Kieran Vivian-Byrne

Kieran Vivian-Byrne has been one of the team at The Family Institute since 2004 – initially that was with the University of Glamorgan and later the University of South Wales. As part of the team he helped to develop innovative courses in Counselling and Psychotherapy using ‘systemic’ lenses.

Kieran was the Course Leader for the BSc Systemic Counselling – a ground-breaking course which helped over 200 students to become counsellors in the field. He also taught on the Foundation, Intermediate and Qualifying level courses in systemic psychotherapy.

Kieran was a member of the teams which offered psychotherapy services to the community as part of The Family Institute services. This was also a chance to practice in ways which informed all of the learning on the courses.

Kieran offers consultation to organisations and practitioners in health, social care, education and third sector contexts and is about ‘making better worlds’.

Kieran has presented his work at home and abroad and has been involved as a supervisor and consultant in the development of research, writing and practice projects throughout his time at the Institute. He continues collaborations with others in this way.

He is excited that the Family Institute is being renewed and re-energised under the Centre for Systemic Studies, and that within this frame, there are opportunities to expand some of the horizons for the development of systemic ideas through art and ecology projects.

Kieran is a poet and musician. He releases music as NOMADMAN nomadman.bandcamp.com

Recent publications include:

Vivian-Byrne, K, Hardy B., Salter L (Eds) (2019) Context 162 April 2019

Vivian-Byrne K (2019) Poems Here we are; In the midst; In-‘stituting’ it; Context 162 April 2019

Vivian-Byrne K (2019) Systemic counselling – towards systemic mindedness Context 162 April 2019

Vivian-Byrne K & Hardy B (2019) Moments of Transformation, creative edges and collaborative practice – with within and between Context 162 April 2019

Salter L & Vivian-Byrne K (2024) Billy Hardy – friends in dialogue (Billy Hardy – 1961-2024) Context 192 April 2024

Salter, Leah and Vivian-Byrne, Kieran (2024). Passing it on – oral traditions and future orientations in a learning community. Murmurations: Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice,

Vivian-Byrne, K (2024) As far as I can see., Murmurations: Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice 7(1), 112-114. https://doi.org/10.28963/7.1.11