Imago Therapy
Imago Therapy is a unique and effective tool for couples as they seek the connection they once enjoyed. Based on the book, Getting the Love You Want, by Harville Hendrix, this therapy may be the single most powerful healing and growth experience I have ever encountered.
A few of premises of Imago Therapy:
- Couples fall in love, and experience the delicious, magical chemistry known as "Romantic Love".
- Somewhere in the 6-month to 2-year mark they move into the "Power Struggle". It's usually in this stage that relationships end - through divorce / break-up, affairs or other types of withdrawal. Or, a couple may stay together for the kids or other reasons, but feel miserably disconnected from one another.
- The good news about the power struggle is that it's growth trying to happen. The Imago Therapist helps the couple understand what is going on psychologically, and teaches a set of skills for deep communication. This communication reveals some of the unconscious needs, and seeks to meet them. With a deeper understanding, along with honoring each other's needs, a couple can begin to experience the safety, joy, growth and amazing re-connection that is "Conscious Love".
Click here to read more in Harville's own words.
