The Constellation Approach of constellation work is effective in addressing many life situations, not solely family issues. Other areas include relationship work with couples, with chronic illness and disease and with organizations and companies, both large and small. In these instances, the approach allows us to begin with the presenting issue and look to see if there are any insights we can gain from the group energy field that may be affecting the individual. The application is similar as with family constellation sessions, the main difference being whom the representatives represent and where the origin of the issue begins.

Whether clients come to us with concerns regarding work, relationships or their illnesses, the same core question is being asked: "I am not at peace and I am paying a price I can no longer afford. I would like to understand the deeper reasons for my unhappiness and how can I begin to heal this trouble in my life."

For Individuals in a one-to-one setting:
Constellation work can be done in a private setting through the use of colored mats, spirit footprints or small figurines in place of representatives.  In this way, one can work on particular issues without the group setting.  Issues concerning family dynamics, relationships, work difficulties or matters dealing with illness and disease can be approached.  Similar to the group constellation, the client presents an issue, we determine together who needs to be included and the constellation is created.

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For Relationships:
As the saying goes; "We bring baggage with us into each new relationship." The issues that arise in relationships are as diverse and endless as relationships themselves. The Constellation Approach is useful for couples trying to understand the hidden dynamics influencing them, and is equally effective for individuals striving to understand why they have difficulty starting or sustaining relationships. This work often covers topics such as infertility, adoption, sexuality, infidelity, addiction, and previous relationships. In these situations, conscious and unconscious generational entanglements preventing true love from flowing freely have the opportunity to be revealed, and explored, for the power they have to prevent people from loving fully. By turning back and looking openly at the family or past relationships, individuals begin understanding where they are still loyal to others, harboring excess guilt, or carrying someone else's fate.

The constellations themselves may be as simple as a placement of representatives for each of the two participants, or may become as complex as including past partners, children or parents of the couple. The spirit of the work is to attempt to discover the entanglements that are preventing the couple, or the individual, from moving into a fuller experience and expression of human love.

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For Chronic Illness and Disease:
The intention of using the Constellation Approach when working with issues of illness is not to cure the disease, but rather to try and understand hidden dynamics that may have lead to or contributed to the condition. The act of uncovering these dynamics may in itself contribute to the individual's healing process, as setting up a constellation is an attempt to release any one of the source points or possible causes of the disease.

Similar to other types of constellations, these sessions try to bring to the surface unconscious themes, helping the client see the truth of them and then allowing the energy in the constellation to find its balance point. This truth-finding and rebalancing may then help the client shift their relationship to the illness in a different manner. Since it is our unconscious that has the most profound effect on the experience of illness, it can be expected that when consciousness is clarified, the perception of discomfort begins to shift and it is possible that the symptomology itself can change. What seems to help physical illness is strengthening the connection to the family of origin.

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For Organizations:
Managers, CEO's, and family businesses trying to gain a better understanding of workplace dynamics have used organizational constellations in Europe over the past ten years. Addressing workplace issues requires an approach consistent with those used in the other areas. The facilitator asks the client what the primary issue is, and then to identify the important people surrounding it. Using representatives, strengths and weaknesses of various departments and/or employees are brought to light. The insights and understanding of the hidden dynamics come to the surface as the feelings- as well as the comfortable and uncomfortable positions - are found for the representatives. In the process, the client begins to see their part in the situation with more clarity and the factors contributing to the issue are illuminated.