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

First Clinical Trial 

IRI recently received a grant to conduct the first clinical trial of Imago Relationship Therapy. Led by a principal investigator and conducted by Certified Clinical Instructors, the trial will follow approximately 30 couples and a control group and measure their progress before, during and after receiving Imago Therapy. 

We expect the results of this trial will support the preliminary results of two previous studies and empirically prove that Imago Relationship Therapy is among the most effective methods known for treating couples. 

 

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.