Virginia Satir

Virginia Satir (26 June 1916 – 10 September 1988) was an American author, clinical social worker and psychotherapist, recognized for her approach to family therapy. Her pioneering work in the field of family reconstruction therapy honored her with the title "Mother of Family Therapy". Her most well-known books are ''Conjoint Family Therapy'', 1964, ''Peoplemaking'', 1972, and ''The New Peoplemaking'', 1988.

She is also known for creating the Virginia Satir Change Process Model, a psychological model developed through clinical studies. Change management and organizational gurus of the 1990s and 2000s embrace this model to define how change impacts organizations. Provided by Wikipedia