Our Work

What does Bowen Theory Academy (BTA) do? BTA provides learning opportunities for people new to the theory as well as those interested in developing and extending Bowen Theory. The following presentations from BTA’s Think Tank and conferences are described below.

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Toward an Understanding of the Interface between Bowen theory and Religious Practice: Part 1

In 1980, when Murray Bowen began to introduce a ninth concept at the fall symposium, a number of clergy, reportedly, became “over-excited” that Dr. Bowen was now drawing a clear connection between Family Systems Theory and the realm of “spirituality”

Emotional Intelligence and Bowen Theory

For some time, I have been interested in Daniel Goldman popularizing the term Emotional Intelligence (ET). On the one hand, this phrase seems to imply that emotional process is critically important in the realm of human intelligence.

The Role of Polyvagal Theory, the Oxytocin Hypothesis and Bowen Theory on Reactions to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The spread of the SARSCov2 virus has introduced widespread threat, economic destabilization, and social isolation. There continues to be disruptions to our daily life.

Is Differentiation All You Need?

Years ago, I heard from somebody that Murray Bowen had been asked, “What is the single best indicator of level of differentiation?” And that he answered, “occupational attainment”, or “educational attainment”

Bowen Theory and the Challenge of Cultural Polarization

What is infected, fixated, truncated is not individuals, but systems that live within the variable of chronic anxiety. The level of chronic anxiety is not static, though the presence of chronic anxiety remains the governing force in all systems

Brief Revisiting of TOFT and its Importance To Bowen Theory

Bowen theory is a natural systems theory that leads the therapist to ask a family different kinds of questions than those guided by individual psychodynamic theories.