A judge from the city of Castro Alves in the state of Bahia has been using a psychotherapy technique
to solve problems from couples in separation process.
60% of the people that participated in the sessions said that there were improvements in the conflicts
and the success rate in the conciliations reached almost 90%
The room is full of people in the Castro Alves forum a city in the Bahia wilderness
packed with fathers and mothers in separation process
discussing the custody of their children or in conflicts for pension payment
But instead of judging, the judge seeks for understanding
Besides his magistrate, Sami Storch is a family therapist graduated in Germany
for a technique known as Family Constellations
He promotes the therapeutic gatherings to help people solve their conflicts
The origin of the process is a relationship conflict
Therefore you can only solve it if you have a solution for the relationship
There is no use extinguishing a process where in the next moment people will be fighting again with a new lawsuit in court
The judge starts talking about the family bonds that never crumble
Guides a meditation and a practical work
The people involved in the process are invited to participate
Volunteers represent family members of those
who set out to see from a new point of view their own problems
Four collective therapy sessions
have already happened in two forums in Bahia's wilderness
60% of the people that participated
told that there was an improvement in the relationships that generated the legal processes
For my understanting, I think he will do the same as I did
to start having a better relationship between me and him
There has also been 88% conciliations in all cases
MaurĂlio and BetĂ˘nia discussed their divorce
after a 17 years marriage and two teenage sons
The therapy in the forum opened the way for a reconciliation
We love our sons, I love my wife
From now on, we'll move on and live well May God bless our marriage
What if this method was applied before the person started the lawsuit
it could have avoided many other lawsuits for sure