Bruce K. Ford, LMSW, ACSW

Imago relationship therapy was developed by Dr. Harville Hendrix, author of Getting the Love You Want.  This exceptional technique of couple's therapy is based on the theory that we all enter into adult relationships, particularly marriage, with both past and present needs of our new partner.  The present needs are for love, security, intimacy, etc., and the past needs are those that were unmet from our childhood, referred to as wounds.  Unmet childhood needs, or wounds, do not go away by themselves, even if they are forgotten.  They keep showing up, sometimes in unrecognizable ways, trying to heal through new relationships. 

Imago relationship therapy teaches couples how to talk to each other for the purpose of understanding individual differences, healing personal wounds and repairing the relationship.  It will teach you how to get what you want by learning how to ask for it in a way that invites cooperation rather than resistance.  Imago will provide an understanding of your past wounds and explain how they contribute to the marital or relationship problems you are having now.  It will demonstrate that by attending to feelings first, answers to the problems can be found in a respectful and caring manner. 

Intimate relationships go through a maturing process much like people do growing up.  Having an awareness of this process and a willingness to value it as growth producing is very improtant for healthy relationships.  You do not have to be baffled by a temporary loss of closeness in your marriage or partnership.  Just as relationships will sometimes feel distant, they will also beckon for the return of closeness.  Discover how to reclaim your connection and have the relationship you have always wanted.