Center for Family Consultation (CFC) is an association of individuals who study the emotional functioning of human families, their members and their societies, within the natural systems frame of Bowen Theory. As a not-for-profit educational organization, CFC sponsors scientific conferences, clinical training and leadership programs for professionals and for the general public. Rooted in the sciences of evolution, Bowen Family Systems Theory is a natural systems frame for understanding emotional functioning of the multi-generational family, its members, and the social units within which the family lives.