At the core of the system is the person of Mr. Hellinger himself. He is in his mid seventies and can be described as an angel in an old man's skin. You can't help but fall in love with him at first sight. Gentleness and an aura of immense compassion stream from his eyes.

Bert Hellinger was born in 1925. He studied philosophy, theology and education in Germany and became a priest.
He spent sixteen years as a missionary for the Zulu and as principal of several catholic schools in South Africa.He left the priesthood- after twenty five years, to study psychoanalysis. Consecutively he became interested in gestalt therapy, hyponotherapy, primal therapy and transactional analysis. He studied with many well known therapists, namely Arthur Janov and Milton Erickson.
Later, when studying family therapy, Hellinger devised his own approach of systemic family therapy, known as Family Constellations.

Mr. Hellinger is the author of many bestselling books and videos and must be the foremost and most read therapist in the world today.

Over the years Mr.Hellinger's work has evolved considerably. In the new millenium he frequently works with an approach he has coined "Movements of the Soul".

　

Please visit Mr. Hellinger's website at www.hellinger.com