This seminar recording will introduce the basic theory and therapeutic processes of Imago Relationship Therapy and demonstrate its application to conflicted couples in committed partnerships.
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Harville Hendrix – PESI – Imago Couples Therapy with Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.: Proven Strategies for Helping Couples Connect, Heal and Grow
Imago is a Couple’s Therapy that helps married/committed partners use their relationship to help each other co-heal childhood wounds and grow into their full potential. Here are just a few of many pertinent relationship issues that Harville will address:
- Why do we fall in love with the people that we do?
- What core issues do all couples face?
- How do you transform destructive conflict into creative tension?
- How do you work with the “difficult” couple?
- Is it ever too late to save a marriage?
- How do you help couples move from ineffective “communicating” to deep dialogue and restore connection and wholeness?
This seminar recording will introduce the basic theory and therapeutic processes of Imago Relationship Therapy and demonstrate its application to conflicted couples in committed partnerships. Attention will also be given to the implications of the relational paradigm for all forms of therapy.
Target Audience
Objectives
- Describe the key difference between the relationship paradigm and the individual paradigm
- Demonstrate the Imago Dialogue Process
- Describe the difference between the role of an Imago therapist and a traditional therapist
- Discuss the concept of the Imago and the role it plays in partner selection
- Explain the outcomes of Dialogue
- Reframe the Power Struggle as growth trying to happen
Outline
Imago Relationship Therapy
- The Origins and Synthesis
- Relational vs. Individual Paradigms
- Why couples fight
Unconscious Journey
Conscious Journey
The Goal of Therapy
Imago Dialogue
- Monologue vs. Dialogue
- First Step: Mirroring
- Outcomes of Dialogue
Imago Workup (Written) Theory and Therapy of Couplehood
- Connection
- Dyadic Structure of Nature
- Original vs. Actual Self
- Adaptations of Intrusion and Neglect
- Emotional Symbiosis
The Formation of the Imago & The Selection Process
Imago Dialogue
- Three Steps (Mirroring, Validating, Empathizing)
- Flow of Felt Meaning
- Maintaining Empathy (Still Face Video)
Demonstration & Practice
- Body Language
Your Role
- The New Role as Therapist
- Your Role as Therapist as Global Healer
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 10 weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 78
- Assessments Yes
