a couple can give each other is to stand side by side, each in their full strength, looking toward life together.” — Bert Hellinger
Date: January 23 - 25, 2026
Schedule: TBA.
Location: Venue TBA, San Francisco, California
Registration link coming soon!
About Bill Mannle
Bill Mannle, LMFT is a Gestalt and Marriage & Family Therapist in private practice in Connecticut, USA. He has been involved with Family Constellations since 2003. Now as an international trainer and facilitator, he has conducted seminars in Connecticut, New York, California, Germany, Denmark, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Spain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Romania, Bali Malta & Lisbon, Portugal.
Interested in Constellations ever-expanding nature, he is exploring its deeper, spiritual, heart opening nature and its affect along the path.
To Register, Contact:
Akhila E. A. Kolesar, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist (PSY25015) (https://www.akhilakolesar.com)
Phone: (415) 650 - 6261
Email: akhila.kolesar@gmail.com
Artwork “Pink Moon Gathering” by Loren Doucette used with permission (https://lorendoucetteart.com)