IMAGO THERAPY
When we fall in love, we believe we have found the perfect partner who will always make us feel safe and whole. As the initial romance subsides, most couples begin to experience some degree of unexpected conflict, sadness, and lost hope. We are perplexed as to where things got off track and why our partner appears to have ‘changed’. That magical feeling disappears and we are left feeling disillusioned. Our dreams shattered, we begin to feel angry and betrayed.
We try to coerce our partners into giving us what we need. We criticize, we withdraw, we shame, we intimidate, we cry. We become locked in this painful power struggle until we break up, divorce, stay together in a ‘dead zone’ or continue to fight like cats and dogs. We long to regain the magic we once had.
Does this describe the relationship you are presently in? Or are you a couple preparing for marriage and want to be one of the 50% who make it? It could be that you are single and fed up with dead end relationships, yearning for the love of your life. Perhaps you are in a comfortable, committed relationship and want to heighten your level of intimacy and passion.
Whoever you are, Imago Therapy can help you to understand the emotional dynamics playing out in your relationship and provide you with the insight and tools necessary to begin to re-establish connection with your partner.
CREATORS OF IMAGO THERAPY
Imago Relationship Therapy was co-created by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D. Their books on Imago Relationship Therapy, "Getting The Love You Want: A Guide for Couples", "Keeping The Love You Find: A Personal Guide", "Giving The Love That Heals: A Guide for Parents" and three companion books on meditation and exercises, have sold more that 2 million copies and have been translated into more than 50 languages.
Oprah Winfrey included "Imago Theory" in her list of "Unforgettable! Oprah’s Top 20 Shows" in her October 2005 magazine celebrating 20 years of her TV show. Response to Harville Hendrix’s recent appearance on “The Oprah Show” was so strong that the Imago book “Getting The Love You Want” was back yet again on the New York Times Bestseller list this May. For a link to Oprah’s experience with imago go to:
http://www.oprah.com/presents/2005/20anniv/oprah/oprah_moments_284_102.jhtml
Grammy winning singer-song writer Alanis Morissette found Imago so meaningful when she discovered it 15 years ago that she trained as an Imago educator. To view a video of Alanis speaking of her imago experience go to:
Imago Therapy was featured in the May 15, 2006 MaClean’s magazine as the ‘New Couples Therapy’
WHO ARE IMAGO THERAPISTS?
Only licensed and credentialed professionals, who have been through a yearlong training (over 96 hours) in IRT through the Institute, are qualified to call themselves Certified Imago Relationship Therapists. There are over 2000 Imago Therapists currently practicing in over 20 countries. For additional information about imago therapy, its worldwide network of therapists and workshops, other products and training contact:
Imago Relationships International
1-800-729-1121
www.imagorelationships.org
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