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Relationship Therapy for Couples

Image Relationship Therapy, developed by Dr. Harville Hendrix, author of the best-selling book “Getting the Love You Want”, is designed to enable couples to strengthen and restore their marriages.

After a period of “romantic love,” most couples encounter some disillusionment, power struggles and conflict, often centering around areas of emotional and physical intimacy, unmet needs, financial concerns and parenting.

The expectations that most couples bring into their marriages are often unfulfilled. It is not an easy or quick journey to turn these painful experiences into opportunities for healing and growth. However, lasting, meaningful change can happen when a couple commits to understanding their underlying hurts and wounds and working together to create a bond of trust and safety.

Imago Relationship Therapy uses a variety of ways to teach couples, and singles desiring an intimate union, to identify their defenses against intimacy and to understand the unconscious forces that influence partner selection and contribute toward flawed relationships. 

The Imago process, when consistently applied in any relationship, has the potential to be a transformative journey toward mutual healing and maturation.

For further information about Imago Relationship Therapy, visit the Imago Institute’s website. 

Mark Pedigo is a staff therapist at Samaritan Interfaith and a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist.