Marriage and Relationship Counseling using Imago© Therapy

Couples seek marriage counseling because they:

• Are frequently angry and engaged in power struggles
• Are stuck in old patterns of communicating that don't work
• Are having an extramarital relationship, or are drawn emotionally toward someone outside their relationship
• Have lost touch with the fact that our partner should be our best friend
• Are seeking premarital counseling
• Are considering separation or divorce
• Have a desire to rekindle the romance of their relationship

Unlike most counselors who deal with power struggles between partners by listening to their conflict, and making suggestions to their clients, Cappi utilizes Imago © Therapy developed by Harville Hendrix. She also uses techniques of her own that she has developed over the years as a relationship therapist.

The principle behind this method is that couples have the potential to resolve their own problems, given the right tools. The therapist is there to guide them in the process and teach them how to communicate in a loving, respectful and solution oriented manner.

Research shows that verbal abuse and these 5 defenses ruin relationships:

• Defensiveness, Rebutting
• Contempt, Name Calling
• Withdrawal
• Criticism, Ridicule
• Blaming

In 12 sessions or less couples learn to:

• Heal and renew your relationship and focus on its strengths
• De-escalate arguments and develop a listening partner
  
• Communicate effectively and lovingly with your partner and children
  
• De-escalate arguments and develop a listening partner
  
• Improve sexual intimacy
• Show your children through example to communicate without anger or withdrawal
  
• Learn how to be each other's best friend and create romance back into the relationship
• Learn how to constructively cope with conflict and anger through easy techniques that enrich your relationship and are respectful of others

These tools and techniques are taught to couples while in counseling and then practiced at home. The result is there is no dependency on therapy after 12 sessions. Now you will have useful and healing tools to effectively communicate and find solutions for your relationship and for the rest of your lives! Cappi gives you the opportunity to work on yourself in a safe and productive environment that ultimately leads to gathering insights about changes only you have the ability to alter.