FSI Workshop: Bowen Theory and the Self of the Therapist

A therapist’s own work on their differentiation of self is a key part of the application of Bowen theory in clinical practices – but what does this even mean?

This workshop draws on the thinking and experiences of three therapists using Bowen theory as an approach to thinking about the self of the therapist in their clinical practice. Kathleen Cotter Cauley from the Bowen Centre, Washington DC, joins Lauren Errington, Executive Director of the Family Systems Institute, and Julie Yeo, private practitioner and recent Family Systems Institute graduate, in a conversation about what this theory offers in attention to the self of the therapist, and how having a theory underpinning clinical work can provide a way of understanding not only the relationship dilemmas in the clients we see, but to understand more about what a therapist brings to work with them.

About the Presenters 

Kathleen Cotter Cauley is a licensed marriage and family therapist and has a private practice
in both Virginia and Florida. She is a faculty member of the Bowen Center and was involved in founding the Florida Family Research Network.

Lauren Errington is a Clinical Family Therapist and Supervisor and Mental Health Social Worker working in Sydney, Australia. She is the Executive Director of the Family Systems Institute.

Julie Yeo is a Clinical Family Therapist in Geelong, Victoria, with over 20 years of working with families, and couples. She is a recent graduate of the Family Systems Institute, and has a special interest in integrating learning about human physiology in the context of relationship dilemmas.