The premier Satir training center in the United States.

Virginia Satir's work is still taught by people who learned it from her. Come learn it, live it, and carry it forward.

From Virginia Satir, through Jean, to you.

Jean McLendon studied and worked with Virginia Satir from 1970 to 1988. She teaches the model today alongside Regina Taggart and a community of trainers.

Some things are learned best in the same room.

Our virtual programs bring the work to people around the world. Our in-person trainings are where it goes deepest: speaking honestly, listening fully, and staying present with one another.

Dismantling Systemic Oppression. Together.

We are committed to this work, and we know the world is not stacked fairly. People stand at different distances from power, in the workplace and in our culture, and that proximity shapes who is heard, who is supported, and who gets to decide.

Virginia Satir built her work on Five Fundamental Freedoms. We carry that forward by looking honestly at how power shows up: within ourselves, in our families, at the Center, in our workplaces, and in the world beyond. Then we work to address those disparities. We are building an organization that is just, equitable, and humane. We hope for a community liberated from systemic oppression, where every person recognizes their inherent dignity, worth, and potential.

Take the work all the way in.

A multi-year path to embody and apply every part of the Satir Growth Model, and to carry it forward.

A non-profit funded in part by private donations and the generous support of the Being Human Foundation.

VMSC programs are educational and experiential. They are not therapy or counseling. See what to expect.