Imago relationship therapy, developed by Dr. Harville Hendrix and Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt, focuses on collaboratively healing childhood wounds couples share. Imago takes a relationship approach, rather than an individual approach, to problem solving in a marriage. Imago is founded on the belief that there is often a connection between the frustrations experienced in adult relationships and early childhood experiences. By exploring and creating an understanding for each other’s feelings and “childhood wounds”, you can begin to heal yourself and your relationship, and move toward a more conscious partnership. Think this approach might work for you? Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s imago relationship therapy experts today.
When your partner REALLY listens to you, a disagreement need not become a fight. We'll use Harville & Helen Hendrix's communication techniques to listen to understand, rather than just waiting to fire back a rebuttal. So often, we aren't even fighting about the same thing. Having help to slow down and stay on the same track has made all the difference for couples' relationships. I have heard "I just wish we'd done this sooner," as I work with couples to re-build connection.
— Kathryn Gates, Marriage & Family Therapist in Austin, TXImago relationship therapy (IRT) aims to equip couples with the tools necessary to relate to each other in healthier ways and reveal the emotional pathway formed in childhood that led them to their current situation. This form of therapy combines spiritual and behavioral techniques with Western psychological methodologies in order to assist couples in unveiling their unconscious components.
— David Yellen, Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Candidate in brooklyn, NYI work with couples using the couples dialogue, helping them to feel heard and understood, with the goal of engaging in healthy conflict and having a strengthened relationship.
— Candice N. Crowley, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor in Cincinnati, OHI engage in IMAGO relationship therapy often with couples to help them connect, attach, and communicate more effectively.
— Samantha Tenner, Therapist in Boulder, COWhile I do use other modalities for relationship therapy, such as Gottman and EFT, I find the techniques and exercises used in Imago therapy, which is best suited for helping clients take more control of their own healing process.
— Brent Armour, Licensed Professional Counselor Associate in HOUSTON, TXThis is a specific kind of relationship therapy that is designed to help conflict within relationships. We learn about the individual's own past wounds and how it maybe affecting their parter/relationship. Through this process we learn about personal triggers that are impacting the relationship.
— Fatemah Dhirani, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York, NYI help couples heal the wounds that they have been projecting on to their partners to restore harmony in the relationship. I also facilitate the Imago Dialogue for healthy communication.
— Lauren Pichard, Psychologist in Oceanside, CAImago Therapy teaches couples Imago Dialogue to help them listen to, and validate each other. Imago Dialogue is extremely powerful. Through Imago, couples trace current patterns back to childhood experiences. This process heals childhood wounds and in turn, fixes problems in current relationships. We provide individual couples counseling sessions using Imago Therapy.
— Brianna Brunner, Clinical Social Worker in Manalapan, NJI use Imago therapy to help couples and families to lean into each other for their needs like comfort and reassurance. We begin by finding the ways that our partner has been there for us during the week. Then during session, a couple finds a way to both experiment and to experience having their partner open up and have their needs met in the moment.
— Elizabeth McGinnis, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Menlo Park, CAThe cornerstone of Imago Relationship Therapy is teaching the couple "intentional dialogue" and good communication skills that are best practices for any relationship. I will help you to communicate directly with your spouse or partner, using mirroring, validation, and empathy, so that you can re-connect with your beloved, and feel heard and understood in your relationship.
— Sara Kerai, Licensed Professional Counselor in Washington, DCI now offer a nine-week online psychoeducational program that serves both as a self-study program for those couples who wish to work on their relationship at home, working at their own pace, as well as an introduction to couples counseling, teaching the skills and tools needed to make couples counseling really beneficial and successful. I particularly enjoy working with couples from different cultural backgrounds. Inter-cultural relationships offer unique challenges to couples.
— Brooke Randolph, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Indianapolis, INI was introduced to Imago when I began counseling work in 2019. Since then, I have used it consistently in my practice. Understanding the process of mirroring, validation, and empathy not only gives me direction as a therapist in session, it also provides a useful guide for a couple to get to know themselves in relation. This method is great for cultivating listening skills by asking one to consider how to reflect back the content, as well as imagining the experience, from what another says.
— Dani Knoll, Associate Marriage & Family Therapist in , CAImago Therapy provides you with skills to mirror, validate, and empathize with your partner and building effective communication.
— Cassandra Hesse, Counselor in Austin, TX