What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting.

In two national surveys of Psychiatrists Psychologists Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists Virginia Satir was voted the most influential therapist. Recognition
Two years later Satir was appointed to the Steering Committee of the International Family Therapy Association and became a member of the Advisory Board for the National Council for Self-Esteem. Helping Families to Change.

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.