Therapists in Wellesley, MA
![Photo of Naya Clinics - Naya Clinics (Boston Locations), Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/4a0499dc-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
Hello, I'm Sam Nabil founder of Naya Clinics. Take a moment and Imagine with me… Imagine a hassle-free investment in yourself that fits your life style & gives you results. I founded Naya Clinics because I believe you have the right to exactly that. You have the right to a balanced approach to Counseling, therapy and coaching. An approach that is client centered and efficient without the fluff and the B.S. Our 7 offices in Ohio and Kentucky have helped hundreds of our clients reinvent themselves, and that is what we came here to LoDo Denver and Cherry Creek Denver to offer to you too.
Hello, I'm Sam Nabil founder of Naya Clinics. Take a moment and Imagine with me… Imagine a hassle-free investment in yourself that fits your life style & gives you results. I founded Naya Clinics because I believe you have the right to exactly that. You have the right to a balanced approach to Counseling, therapy and coaching. An approach that is client centered and efficient without the fluff and the B.S. Our 7 offices in Ohio and Kentucky have helped hundreds of our clients reinvent themselves, and that is what we came here to LoDo Denver and Cherry Creek Denver to offer to you too.
![Photo of Tina Lin Huber, MA, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/7b9ed09a-5a52-48c0-9c8c-f019db8735b2/1/320x400.jpeg)
Tina Lin Huber
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Wellesley, MA 02482 (Online Only)
If you’re here, you’ve likely already seen several profiles, so I will skip the clichés. How do I differ? I am a systemic & relational therapist, and my focus is to view problems in a way that includes the intricate & larger influences of our past, beliefs, cultures, and upbringing. After all, we are shaped by where we come from and that informs much of how we navigate this world & our relationships. This distinctive therapeutic lens creates space for more context and a greater potential for healing – through mutual understanding, new meaning-making, and feeling “heard” & “seen” by others. I work w/ individuals, partners & families.
If you’re here, you’ve likely already seen several profiles, so I will skip the clichés. How do I differ? I am a systemic & relational therapist, and my focus is to view problems in a way that includes the intricate & larger influences of our past, beliefs, cultures, and upbringing. After all, we are shaped by where we come from and that informs much of how we navigate this world & our relationships. This distinctive therapeutic lens creates space for more context and a greater potential for healing – through mutual understanding, new meaning-making, and feeling “heard” & “seen” by others. I work w/ individuals, partners & families.
![Photo of Maxim Arbuzov, LICSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/afdab391-805a-4140-a871-46a750b61b5c/1/320x400.jpeg)
Maxim Arbuzov
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wellesley, MA 02481
If you are navigating life, with continuous roadblocks, resulting from depression, anxiety, fear, anger and/or trauma, you are not alone. If you have relationship, marital, or premarital issues, you came to the right place. My specialty is working with men who are on a path to have great relationships and overcoming adjustments in life that come with every stage and decision we make. Clients come to me to learn how to have healthy relationships, strong communication, great listening skill's and more intimacy in their lives.
If you are navigating life, with continuous roadblocks, resulting from depression, anxiety, fear, anger and/or trauma, you are not alone. If you have relationship, marital, or premarital issues, you came to the right place. My specialty is working with men who are on a path to have great relationships and overcoming adjustments in life that come with every stage and decision we make. Clients come to me to learn how to have healthy relationships, strong communication, great listening skill's and more intimacy in their lives.
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For my work with couples and families, I use relationship-informed therapeutic modalities, including the Gottman couples method, Imago communication tools, and family systems theory.
I love helping clients who feel stuck with anxiety, depression, or trauma become “unstuck.” In my therapy space, I strive to create a supportive environment for people to explore their emotions – and the experiences that shaped those emotions. With individuals, couples, and families, I work collaboratively to understand how previous dynamics, especially with families of origin, contribute to their current thoughts and coping skills. When clients understand how their past relationships influence their current selves, they are better able to build new futures, with greater self-acceptance, growth, new skills, and overall happiness.
For my work with couples and families, I use relationship-informed therapeutic modalities, including the Gottman couples method, Imago communication tools, and family systems theory.
I love helping clients who feel stuck with anxiety, depression, or trauma become “unstuck.” In my therapy space, I strive to create a supportive environment for people to explore their emotions – and the experiences that shaped those emotions. With individuals, couples, and families, I work collaboratively to understand how previous dynamics, especially with families of origin, contribute to their current thoughts and coping skills. When clients understand how their past relationships influence their current selves, they are better able to build new futures, with greater self-acceptance, growth, new skills, and overall happiness.
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I am an AASECT certified sex therapist and am certified as an Imago couple's therapist.
My work is informed by an optimistic belief in people's resiliency and ability to change and grow. I approach therapy as an opportunity for transformation. I work with high functioning, motivated clients who are ready to take a serious look at the direction of their lives and are wanting to grow. I would describe my style as warm, engaging, collaborative and attuned. I have developed a wide range of specialties from which to draw in order to meet each client's specific needs. After 30 years, I continue to find the practice of psychotherapy interesting, rewarding, challenging and fun.
I am an AASECT certified sex therapist and am certified as an Imago couple's therapist.
My work is informed by an optimistic belief in people's resiliency and ability to change and grow. I approach therapy as an opportunity for transformation. I work with high functioning, motivated clients who are ready to take a serious look at the direction of their lives and are wanting to grow. I would describe my style as warm, engaging, collaborative and attuned. I have developed a wide range of specialties from which to draw in order to meet each client's specific needs. After 30 years, I continue to find the practice of psychotherapy interesting, rewarding, challenging and fun.
![Photo of Beth S. Marx, LICSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/c4db9538-4537-4b5a-b136-1b3184c23460/1/320x400.jpeg)
My style is open, exploratory, inquisitive, and I draw from a variety of different theoretical orientations including psychodynamic, internal family systems, sensorimotor, cognitive-behavioral, solution focused, Imago, and motivational interviewing.
The transformational “magic” in therapy occurs when an alliance develops between therapist and client—when you feel truly seen, heard, and understood. I am here to listen deeply and journey alongside you as we discover ways to help you to get beyond patterns and behaviors that no longer serve you and move into a more hopeful, satisfying, and life-affirming future. Over the years, I've worked with couples, families, and individuals to address issues including but not limited to depression, anxiety, family conflict, grief/loss, trauma, school issues, sexual orientation, aging, infertility, pregnancy, and self-esteem.
My style is open, exploratory, inquisitive, and I draw from a variety of different theoretical orientations including psychodynamic, internal family systems, sensorimotor, cognitive-behavioral, solution focused, Imago, and motivational interviewing.
The transformational “magic” in therapy occurs when an alliance develops between therapist and client—when you feel truly seen, heard, and understood. I am here to listen deeply and journey alongside you as we discover ways to help you to get beyond patterns and behaviors that no longer serve you and move into a more hopeful, satisfying, and life-affirming future. Over the years, I've worked with couples, families, and individuals to address issues including but not limited to depression, anxiety, family conflict, grief/loss, trauma, school issues, sexual orientation, aging, infertility, pregnancy, and self-esteem.
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Caring, collaborative, evidence-based support for individuals, children, youth, families and couples. Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Gender Issues, Parenting, Child Behavioral Issues, Relationship Issues, Sexuality and family conflict. I have been trained in Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), EMDR, Imago (couples), Interpersonal, and Psychodynamic approaches. Decades of experience with children (2-18) and families. Experience with trans, queer/lgbt; poly. I received my doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Univ of VT and post-doctoral fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School. Website: https:/www.drjennifertaub.com
Caring, collaborative, evidence-based support for individuals, children, youth, families and couples. Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Gender Issues, Parenting, Child Behavioral Issues, Relationship Issues, Sexuality and family conflict. I have been trained in Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), EMDR, Imago (couples), Interpersonal, and Psychodynamic approaches. Decades of experience with children (2-18) and families. Experience with trans, queer/lgbt; poly. I received my doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Univ of VT and post-doctoral fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School. Website: https:/www.drjennifertaub.com
![Photo of Jen Wofford, MSW, LICSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/46f2bf61-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
Jen Wofford
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brookline, MA 02445
I've trained in Imago, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Gottman, Psychodynamic, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Imagery, Buddhist Therapy and Meditation skills.
In these challenging times, you may feel more stress, couples may have tensions. I am here to help and support you. Working in-person and online, couples and clients feel better, like themselves better, make healthier choices, develop self-compassion and compassion for others. I help people and couples work through challenges and emerge more confident, peaceful and happy. My clients grow and feel supported and challenged as they grow. My work helps you identify core patterns, treat yourself kindly, improve your most important relationships, understand and resolve old conflicts and trauma, and feel better. Please start on my Website
I've trained in Imago, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Gottman, Psychodynamic, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Imagery, Buddhist Therapy and Meditation skills.
In these challenging times, you may feel more stress, couples may have tensions. I am here to help and support you. Working in-person and online, couples and clients feel better, like themselves better, make healthier choices, develop self-compassion and compassion for others. I help people and couples work through challenges and emerge more confident, peaceful and happy. My clients grow and feel supported and challenged as they grow. My work helps you identify core patterns, treat yourself kindly, improve your most important relationships, understand and resolve old conflicts and trauma, and feel better. Please start on my Website
![Photo of Yael Bat-Shimon, MA, LMHC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/71d4e0b2-ceea-47ca-b073-fd6b38491754/2/320x400.jpeg)
I am a Certified Imago Therapist and am passionate about working with couples of all kinds. I help couples live out their wildest dreams for themselves and their relationships. Maybe your relationship/marriage is in crisis or failing. Maybe it's stagnant or full of conflict and, sensing this, your children are beginning to act out in ways that baffle you. Maybe you have become overwhelmed by parenthood and wonder how you and your spouse have managed to drift so far apart and feel so frantic and disconnected. My sessions focus on couples' strengths and resources rather than pathology.
I am a Certified Imago Therapist and am passionate about working with couples of all kinds. I help couples live out their wildest dreams for themselves and their relationships. Maybe your relationship/marriage is in crisis or failing. Maybe it's stagnant or full of conflict and, sensing this, your children are beginning to act out in ways that baffle you. Maybe you have become overwhelmed by parenthood and wonder how you and your spouse have managed to drift so far apart and feel so frantic and disconnected. My sessions focus on couples' strengths and resources rather than pathology.
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Avital Lewis
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Newton, MA 02459 (Online Only)
My modalities for treatment include: Brainspotting, Imago, Narrative Therapy, Talk Therapy, Grief and Loss Therapy, and more.
When life changes happen unexpectedly, it can be hard to reach out for support. It's important to me to be a safe space for those experiencing any range of life shifts, including: personal and relational roadblocks, sexuality issues, life transitions, trauma and grief and loss. I strive to meet my clients where they are, and adapt to their individual needs and framework. I work from a person-centered/ trauma-informed lens, and use strengths-based perspective, mindfulness, and humanistic therapies. I hope to work together to create new patterns of thinking to guide you towards the personal, and professional goals you wish to achieve.
My modalities for treatment include: Brainspotting, Imago, Narrative Therapy, Talk Therapy, Grief and Loss Therapy, and more.
When life changes happen unexpectedly, it can be hard to reach out for support. It's important to me to be a safe space for those experiencing any range of life shifts, including: personal and relational roadblocks, sexuality issues, life transitions, trauma and grief and loss. I strive to meet my clients where they are, and adapt to their individual needs and framework. I work from a person-centered/ trauma-informed lens, and use strengths-based perspective, mindfulness, and humanistic therapies. I hope to work together to create new patterns of thinking to guide you towards the personal, and professional goals you wish to achieve.
![Photo of Rebecca Hecht, LICSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/3ccc4225-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
Specialties include a mindfulness and self caring approach with individuals that fosters optimal balance of mind, body and spirit and the Imago listening and mirroring techniques with relationships that teaches deeply connective communication.
I optimally resonate with clients who are interested in self awareness and taking responsibility for the part that they play in life and relational challenges. They are committed to healing past traumas in order to be able to live as fully as possible in the present. The understanding that self transformation very naturally attracts qualitative experiences and relationships enables psychotherapy and connective couples work to be optimally beneficial.
Specialties include a mindfulness and self caring approach with individuals that fosters optimal balance of mind, body and spirit and the Imago listening and mirroring techniques with relationships that teaches deeply connective communication.
I optimally resonate with clients who are interested in self awareness and taking responsibility for the part that they play in life and relational challenges. They are committed to healing past traumas in order to be able to live as fully as possible in the present. The understanding that self transformation very naturally attracts qualitative experiences and relationships enables psychotherapy and connective couples work to be optimally beneficial.
![Photo of Irene Soléa Antonellis, MA, LPC, LMHC, CIRT](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/47f1b5aa-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
I offer individuals and couples evidence-based approaches to heal emotional struggles, build sustainable health/wellness, and transform your relationships and life. Your sessions may include frank and thought-provoking discussion of your road blocks, including concrete ways to heal your core emotional wounds; a guided mindfulness, body-based, Imago or Brainspotting exercise; and practices for connecting to your strength and empowerment. Together we will focus on tangible, on-the-ground results in your life.
I offer individuals and couples evidence-based approaches to heal emotional struggles, build sustainable health/wellness, and transform your relationships and life. Your sessions may include frank and thought-provoking discussion of your road blocks, including concrete ways to heal your core emotional wounds; a guided mindfulness, body-based, Imago or Brainspotting exercise; and practices for connecting to your strength and empowerment. Together we will focus on tangible, on-the-ground results in your life.
![Photo of Karen Kurlander, PhD, Psychologist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/4d96b549-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/3/320x400.jpeg)
As a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, I help couples build supportive relationships through safe communication in which feelings and needs are expressed in a way that can be heard and understood.
I have decades of experience helping individuals and couples achieve positive change through an active engaged process. I have experience with challenging situations like loss, career or relationship problems. I help people alleviate the effects of depression, anxiety, anger or low self-esteem. I help clients manage the pressure of lives that are too busy, and other to know and express themselves more deeply. I help couples with problems that drive them apart, learn to communicate and resolve their issues. This enables them to rebuild loving supportive relationships. Please view my website to learn more about my work.
As a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, I help couples build supportive relationships through safe communication in which feelings and needs are expressed in a way that can be heard and understood.
I have decades of experience helping individuals and couples achieve positive change through an active engaged process. I have experience with challenging situations like loss, career or relationship problems. I help people alleviate the effects of depression, anxiety, anger or low self-esteem. I help clients manage the pressure of lives that are too busy, and other to know and express themselves more deeply. I help couples with problems that drive them apart, learn to communicate and resolve their issues. This enables them to rebuild loving supportive relationships. Please view my website to learn more about my work.
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Masha Feldman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Boston, MA 02135 (Online Only)
It is possible to have that close connection, passion, understanding and trust in your relationship with your partner, that you once imagined but might have given up on. We all want our partner to be there for us and to listen to us with compassion and understanding. Imago Couples Therapy helps us figure out and heal what is preventing us from having this amazing relationship that we want. The clues usually lie in our past. I can help you and your partner really understand and give each other what you need at the core of your being.
It is possible to have that close connection, passion, understanding and trust in your relationship with your partner, that you once imagined but might have given up on. We all want our partner to be there for us and to listen to us with compassion and understanding. Imago Couples Therapy helps us figure out and heal what is preventing us from having this amazing relationship that we want. The clues usually lie in our past. I can help you and your partner really understand and give each other what you need at the core of your being.
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I am a practicing psychotherapist in Massachusetts and specialize in men's focused mental health counseling. I assist men who struggle with adjustments in life, mental health, addictive behaviors, and relationship issues. Maxim has devoted his practice to helping men navigate the complexities of relationships, addiction, and the search for life's meaning. His work is grounded in the belief that the foundation of a fulfilling life and healthy interpersonal relationships begins with a harmonious relationship with oneself. Maxim helps college students, young professionals, and young father's who want to be successful in life.
I am a practicing psychotherapist in Massachusetts and specialize in men's focused mental health counseling. I assist men who struggle with adjustments in life, mental health, addictive behaviors, and relationship issues. Maxim has devoted his practice to helping men navigate the complexities of relationships, addiction, and the search for life's meaning. His work is grounded in the belief that the foundation of a fulfilling life and healthy interpersonal relationships begins with a harmonious relationship with oneself. Maxim helps college students, young professionals, and young father's who want to be successful in life.
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Sarah Donohue
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sherborn, MA 01770 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Do you feel overwhelmed, disconnected, and insecure? Has your relationship been wounded or lost its spark? Are you feeling dissatisfied or stuck with some aspect of your life and not sure how to make a shift? Has becoming or being a parent turned your world upside down? Life is full of transitions and stressors and it’s hard to stay in tune with ourselves, our partners, and our family members as we grow, change, and deal with stress. Sometimes we all need a safe space to process, reconnect, and heal – to speak our pain, communicate what we need, and be supported as we tap back into love and connection.
Do you feel overwhelmed, disconnected, and insecure? Has your relationship been wounded or lost its spark? Are you feeling dissatisfied or stuck with some aspect of your life and not sure how to make a shift? Has becoming or being a parent turned your world upside down? Life is full of transitions and stressors and it’s hard to stay in tune with ourselves, our partners, and our family members as we grow, change, and deal with stress. Sometimes we all need a safe space to process, reconnect, and heal – to speak our pain, communicate what we need, and be supported as we tap back into love and connection.
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Kathleen Nardella
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Boston, MA 02131
All of us have moments when we struggle in our relationships. Sometimes we can manage on our own and other times these difficulties point to larger issues and concerns. Juggling the demands of two careers and modern family life can leave us feeling frazzled. We often feel pressured to stretch ourselves beyond our capacities and long for some respite. It is in these more difficult times together that we tend to seek out a deeper understanding of ourselves and new approaches to dealing with both new and longstanding worries.
All of us have moments when we struggle in our relationships. Sometimes we can manage on our own and other times these difficulties point to larger issues and concerns. Juggling the demands of two careers and modern family life can leave us feeling frazzled. We often feel pressured to stretch ourselves beyond our capacities and long for some respite. It is in these more difficult times together that we tend to seek out a deeper understanding of ourselves and new approaches to dealing with both new and longstanding worries.
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Currently accepting new clients- I am a licensed therapist practicing in Brookline, MA. I treat individuals and couples presenting with a range of issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, family conflict, and relationship challenges. I use an integrative therapeutic approach, drawing on psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral (CBT), and dialectical behavioral techniques (DBT).
Currently accepting new clients- I am a licensed therapist practicing in Brookline, MA. I treat individuals and couples presenting with a range of issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, family conflict, and relationship challenges. I use an integrative therapeutic approach, drawing on psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral (CBT), and dialectical behavioral techniques (DBT).
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Natalie Gaida
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
You want more pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, and a little part of you knows that you deserve it, but something is in the way. Concerned about your sexual performance, feeling uncertain if you're navigating intimacy correctly? Feeling like the flame of passion has died in your relationship, leaving you yearning to reignite it? You might be encountering physical discomfort during sexual activity, experiencing orgasm difficulties, or feeling nothing at all. Maybe you aspire to enhance your skills as a lover but find yourself at a loss on how to start. Whether it's therapy for yourself or with your partner, I've got you.
You want more pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, and a little part of you knows that you deserve it, but something is in the way. Concerned about your sexual performance, feeling uncertain if you're navigating intimacy correctly? Feeling like the flame of passion has died in your relationship, leaving you yearning to reignite it? You might be encountering physical discomfort during sexual activity, experiencing orgasm difficulties, or feeling nothing at all. Maybe you aspire to enhance your skills as a lover but find yourself at a loss on how to start. Whether it's therapy for yourself or with your partner, I've got you.
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Accepting New Patients; Tele-Health; We take most major insurances... We provide one-on-one compassionate, whole-person care and longitudinal clinical alliances for persons struggling with weight gain. We aim for precision targeting of root causes of obesity, and provide a comprehensive medical + psychosocial diagnostic and treatment plan, with Harvard Medical School trained clinical advice, and evidence-based scientific interventions, and a personalized treatment plan, as we honor your full dignity and accompany you in solidarity, care, and partnership through your weight loss journey with us.
Accepting New Patients; Tele-Health; We take most major insurances... We provide one-on-one compassionate, whole-person care and longitudinal clinical alliances for persons struggling with weight gain. We aim for precision targeting of root causes of obesity, and provide a comprehensive medical + psychosocial diagnostic and treatment plan, with Harvard Medical School trained clinical advice, and evidence-based scientific interventions, and a personalized treatment plan, as we honor your full dignity and accompany you in solidarity, care, and partnership through your weight loss journey with us.
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Imago Therapists
How does Imago therapy work?
Imago relationship therapy is a form of couples counseling meant to help partners address conflict, communication problems, and related issues. Imago sessions typically involve couples sitting facing each other and participating in guided conversations. Therapy will also involve exercises such as re-imagining one’s partner as a wounded child; re-romanticizing a relationship through appreciation, surprises, and even gift-giving and restructuring frustrations by transforming complaints into requests. The ultimate goal is to re-envision the relationship as a source of safety and happiness.
What is the Imago method?
A core technique of Imago therapy is the Imago dialogue, in which partners learn to avoid hurtful statements and establish ways to interact based on each having equal space and power. In the dialogue, partners take turns as the “sender,” who shares their thoughts, and the “receiver.” The receiver is asked to “mirror,” or paraphrase, what their partner has said, without response or rebuttal, and then validate their statements, acknowledging understanding even if they do not personally agree with it. Finally, the receiver displays empathy by stating what they imagine the other is feeling, and showing appreciation for it.
How long does Imago therapy take?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for Imago therapy. After becoming comfortable with a therapist and the core techniques of Imago coaching, some couples quickly make progress, but most should expect sessions to extend for months, encompassing at least 12 to 20 sessions, along with extensive “homework” from their therapist.
Does Imago therapy work?
There is limited empirical evidence to support the benefits of Imago therapy, but some smaller studies suggest that it does help couples, at least in the short-term. A 2017 study found that marital satisfaction increased significantly after couples completed 12 sessions of Imago therapy, and remained higher for some time after that, but did not always result in “complete recovery.” Other studies found greater empathy and fewer feelings of relationship burnout in couples after therapy. Some research suggests that Imago therapy can aid individuals as well as couples; people with ADHD in particular may benefit from the development of communication, self-control, and listening skills that form the basis of the technique.