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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Check for Counselors that use Imago therapy.

I read Getting the Love You Want a long time ago and thought it was just what we needed, but my DH and the counselor talked me into sticking with the therapist we were seeing.  After six years (!) of useless therapy with that therapist, I finally called it quits and sought divorce.  At that point DH finally said okay let's try your idea.  We haven't done it yet because I'm still thinking divorce but with still a child at home I'm thinking maybe we should give the relationship one more chance.  I think Imago focuses on understanding the other person's viewpoint, and offers specific guidelines on how to talk to each other constructively.  That would have prevented the final straw in our couples therapy where DH called me an asshole threw the contents of his drink at me.

You can search local providers on Google, use "Imago Relationship Therapy"

From Wikipedia: Imago is a form of marriage therapy that takes a relationship approach rather than an individual approach to problem solving in a marriage.[1] Developed in 1980 in Dallas, Texas by Dr. Harville Hendrix, founder of the Samaritan Center of Relationship Therapy,[1] Imago means " 'the inner unconscious image of the opposite sex' or what you're looking for in a partner but aren't aware of."[2] Hendrix memorialized imago therapy in his 1988 book, Getting the Love You Want, A Guide for Couples.[/quote]

We hated Imago therapy.  It made things worse.[/quote]

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