Family Reconstruction: Live Experience
➤Dates: April 29 - May 1, 2027, 9am - 5pm ET
➤Location: Chapel Hill, NC
➤Format: In-person experiential training
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.
This gathering is intentionally small and thoughtfully structured to support the presence, safety, and sacredness of the work. Participants may take on role-player roles, witness the process as observers, and reflect as a group on key moments of learning. This is your opportunity to be inside the process—not as a facilitator-in-training, but as a practitioner exploring how to truly see a system, hold complexity, and support integration in the presence of profound truths.
NBCC / CE Credit
This training is eligible for 19.5 contact hours of NBCC continuing education credit (CEUs).
Learning Areas
This immersive experience is designed to deepen your understanding of:
Creating safety and containment for the star and the system
The unfolding structure of a live reconstruction
Use of sculpting, family mapping, and symbolic representation
How to hold space and embody presence as a role-player or witness
The healing potential of systemic witnessing and naming
Jean and Regina’s real-time decisions, observations, and guiding reflections
You’ll have the rare opportunity to experience a live process while also learning from two of the most skilled guides working in this modality today.
Who This Is For
This advanced training is intended for Satir-informed practitioners who have:
Completed Part 1 of the Family Reconstruction Masterclass, or
Attended previous Satir trainings and feel grounded in the Satir Growth Model
This offering is ideal for therapists, coaches, educators, and group facilitators who want to deepen their understanding of the experience of reconstruction—whether or not they intend to guide one themselves.
Please note: Due to the intimate nature of this work, attendance is limited.
Instructor Bios
Regina Taggart, LSCW, is a distinguished licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience and a leading Satir trainer who has taught the Satir Growth Model extensively around the world. Renowned for her deep clinical expertise and dynamic teaching presence, Regina brings passion, precision, and profound insight to facilitating Family Reconstructions and mentoring practitioners globally.
Reiss Powell, LCSW, LCAS is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist who has been studying the Satir Growth Model since 2012 and is a current member of the Virginia M. Satir Center Legacy Program. He is in private practice, specializing in addiction treatment and clinical work with adolescents and young adults. He is known for bringing authenticity, warmth, and humor into his clinical work.
Cost & Registration
We would love to have you join us. This event will be limited to 20 participants, and once full registration will close.
Registration for Live Family Reconstruction (In Person): $600
*If your plans change and you are unable to attend, please note that registration fees are non-refundable.
