welcome to living systems counselling

Our Internship Program is designed for clinicians and other professionals who are interested in learning to "think systems"about human behavior and how to apply it.

Our Internship Program is designed to provide a thorough introduction to Bowen theory, which provides the foundation for all the counselling, education and research conducted by Living Systems.

The program is registered with the Private Career Training Institution Agency of BC. PCTIA provides consumer protection by managing the Student Training Completion Fund. Information about PCTIA may be found at http://pctia.bc.ca.

The purpose of the program is:

to provide a thorough introduction to systems thinking
to apply Bowen theory to one's family, clinical work and/or workplace
to relate Bowen theory to knowledge from the natural sciences and to theological understanding
to introduce trainees to systems research

the format of the program is:

A two year, part-time, weekly program
Interns have the option of seeing clients
The schedule includes theory/presentation/dialogue, group supervsion, individual supervision, regular clinical conferences & society conferences.
For further information see:

program Outline

Policies and Admission Requirements

The theory postulates that far more human activity is governed by man's (sic) emotional system than he has been willing to admit, and there is far more similarity than dissimilarity between the "dance of life"in lower forms and the "dance of life"in human forms."

-Murray Bowen, M.D.
Family Therapy in Clinical Practice

Training Mission: to teach the natural systems theory developed by Dr. Murray Bowen and apply the theory to the professional practice of marriage and family therapy and pastoral counselling. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding one’s own family as an emotional system and on the effort to define more of a self in one’s own family.