Kathy Sirota, LCSW-C | Imago Therapist

Relationship Therapy for Couples
Couples, like many of us, experience difficulties that lead to criticizing, blaming, ignoring, and other forms of distancing from one another. Even so, couples want to be connected in their relationship. The Imago process builds a trusting form of communication. Each partner experiences safely listening to or speaking about his or her thoughts, feelings, or opinions. Using these positive communication tools, couples then delve into their relationship obstacles. New-found trust allows for responding with understanding and respect rather than falling back to previous negative reactions. Knowing the obstacles, couples learn to explore various options for resolving conflicts, doing so with caring consideration of one another’s opinions and beliefs. Using these communication and problem solving skills, couples can evolve into a renewed, safe relationship of fulfillment and intimacy. www.sirotak.com, sirotak@aol.com