Monday, January 3rd, 2011
Couples often come to counselling with the mistaken notion that if the therapist changes the other person then magically all the problems will disappear.
A shift from right and wrong to an understanding of how relationships are co-created is what IMAGO Relationship Therapy is all about.
Here is what the process of change often looks like. Read more »
Monday, November 22nd, 2010
When it comes to love, things are not always what they seem.
Why is it that you block the love your partner is trying to give you? You say you want to feel close and be loved, but you behave in a way that guarantees you will not feel loved? Read more »
Monday, November 1st, 2010
Before beginning my training as an IMAGO Relationship Therapist I would hear this from my couples.
Couples would leave the sessions with insight about their relationship dynamic, ideas about what to do differently but feeling ill equipped to change their behaviour in a tense moment.
I practiced traditional couples therapy for well over a decade before beginning my training in Imago Relationship Therapy. The differences in outcome for couples has been amazing! Couples are given new skills, new ways of listening and relating.
What does the term IMAGO mean? What is IMAGO Relationship Therapy? Here is the Coles Notes version… Read more »
Monday, September 20th, 2010
This is the dream that couples are chasing after. The nightmare begins when attempts to “support” our partner become controlling gestures.
How does support get confused with control? Read more »
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
This is not for the faint of heart.
I hear many of my clients say: “I can’t believe I do this to myself over and over again. What is wrong with me? Why can’t I find someone to love me?” Read more »
