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Imago and Research

 


"I worked with hundreds of couples in private practice and thousand more in workshops and seminars. Out of my research and clinical observations, I gradually developed a theory of  marriage counseling called Imago Relationship Therapy.


I brought together depth psychology, the behavioral sciences, the western spiritual traditions, and added some elements of Transactional Analysis, Gestalt psychology, systems theory, and cognitive therapy. In my view, each of these schools of thought made a unique and important contribution to the understanding of the psychology of the individual, but it was when they were all brought together in new syntheses that they illuminated the mystery of love relationships. "

 

Harville Hendrix, PhD

 

 

 

 

  

 

Couples in Dialogue

 

Activity changes in the brain as a result of a course of Imago Relationship Therapy, using QEEG.  From an Imago Research Project by Dr. Theresa Beeton.
     

Papers on Imago Research and Theory

 

Many research projects have demonstrated the effectiveness of Imago Relationship Therapy.  We continue to be active in creating new research, and incorporating the latest developments in psychology into how Imago provides relationship help.

 

Please download our papers summarising Imago Research and theory below:

 

Theresa Beeton, PhD has written a comprehensive summary of Imago Research, which we invite you to download.

 

Tim Atkinson, MA has summarised for layman and professionals alike how Imago theory is connected to established psychological theory.  download

 

We have also made available for download a paper by Harville Hendrix, PhD telling the story of the development of Imago theory, and the range of established psychological theories which provided its foundation.

 

  

Books on Imago Theory and Research

 

Imago - Perspectives in Theory

Hendrix, Hunt, Luquet, Hannah

Josey-Bass

 

Offers an overview of the highly successful Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT) and the relationship of IRT with preceding schools of thought such as psychoanalytic theory, family systems theories, affect theory, and self-psychology

 

 

Short-Term Couples Therapy, Second Edition: The Imago Model in Action

Wade Luquet, PhD

Brunner-Routledge


Luquet sets out a standardized approach to delivering Imago Therapy in 6 sessions, and provides results from research which demonstrates this model's effectiveness.