Matthew Pruen is a constellations practitioner, systemic coach and consultant. He also leads seminars in systemic approaches to design and advertising at London College of Communications as an associate lecturer. He is a member of the International Systemic Constellations Association - ISCA - www.isca-network.org/ and the European Association on Systemic Consultancy - EURASYC -  www.eurasyc.eu.

Matthew trained  in the application of constellation work within organisations - at foundation and advanced levels - as a member of CoLPI, the Nowhere Foundation's Community of Learning, Practice and Innovation http://www.thewayofnowhere.com/nofo/index.html and has trained in family constellation work at The Centre for the Study of Intimate and Social Systems [CSISS]. He has been involved with the world of constellations since first witnessing Bert Hellinger work in London in 1995 and has trained with Judith Hemming of Moving Constellations http://www.movingconstellations.com/ and Hunter Beaumont  www.hiddensymmetry.com.

Matthew manages and hosts Constellations workshops in the Brighton area with Chris Williams. He is also a member of the teaching and administrative teams at the Hoffman Institute, UK. He qualified as a Hoffman Process teacher in 2008 and became a senior teacher in 2009. For more information: www.hoffmaninstitute.co.uk/. Matthew also runs and co-facilitates Constellations workshops for Hoffman Process graduates with Gaye Donaldson, director of the Centre for Systemic Constellations http://www.centreforsystemicconstellations.com/.

Matthew has worked with actors and directors using systemic approaches to creativity in the theatre. He is also developing contacts in Lebanon, Palestine/Israel and the wider Middle East with a view to working systemically to further peace in the region. He would be interested to hear from anyone in either of these fields.

Before this Matthew accumulated 20 years experience at MD level in the organic food/hospitality sector, running two award winning restaurants in Bristol. He also gained experience in television and radio presenting. Matthew was born in 1960 in Beirut, Lebanon. His father was British diplomat with the UN and his mother Palestinian Lebanese. He was educated in the UK from the age of 8 and after secondary education attended Winchester and Hornsey schools of Art. Matthew continues to be passionate about art, stone carving and playing music. He is a father of three and a grandfather.