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  • David Reis – Therapist

    David Reis - Therapist

    My wife, Marianne, and I have used SCT methods in our marriage. When we first heard about “role locks”—complementary role dynamics that result in conflict—we recognized them immediately. Fairly regularly we would get locked into conflicts that we could not get out of except by taking a break, going our own ways, and then coming…

  • Hans Hofman – Managing Director

    Hans Hofman - Managing Director

    Systems-Centered Training (SCT) does not just offer a set of tools to bring about change. In my view, it is above all a different way of looking at the world: looking from systems instead of from people. For example, when I look at my own functioning in my organization from the role I have...

  • Suresh Rutten – Interim Manager, Consultant & Coach

    Suresh Rutten - Interim Manager, Consultant & Coach

    Since 2013, I have regularly attended SCT trainings in the US, UK, and in the ongoing group in the Netherlands. These trainings have enriched my life enormously. Over time, many areas that were previously ‘forbidden’ to me have been integrated within me. These were ‘forbidden’ thoughts, feelings like hate and desire, and the life energy that was locked within them...

  • A great support for my marriage

    I have been doing the Ongoing Group for 4 years now and attended a few workshops with Peter Bernhardt. What can I say about what it has done for me and what it is doing to me? First of all, I see it as a great support for my marriage. When we get into an argument, we resort to subgroups....

  • Welcome to the 21st Systems-Centered Annual Conference!

    This year’s annual conference will be held in Oakland from April 18 to 24, 2020. For more information and to register, please follow the link to <>. Below is a brief introduction to what we can expect during the conference. Conflict easily arises in any group when there are differences, and there are almost always differences! “Us…

  • Brings me a lot as a human being, first of all....

    SCT brings me a lot both as a person and as a professional in my work as a team/leadership coach: In this ongoing group, which I have now been a part of for several years, I have been able to explore all kinds of parts of myself and learn to express them in collaboration with others. What helps tremendously is learning to see by working in a group...

  • A valuable addition in my life....

    SCT is a valuable addition to my life and to my work as a psychologist and therapist. Ever since I got to know SCT, I often ask myself and my clients about curiosity. Usually, a light bulb goes on right away. Other simple yet profound questions and methods also prove to be refreshing and empowering: that there…

  • Systems Centered Theory and Practice: the contribution of Yvonne Agazarian

    Yvonne Agazarian and other leaders in the field of psychology and organizational development describe the core theory of ‘Living Human Systems. For SCT students, this book is essential to understanding the development of Agazarian's ideas.

  • SCT Promoclip

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  • Functional Subgroups

    SCT uses a new interaction method called ‘Functional Subgroups’ that increases the chance that people hear and use each other's information. This short video gives an overview of the methodology in a few minutes.