Imago Marriage Counseling Chicago
It was shortly after Harville Hendrix published his book: Getting The Love You Want in 1988 that Harville Hendrix appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show and became known nationally as an important contributor to the world of marriage counseling.
It was immediately after this appearance that Dr. Hendrix began to train therapists from across the country in the process that was to become known as Imago Therapy. Leo Dhont was very impressed with this book and what he saw demonstrated on the Oprah show and signed up for the first training class in New York City. He received his certification in June of 1990 and began to meet regularly with a group of other Chicago therapists who were also a part of this first-class.
In these meetings we realized that we were on the leading edge of a methodology for helping couples that was very exciting, effective, and at the same time challenging. The process of Couples Dialogue which is the tool at the center of Imago Therapy seems simple; but, if it is applied within a committed relationship only as a formula, it can easily become just another mechanistic device that has little impact.
Over the years we, in the Chicago area, have stayed in touch with each other as we continue to grow in the art of guiding couples into the attitude of compassion and loving known as Couples Dialogue.
Links to imago therapists in the Chicago area can be found within the Links page of our website or by going to www.imagochicago.com.