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Imago Relationship Therapy
Perspectives on Theory
"A uniquely important book for the practitioner, which provides clinical wisdom and a rare look into the heart and soul of Imago Relationship Therapy." "Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT) is a major contemporary approach to helping couples in trouble, and in this book Therapy Harville Hendrix and his collaborators show us why. An intriguing and important contribution, the book describes the evolution of IRT principles and practice, clarifying both its theoretical and applied potential. These eminently practical essays, by an impressive panel of contributors, will expand the thinking of novice and seasoned practitioners alike." "Some of the very best thinkers and clinicians offer their insights into the importance of relationship. The book will help one to become a more effective therapist and a better partner! Well worth reading for anyone involved in the helping professions."
--Pat Love, author, The Truth About Love
--Jeffrey K. Zeig, director, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation
--Jon Carlson, distinguished professor, Governors State University
Harville Hendrix (Series edited by), H Hendrix (Author), Helen LaKelly Hunt (Series edited by), Mo Therese Hannah (Volume editor), Mo Therese Hannah (Author), Wade Luquet (Volume editor), Wade Luquet (Author), Randall C. Mason (Foreword by)
9780787978280, Wiley
Hardback, published 3 May 2005
256 pages
23.4 x 16 x 2.1 cm, 0.533 kg
It's been more than three decades since Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt -- the best-selling authors of Getting the Love You Want and Keeping the Love You Find -- created Imago Relationship Therapy. Their concept of the conscious marriage introduced a new paradigm for understanding the dynamics of couples. Since that time more than two thousand clinicians in twenty-eight countries have adopted and implemented this highly effective form of couples therapy. This groundbreaking book 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. At the heart of IRT is a three-step process involving mirroring (reflecting) the partner's feelings, validating the partner's point of view, and the expressing empathy toward the partner's feelings. Imago Relationship Therapy traces IRT's history and explosive growth and outlines the differences and similarities between Imago theory and other models of couples therapy. The book also presents some of the ideas of prominent Imago thinkers, such as the central role of connectivity and the problem of envy in committed relationships.
Foreword: My View of Imago ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction: A Theory of Relationality 1 Part One: Perspectives of the Founders 11 1 The Evolution of Imago Relationship Therapy: A Personal and Professional Journey 13 2 Relationship as a Living Laboratory 35 3 Conscious Marriage as Covenant 48 Part Two: Perspectives on Comparisons with Other Models 61 4 Family Systems Theory and Imago Therapy: A Theoretical Interpretation 63 5 An Exploration of Imago Relationship Therapy and Affect Theory 91 6 Relationship Knowing: Imago and Object Relations 108 7 Contemporary Psychoanalytic Relational Theories and Imago: Concepts for Relational Healing 122 Part Three: Perspectives on Clinical Theory 137 8 Imago, Relationships, and Empathy 139 9 Imago, Relationships, and Empathy: A Response to Mason 162 10 Imago: A Theory and Therapy of Connectivity 177 11 The Relationship Nightmare as an Expression of Disconnection 193 12 Envy’s Manifestation in Individuals and Couples: Implications for Imago Therapy 201 13 The Conscious Self in a Creational Paradigm 213 About the Editors 221 About the Contributors 223 Index 225
Randall C. Mason, Ph.D.
Wade Luquet, Ph.D.
Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D.
Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D.
Randy Gerson, Ph.D.
Joseph Zielinski, Ph.D.
Stephen R. Plumlee, M.Div., Ph.D.
Mona R. Barbera, Ph.D.
Randall C. Mason, Ph.D.
Ted Smith, D.Min.
Randall C. Mason, Ph.D.
Randall C. Mason, Ph.D., Margaret Mason, Ph.D., and Mo Therese Hannah, Ph.D.
Bernard J. Baca, Ph.D.
Sophie Slade, Ph.D.
Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]
