What Happens in Imago Relationship Therapy?
How do we set about disentangling ourselves from this mess? We do this by redesigning our relationship to complete the unfinished business of childhood. In other words, our unconscious aim–to become whole, to restore our joyful aliveness–must become our conscious intention. Your goal is to become passionate friends with your partner, to develop what might be called “Reality Love,” which is based not on childhood notions of attachment, but on knowledge, care, respect, and value of the other. The essential background to all you will be doing is a willingness and openness to change. Some of your early therapy sessions will focus on creating a safe climate in which to do this difficult work. In the course of therapy, you will learn new ways to say what is frustrating you, and ask for the behavior that you want. Through all of this, you will be doing exercises designed to re-awaken your feelings of aliveness as well as relearning to laugh and have fun together. Many couples’ problems are
