Virginia Satir was known as an author, psychotherapist and director of the Mental Research Institute (MRI) in Palo Alto, California. Throughout her career, Virginia has worked with many influential people in the field of marriage and family therapy, such as: Jay Haley, Salvador Minuchin, and Carl Whitaker. Satir focused on emotional experience, self-esteem, and made significant contributions to the communication model of family therapy (Rasheed, Mikal, & James, 2011). According to Satir (1983), the family attempts to balance relationships through repetitive, predictable and circular methods. communication models. Satir believed he could identify a positive correlation between communication and health or illness (Mislove, 1995). He theorized that dysfunction in families occurs because people with low self-esteem marry people with low self-esteem. He also pointed out that low self-esteem is indicative of self-talk (Satir, Stachowiak, Gerber & Gamori, 1991). He believed that every human being strives to grow and improve himself (Bermudez, 2008). Banmen (1986) identified Satir's model of change as a five-step process. The first step is Status Quo or homeostasis. This is where the family is before the process of change begins, typically to the detriment of one or more family members. During the second phase of change, a Foreign Element or concept is introduced. The family will initially reject the new acquaintance. After accepting the new information, the family enters the third phase, Chaos. During chaos, individuals seek to understand the knowledge introduced and choose to accept it or remain within the constraints of the status quo. In the fourth stage, new information is integrated to bring about change. The... center of the paper... with each other and to highlight how a family member's decision affects the group as a whole. The family should be in the chaos phase of change. The family should accept the new information that comes in and try to apply it to their daily lives. During the final phase of therapy, the family will develop a new status quo changing the homeostasis and family dynamics. At this point, the family will communicate openly and honestly with each other and each family member will be valued for their individuality (Rasheed et.al. 2011). In examining Virginia Satir's techniques and theories, her personal style of therapy is not a good personal fit for me. Although he believes that communication is the foundation of every relationship, I personally believe that his family therapy model places too much emphasis on communication and neglects the role of the extended family..