No matter your industry, leading well is ultimately about people.

The Satir Leadership Development Workshop is a dynamic, in-person training designed to help you become a more confident, authentic, and effective leader—one who can bring out the best in others while navigating complexity with clarity and compassion.

Rooted in the Satir Growth Model and Satir Leadership Model, this three-day intensive blends practical tools with deep insight into human systems. You'll gain concrete strategies to improve productivity, strengthen team relationships, and lead in ways that are clear, congruent, and deeply human.

➤ Location: In Person at the Virginia M. Satir Center (Chapel Hill, NC)
➤ Facilitators: Jean McLendon & Regina Taggart
➤ Schedule: Tuesdays, 3:00–5:00 PM ET
➤ Format: Meets twice monthly

Take your understanding of the Satir Growth Model to the next level with this year-long, in-person experiential training group led by Jean McLendon & Regina Taggart. This training group is geared towards individuals who are looking to apply the Satir model to their personal and professional lives.  This group generally meets in-person twice a month, on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00-5:00 PM in the Satir Systems’ group room. 

Starts January 13, 2026.

~ Become a Certified Satir Coach ~

Enhance your knowledge of the Satir Model and gain comprehensive training in coaching and mentoring others with the transformative Satir approach. With the successful completion of this 10-month program, you will be officially certified through The Virginia Satir Global Network, and your name will be listed as a certified Satir Coach.

It’s more than just a certification program, it’s a transformative journey!

~ Beginning in 2026, the Consultation Group will include the previous “Family Group” ~

➤ Location: Virtual (via Zoom)
➤ Facilitator: Jean McLendon, LCSW, LMFT
➤ Schedule: Wednesdays, 9:00–10:30 AM ET
➤ Format: Meets twice monthly

Learn how to best apply the Satir Growth Model in therapeutic, organizational and training contexts with this year-long online professional development group led by Jean McLendon

Starts January 14, 2026.

Come as you are. Grow as you go.

➤ Dates: Two Thursdays per month
➤ Time: 8:30–10:00 PM ET
➤ Format: Online via Zoom

This group offers licensed therapists a supportive and experiential space to deepen their clinical insight, reconnect with the heart of their work, and grow in alignment with the Satir Growth Model. Led by senior Satir practitioner, Regina Taggart, the group focuses on live case consultation, personal reflection, and the integration of Satir’s systemic, experiential approach into clinical practice.

➤ Dates: Two Thursdays per month
➤ Time: 10:00–11:30 AM ET
➤ Format: Online via Zoom

Lead with Impact: A Strategic Peer Forum for Leadership Excellence
A professionally facilitated group for leaders who want to strengthen their effectiveness, expand capacity, and navigate real-time challenges with clarity and confidence.

Starts January 29, 2026

A Powerful Starting Point for Those New to the Satir Growth Model

This live, online workshop is perfect for those who are new to Virginia Satir’s work or the Growth Model. Whether you're a therapist, coach, educator, or someone seeking personal or relational growth, you’ll come away with foundational tools and insights to support meaningful change.

Through facilitated discussion and experiential exercises, participants will explore and apply the foundational concepts and tools of the model in an interactive, supportive learning environment.

Co-sponsored by the Virginia M. Satir Center and the Virginia Satir Global Network.

An Immersive Two-Part Masterclass in Satir-Based Transformation.

Join Senior Satir trainers Jean McLendon and Regina Taggart for a rare, in-depth training experience in the art and practice of Family Reconstruction. This two-part masterclass series offers both structured training and immersive participation—designed to help practitioners develop the insight, skills, and presence needed to guide this transformative process responsibly and with depth.

Whether you’re seeking to facilitate reconstructions yourself, integrate symbolic mapping and sculpting into your practice, or gain greater systemic clarity as a witness or educator, this series will support your growth in a grounded, experiential way.

In this two-day virtual masterclass, you’ll be guided by Jean McLendon and Regina Taggart—two of the most experienced Satir-based facilitators working today—as they walk you through the structure, principles, and facilitation approach needed to support a Family Reconstruction. This is not a theoretical lecture. It is a rich, process-oriented training designed to bring the practice alive in a grounded, responsible, and experiential way.

Family Reconstruction is not only a transformative process for clients—it is also a deeply moving and illuminating experience for those who witness and participate in it. In Part 2 of this masterclass series, you’ll join us in person at the Virginia M. Satir Center to engage with a live, full Family Reconstruction process led by Jean McLendon and Regina Taggart.

Join our most popular experiential training program.

In this week-long experience, Jean McLendon, LCSW, LMFT, and other expert Satir Growth Model Trainers will use dynamics within the group to delve into what it means to become fully human. Taking full authorship for the quality of one’s personal and professional life will shape the learning process