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.
Over these three days, together we will:
Explore how systemic dynamics impact couples.
Learn ways of working with love, loyalty, betrayal, and reconciliation.
Practice with live demonstrations, small group exercises, and shared reflections.
Discover how to hold space for both individuals while serving the relationship itself.
This training is designed for facilitators, therapists, and practitioners who wish to deepen their capacity to accompany couples into the heart of their challenges — and into the possibility of renewed intimacy.
“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 coming soon…
About Bill Mannle
Bill Mannle, LMFT has been a practicing psychotherapist since 1994 and a trainer and facilitator in Family Constellations since 2007. Bill conducts Family Constellations workshops in the US as well as Mexico, Germany, Denmark, Romania, Spain, Belgium, and Canada.
Interested in the ever-expanding nature of Constellations, he has introduced the work in schools for both adolescents and teachers, explores Constellations as a method of supervision, and seeks a deeper spiritual meaning of this work and its effects on the human family.
To Register, Contact:
Akhila E. A. Kolesar, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist (https://www.akhilakolesar.com)
Email: akhila.kolesar@gmail.com
Artwork “Pink Moon Gathering” by Loren Doucette used with permission (https://lorendoucetteart.com)