Joan Garriga Bacardí (Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain, 1956) is a psychologist, trainer, and author of several books that have popularized the systemic approach in the Spanish-speaking world. Trained directly by Bert Hellinger in the 1990s, he directs the Institut Gestalt de Barcelona and has trained hundreds of Constellation facilitators.
His most widely read books—Where Are the Coins?, The Good Love in Couples, The Key to the Good Life—combine the rigor of the systemic method with clear language and a humanist emphasis. His voice is a reference for those who want to access the approach without the Germanic density of Hellinger’s original texts.
Garriga is especially insightful about the couple's bond, the place of the mother and father in the adult psyche, and the movements of the soul in the face of suffering. His books appear in the bibliography of several entries in this glossary.
Bibliography
- The Good Love in Couples — Joan Garriga. Destino, 2013.
- The Key to the Good Life — Joan Garriga. Destino, 2014.
These books are in the reference library that nourishes Constelando el Origen.
Related terms
Family Constellation
Therapeutic method developed by Bert Hellinger that makes visible the hidden dynamics of the family system through representatives in space.
View entryBert Hellinger
German psychotherapist (1925-2019). Founder of Family Constellations and formulator of the orders of love.
View entryOrders of love
The three systemic laws formulated by Hellinger: belonging, order, and balance. The basis of the entire method.
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