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2010 Imago International Conference in Atlanta
1. The 7th
Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA October 28-30, 2010
Creating Change in the Relational Paradigm
John Gottman, Ph.D., Keynote Speaker
2. Spring time in Atlanta boasts
a great abundance of lush
vegetation, including the
blooming dogwoods & azaleas
shown here
3. Welcome………………………………………… 1
Creating Change in the
Relational Paradigm ………………………… 2
Pre-Conference Schedule ………………… 4
Conference Agenda ………………………… 6
Special Guests ……………………………… 10
Pre-Conference Speakers………………… 12
Visiting Atlanta …………………………… 14
Registration ………………………………… 16
Attendees’ Map …………………………… 22
Photo of Sue Johnson courtesy Couvrette/Ottowa
to the Imago Relationships Inter-
national 7th
Annual Conference! We are pleased
to be returning to Atlanta, Georgia, where we
last gathered in 2005. The symbol of Atlanta
is the Phoenix rising from the ashes and this
couldn’tbemorefittingforacitythatwasburned
to the ground during the Civil War and is today
the fourth largest and fastest growing city in the
American South.
Yet despite its modern skyline of glass
and steel, Atlanta retains its rich cultural and
historical heritage. Its neighborhoods are filled
with landmarks, museums, restaurants, and
galleries that speak to the unique and important
role Atlanta has played in shaping the culture
and history of America. Often at the epicenter
of great historical change, from the dawn of the
railroad to the birth of the civil rights movement,
there is no more appropriate setting for a confer-
ence about change.
The conference begins Thursday, October
28th
with a rousing percussive performance
delivered by the Atlanta Drumline. This drum-
line is heralded for its precision moves, custom
arrangements, intense spirit and phenomenal
sound. Known throughout the nation for its tech-
nical artistry and excellence, its members were
featured in the 20th
Century Fox film Drumline.
John Gottman, Ph.D., best-selling author
and co-founder of the The Gottman Institute,
will deliver the keynote address. The work
of The Gottman Institute is known the world
over and highly regarded for its foundation in
research. In the afternoon, he will be joined by
his wife and Gottman Institute co-founder Julie
Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D. for a discussion of
their work together. Later they will be joined by
the founders of Imago, Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D for a panel
discussion followed by a brief question and
answer session.
LaterjoinusforamagicalnightattheGeorgia
Aquarium. The aquarium contains the largest
collection of aquatic species found anywhere in
theworld.Aspartofanexclusiveprivateviewing,
you’llstrollalongapathofmorethan60exhibits
filled with 8 million gallons of water. Afterward
you’ll get to sample local flavors provided by
Wolfgang Puck Catering.
Day two (Friday, October 29th
) begins with
an update from IRI Executive Director Tim
Atkinson. Come and join Tim in creating a
worldwide conversation about connection. Join
us at midday for the IRI Sponsored Lunch and
Awards Ceremony. On Friday afternoon you can
spend some time with Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
and Bruce Crapuchettes, Ph.D. as they discuss
how the Imago Dialogue transcends communi-
cationbytransformingconsciousness.Noevents
are scheduled for Friday evening so we invite
attendees to take the night off and explore the
exciting city of Atlanta.
After a great night out in Atlanta, Saturday
morning (October 30th
) starts off with a Clinical
Update featuring Wendy Patterson, LCSW and
Rebecca Sears, M.Div, LPC. They will discuss
creating an atmosphere of change that uses
Dialogue skills in ways that move past reactivity
and into a place of vision and motivation.
The Closing Ceremony and Dinner/Dance
will be held in the gorgeous Ellington Ballroom.
The evening’s entertainment will be provided
by the Dam Band, a dynamic eight piece party-
dance-showbandthatperformsawidevarietyof
the greatest hits from soul, R&B, Motown, rock
and funk.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of the 7th
Annual
Conference!
–John Gottman, Ph.D.
4. The largest in the world,
the Georgia Aquarium
is a half-million square
foot facility housing over
100,000 animals in 8
million gallons of fresh
and salt water.
5. Clients, who come seeking that change, are often resistant to making any change in themselves. The relation-
ship paradigm provides the couples therapist an effective approach to therapy that creates change by shifting
the focus of attention from the individual partner to the relationship itself.
Our featured guest speakers, John Gottman, Ph.D. and Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D., base their
approach to couples therapy on three decades of research with thousands of couples. Through research
based interventions and exercises, the Gottman Method helps couples identify and break through barriers
to positive change in their relationships.
Our understanding of change as Imago practitioners is evolving as we gain new insights into how to get the
greatest value from the central intervention, the Behavior Change Request. Often it is the failure of couples
to follow through on an agreed upon request that provides the most effective material for a dialogue that can
explore and overcome resistance to change.
To provide consistent development and support for IRI
Members
To host an annual event in which the community of IRI can
connect
To provide a clinical update, Workshop Presenters’ update,
and Consultants’ update
To expand and develop Imago Clinical Theory and Practice
To expand the practice, image, and resources of IRI Members.
To support and host a Global Summit
Conference participants will be able to:
Describe the foundations of Imago Theory, its precepts and
the theoretical assumptions that inform the process utilized in
Imago Relationship Therapy
Identify the key aspects of the Gottman Method of couples
therapy and how insights gained from this approach can
strengthen Imago Clinical Theory and Practice
Integrate emerging new concepts about clinical interventions
which create change, such as the Behavior Change Request,
and become more effective in their use of this technique
Incorporate new ideas and techniques into the practice of
Imago Relationship Theory
6. The Buckhead section of
Atlanta includes an array
of antebellum homes,
modern shopping centers,
and some of the best
dining in the South.
7. This is an advanced workshop for those who
have taken basic Characterological Growth.
This course will continue to explore the theo-
retical dynamics of character structure from an
Imago perspective. There will be time allotted
to process at a personal level. The intent of this
course is to broaden and deepen some aspects
presented in the basic course and delve into
many additional areas, such as, guilt, shame, self-
hatred, unexpressed grief, forgiveness, amends
and the impact of major life transitions. So, if
you are ready to stretch even further… (16 CEs)
This two-day pre-conference session will offer
theoretical and practical ideas based on the
emerging knowledge base on what makes a good
supervisor. We will talk about what makes a case
difficult, what a supervisor listens for, what you
need to self supervise, the use of self in supervi-
sion, the use of the relational space, integrating
what we know about the brain into supervision,
and trauma work with couples. We will make sure
there is time to practice, show video clips, and
introduce a recently established Imago supervi-
sionmodelthatfocusesonamplifyingthepositives.
We will integrate some of the exercises from the
Characterological Growth and Single’s Trainings
into supervision. The two days may be applied to
the Advanced Consultation Course. (If you are
interested in applying these days to the course
and/or becoming a Certified Imago Consultant
be sure you read the course descriptions for the
course and certification track.) (16 CEs)
If you have ever wondered why your partner (and
yourclients)finditsodifficulttochangeevenwhen
you’re nice about it and use the Behavior Change
Request Dialogue, then join Maya Kollman and
Sophie Slade on a voyage of personal and profes-
sional discovery to identify ten essential transfor-
mational shifts that couples need to make on the
journey of change through Imago work. Watch 39
years of Imago experience at work demonstrating
processes you will practice to help your clients
make these critical shifts. (24 CEs)
Thiscourseisdesignedtohelptherapistsbecome
more effective in preparing their single clients for
a committed relationship and/or marriage. This
training is designed for relational work in a group
setting with theory and processes to show single
people how to modify their character adaptation
in an intimate relationship. In relationship, we
were wounded, and only in relationship can we
behealed.Thiscourseisalsousefulfortherapists
doing character work with couples. (40 CEs)
Communologue is a powerful dialogical process
for communication, conflict resolution and
connection in groups. Communologue empowers
participantstomovefromentrenchedconflictinto
compassion,deepeningunderstandingandthefree
exchangeofideas.Thepurposeofthisexperiential
workshop is to train participants to lead Commu-
nologue in the setting of their choice. (8 CEs)
This workshop will look at our ethical responsi-
bilities in light of Imago theory and practice. We
willfocusonthedevelopmentofa“bestpractices”
handbook by looking at many of the issues and
dilemmas that Imago therapists face every day.
Our ethical guide will continue to be the Amer-
icanPsychologicalAssociationcodeofethics.We
will process and discuss in small groups ethical
conflicts, issues and problems that arise within
the practice settings of Imago Relationship Ther-
apists. Then we will collect our ideas to begin to
form the “best practices” handbook. (3 CEs)
Certified Imago Consultants introduce a very
important and evolving role in the Imago
community. In becoming an Imago Consultant,
you demonstrate years of training and growth,
practice of clinical excellence, and a desire to
actively contribute to the Imago community –
thank you! This second annual consultants
updatewillbeyourchancetomeetwiththeother
Imago consultants in an open forum to share
experiences, present cases, discuss new themes,
ideas and opportunities, and make suggestions
for future consultant training. (3 CEs)
The Workshop Presenters’ Update is an annual
event for Certified Imago Workshop Presenters
to refresh and update their skills. We will take
an in-depth look at how Imago Therapy and the
workshopworktogethertomakeamorepowerful
and effective approach for couples than either of
them on their own. We will examine ways to help
couples, and therapists who refer them, to under-
stand the value of this. You will be introduced to
a new workshop follow-up program and shown
how to use it with couples to enhance the value
of the workshop. The most effective marketing
strategies will also be discussed. (3 CEs)
Whether you are new to the Imago community,
attending your first IRI Conference or just want
to meet new people, this is the place for you.
First-time conference attendees will be intro-
duced to “mentors” who will serve as a resource
of information and introduction throughout the
conference. Don’t be shy, come on by!
Gather on the Terrace (weather permitting) and
in the exhibit area to meet our exhibitors, see
old friends and colleagues, and meet our newest
members. This traditional opening reception
will feature plenty of food, a cash bar, and live
entertainment.
8. Less than two decades ago,
Centennial Olympic Park
was just a collection of lots
in a run-down part of town.
Now it’s a beautiful park
that commemorates the
Centennial Olympics and
an anchor of a reinvigorated
neighborhood.
9. The conference opens with a rousing percussive
performance delivered by the Atlanta Drum-
line. This drumline is heralded for its precision
moves, custom arrangements, intense spirit and
phenomenal sound. Known throughout the
nation for its technical artistry and excellence,
its members were featured in the 20th Century
Fox film Drumline. Our own rhythmic timing
will be on display as members representing the
26 nations of Imago Relationships International
proudly present their flags to the assembly.
The work of The Gottman Institute is known
the world over and highly regarded for its foun-
dation in research. We are delighted to invite
co- founder John Gottman, Ph.D. to the Imago
conference to discuss the results of that research
and its use in clinical interventions. Dr. Gottman
will discuss what three decades of research
shows to be effective in creating positive change
in relationships. (2.25 CEs)
Join The Gottman Institute founders, John
Gottman, Ph.D. and Julie Schwartz Gottman,
Ph.D. for a discussion of their work together.
Later, they will be joined by the founders of
Imago, Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen
LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D for a panel discussion
followed by an extended question and answer
session. (2 CEs)
Join us for a private viewing of the world’s largest
aquarium. Sample a variety of local flavors
provided by Wolfgang Puck Catering and stroll
alongapathofmorethan60exhibitsfilledwith8
million gallons of water. The Georgia Aquarium
is a leading facility for aquatic animal conser-
vation and research and promotes, conducts,
and leads global efforts on environmental
and conservation issues. Transportation, hors
d’oeuvres, and admission to the aquarium are all
included in the price.
Join us in creating a worldwide conversation
about connection. This is just one of the subjects
to be covered by the Executive Director of
Imago, who will look at the work we can all do
together to bring Imago to more couples. Tim
will highlight the progress Imago is making on
your behalf to raise its profile as the leading
provider of couples therapy.
Infidelity is a paradigmatic shift in the relation-
ship that can be a wake-up call for couples. It is
also a therapy dilemma for therapists working
with couples and sexuality. This workshop will
teach therapists and counselors to work with
couples when there has been an affair to create
a more fluid idea of partnership, restore sexual
intimacy and renew an ongoing committed
partnership while negotiating new monogamy
agreements. Participants will learn specific
Imago Therapy interventions for long term
erotic recovery and connection, and how to help
couples create a vision of a new relationship
going forward. (2 CEs)
This is an experiential workshop designed to
increase awareness of how we create or prevent
connection through unconscious energetic and
muscular contractions or flow. Participants will
be paired with a partner and led through various
body awareness exercises and interventions.
After each exercise they will enter into dialogue
to share their experiences. (2 CEs)
Understanding the wounding, unmet needs and
adaptations made in response to relational expe-
riencesduringeachdevelopmentalstagecanhelp
therapists attune their facilitation to the needs of
each couple with greater artistry. Sophie Slade
and Sherry Stolp will focus the developmental
lens on the Exploration stage and help therapists
to fine tune their understanding of this impor-
tant developmental stage. (2 CEs)
To help create change in the relational para-
digm, there are few things more important than
creating a safe space where it’s okay to show up
in our full humanity; wrinkles, mistakes and all.
This workshop will help participants discuss
some of the obstacles to entering that space,
create an atmosphere where they can experience
doing so, and help them model and transfer this
experience to their clients. (2 CEs)
10. This session focuses on the decision by IRI
and the Pastoral Counseling and Consultation
Center of Washington D.C. to have this regional
group become the first “Imago Center.” You will
learn the process and chart the progress of the
first year of the center’s existence. The impor-
tance of the Imago Relationships Education
Seminars to the success of the Center will be
explained and emphasized. (2 CEs)
Join your colleagues for a buffet lunch in a room
with a 180 degree view of the Atlanta skyline.
Take this opportunity to learn more about the
activities of members all over the globe. The
IRI Awards Ceremony will follow; individual
memberswillberecognizedfortheiroutstanding
contributions over the past year.
While Imago Dialogue improves communica-
tionofinformationandenergybetweenpartners,
it transcends communication by transforming
consciousness. This lecture will deepen our
awareness of what dialogue is, how it heals the
past in the present and transforms consciousness
of self, other and the between. (2 CEs)
ThenewsuiteofCouplehoodprogramshavebeen
developed to support Imago Therapists who are
creating stronger links with their local communi-
tiesandbuildingtheirreferralbase.Thisyearthe
programs have been re-released with new names
which better suit their target markets: Christian
and Jewish audiences. We will briefly recap the
messages from the California Healthy Marriage
Initiative about how these programs can support
a couples therapy practice and invite Harville
Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt to share with
you their experiences using these programs to
engage new audiences in Imago.
An opportunity to collectively share our grief
and offer support as we remember our friends
and loved ones who are no longer with us. We
invite you to join us and celebrate their lives and
contributions.
We will continue to focus on the oscillation
between deepening our theory and the creation
of new effective skills and processes that support
on-going change. You will experience how
to create an atmosphere of change using the
Dialogue skills in ways that move past reactivity
and into a place of vision and motivation. Use of
video tapes will challenge and inspire the Imago
community to sharpen the use of what we have
and continue to think outside the box.
Affect regulation is a particular challenge for
couples in conflict. Therapists need quick, prac-
tical, easy-to-learn tools that can mitigate highly
reactive responses. This workshop will present a
wide-rangingselectionofinterventionsdesigned
to promote affect regulation, including hypnotic
mindfulness and cognitive approaches that help
clients reinterpret their stress response and self-
manage inappropriate reactions. (2 CEs)
Sentence completion is more than a means
of facilitating communication. It is a means
of making explicit what had been implicit, of
making conscious what had been subconscious.
It is a “doorway into the self.” (Branden, 1985).
In this experiential workshop, we will explore
the subtleties of being creative and intentional
in the use of both “standard” and “spontaneous”
sentence stems. You will gain experience with
“doubling” and “focusing” to help your couples
embody their speech and access feelings. We
will discuss when, and with which clients, each
of these methods is most effective, and look at
our own styles, and where our growth edges are
in this work. (2 CEs)
Imago Therapists work to help couples resolve
serious conflicts and heal deep childhood
wounds. It is equally important to help couples
who have improved their marriages or those who
have good relationships to stay together with
satisfaction and contentment. We will explore
11. the concepts of commitment, appreciation,
acceptance, contentment and reclaiming the
missing self. We will use dialogues and sentence
stems, explore ways to find the gem in the part-
ner’s annoying traits and will reframe settling for
imperfection to acceptance of the “good enough”
relationship. (2 CEs)
Guided meditation combined with a structured
appreciations dialogue is a powerful tool that
can serve a multitude of purposes including
assessment, consolidation of growth, bonding,
development of self-soothing skills, motivation,
guidance and ego-enhancement. This workshop
is designed to introduce Imago Therapists to the
practice of using this technique at the beginning
of the Imago Therapy session to inspire healing
and growth within the relational paradigm. In
this highly experiential workshop, participants
will learn a three-tiered meditation approach
designed to explore individual strength, quality
ofrelationalconnectionandtheessentialgrowth
challenge for any given couple. (2 CEs)
This session aims to help the Imago Therapist
work more effectively with client’s financial
issues. We will explore emotional roots to finan-
cial behavior, different types of money styles
and how each style impacts a relationship, and
how to discern the difference between a finan-
cial power struggle and true financial addiction.
(2 CEs)
In this developmental, time-lapse, experiential
course, therapists will experience a 10-session
group model which weaves group dynamics and
didactic information. Attendees will learn how
to use Imago concepts and skills that will bring
a group, focusing on relationship skills, from the
first group to the last group. Therapists will have
an opportunity to wear three hats: workshop
participant, group participant, and group leader.
(2 CEs)
This session will be an overview of the newly
developed Imago Parenting Program. Members
of the Imago Parenting Task Force will describe
the goals and content of the program, and
selected exercises will be practiced by partici-
pants. (2 CEs)
This session will demonstrate that Imago is a
multigenerational construct. It is transmitted
from one generation to another and shaped by
each generation through interpersonal experi-
ences and their neurobiological underpinnings.
Attendees will leave with a basic toolbox for
Imago clinical practice that will facilitate clients’
conscious liberation from the control of uncon-
scious relational patterns related to the multigen-
erational Imago construct. (2 CEs)
The Imago Professional Facilitator Track now
makes specially developed Imago Methods
available and applicable to people from diverse
occupational backgrounds where personal
relationships are essential; for example, in the
psychosocial field and for professionals in the
field of personal development. This session
outlines the theory and method of the Imago
Professional Facilitator Track. Using lectures,
exercises and group discussions, we will procure
insight into the attitudes and abilities taught
throughout the training and learn for which
target group this course is intended. (2 CEs)
This participatory workshop will describe the
experience of creating and implementing a day-
long workshop based on Pat Love and Sunny
Shulkin’s Love Lessons, as well as invite other
Imago Educators to share their own experi-
ences at reaching a more diverse audience with
Imago Education programs. Attendees will learn
how to structure an effective 8-hour workshop
around Imago principles, how to teach the
couples dialogue effectively in these brief and
non-regressive situations, and how to reach out
to non-traditional audiences. (2 CEs)
Join us in the beautiful Ellington Ballroom to
celebrate the closing of the 7th
Annual Confer-
ence. Guests are invited to enjoy a three course
meal and the comic stylings of our own Jill
Fein-Baker. The evening’s musical entertain-
ment will be provided by The Dam Band. This
dynamic, polished, and entertaining eight piece
party-dance-show band performs a wide variety
of everyone’s favorite music (R&B, rock, funk,
ballads, soul, Motown) from the 60’s through
current hits. Featuring both male and female
lead vocalists accompanied by an amazing band,
The Dam Band will energize the party and get
everyone on the dance floor!
12. Listed on the National
Register of Historic
Places, The Fox Theatre, a
1929 Moorish/Egyptian/
Art Deco fantasy, hosts
a wide range of live
performances, plus a
summer movie series,
and features the second-
largest theater organ in
the nation.
13. is the co-founder of Imago Relationships with Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D.,
and Chancellor of the Imago International Institute. He is the author of the popularly acclaimed books
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, Keeping the Love You Find: A Guide for Singles, Giving
the Love That Heals: A Guide for Parents, and Receiving Love: Transform Your Relationship by Letting
Yourself Be Loved. A former professor at Southern Methodist University, Harville holds an M.A. and a
Ph.D. in Psychology and Religion from The School of Divinity at the University of Chicago and a Master
of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York. He is a Diplomat in the American Association
of Pastoral Counselors and a clinical member of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and the
International Transactional Analysis Association.
In additiontoher partnershipwithHarville,Helen hasbeenactivewithin
thewomen’smovementforthepasteighteenyears.SheisfounderandpresidentofTheSisterFund,aprivate
women’s fund dedicated to the social, political, economic, and spiritual empowerment of women and girls.
Helen has helped to create a number of other women’s funding institutions, including the Dallas Women’s
Foundation, the New York Women’s Foundation, and the Women’s Funding Network. Helen has served on
the Boards of Directors of the Ms. Foundation for Women, Women and Foundations, and the New York
City Women’s Agenda. In 2004, shortly after completing a Doctoral degree at Union Theological Semi-
nary in New York, she wrote Faith and Feminism: A Holy Alliance. For her distinguished contributions
to the women’s movement, Helen has received many awards including the LEAD Award, Gloria Steinem’s
Women of Vision Award, and has been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
is the co-founder of The Gottman Institute™ with his wife, Dr. Julie
Schwartz Gottman, where he currently teaches weekend workshops for couples and training work-
shops for clinicians. He is world renowned for his work on marital stability and divorce prediction,
involving the study of emotions, physiology, and communication. He was recently voted as one of
the Top 10 Most Influential Therapists of the past quarter-century by the PsychoTherapy Networker
publication. He is the author of 190 published academic articles and author or co-author of 40 books,
including The Relationship Cure, A 5-Step Guide for Building Better Connections with Family,
Friends, and Lovers, Why Marriages Succeed or Fail…and How You Can Make Yours Last, The
MarriageClinic,andNewYorkTimesbestsellerTheSevenPrinciplesforMakingMarriageWork.He
istheExecutiveDirectoroftheRelationshipResearchInstituteandemeritusprofessor of psychology
at the University of Washington where he founded what the media termed “The Love Lab” where
much of his research on couples’ interactions was conducted. Dr. Gottman maintains a private prac-
tice at his home on Orcas Island, WA.
is a highly respected Clinical Psychologist who was recently
honored as the Washington State Psychologist of the Year. She is the co-founder and Clinical
Director of The Gottman Institute™ where she teaches weekend workshops for couples and training
workshops for therapists. She is also the chief architect and Clinical Director of Loving Couples
Loving Children, a curriculum for couples suffering from the effects of poverty. Along with her
husband, Dr. John Gottman, she designed and is serving as Clinical Director for a study of treat-
ment for minor domestic violence being conducted by The Gottman Relationship Research Institute.
Dr. Gottman specializes in working with distressed couples, abuse and trauma survivors, those with
substance abuse problems and their partners, as well as cancer patients and their families. She is a
widely recognized expert for her work with individuals, couples and group psychotherapy treatment.
Julie’s research on children raised by lesbian parents has been a key resource for organizations and
courts seeking to make determinations about gay and lesbian adoption, same-sex marriage, and other
gay and lesbian family issues. She has authored and co-authored three books and has been a frequent
guest on radio and TV talk shows.
14.
15. is a respected
Therapist, Senior Clinical Instructor, Work-
shop Presenter and Addiction Specialist, having
completed the majority of her training with
Dr. Harville Hendrix. She has been a Faculty
Member since 1997, and is a former Co-Dean
of Imago International Institute and Chair
of Imago Relationships International. Since
1985, she has had successful private practices
in Vancouver and Toronto. She has been fortu-
nate to be able to teach Imago around the world.
She is pleased to offer the “Getting the Love
You Want” and “Keeping the Love You Find”
workshops in Toronto and the Maritimes. Her
passion for Imago is evident in all her work and
in her personal life.
is a Master
Trainer and has been an Imago Relationships
Institute faculty member since 1993. He served
as Dean of the Imago International Institute
in 2003 and 2004. He was the chief psycholo-
gist of a psychiatric hospital and director of the
psychologyinternshiptrainingprogramtherefor
15 years. He is practicing licensed psychologist
in Pasadena, CA, and a member of the American
Psychological Association. He practices with
his wife, Francine Beauvoir, Ph.D., who is also
on the faculty. They have been married for over
38 years and have four adult children. Bruce was
raised in China by missionary parents and Fran-
cine was raised in France. They met and married
in Paris and have remained international ever
since, putting on Imago Therapy training
programs and Imago workshops in Australia,
New Zealand, and France.
is an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at
the University of Pennsylvania School of Medi-
cine where she also serves as the Supervisor and
Instructor of Psychiatric Residents. From 1998-
2000sheservedasDeanoftheInstituteofImago
Relationship Therapy and facilitated the profes-
sional exchange of ideas, theory-building and
the creation of a professional community of ther-
apists involved in Imago Relationship Therapy.
She has maintained a private practice at The
CenterforRelationshipssince1982workingwith
adults, couples, families and adolescents. Her
specialties include Imago Relationship Therapy,
Gestalt Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness-
Based Cognitive Therapy, the treatment of
anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, mood
disorders, and eating disorders.
, is a Psychotherapist,
a former Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies
at Rutgers University, and a member of AAMFT
and AACD. No one is fooled by Maya’s youthful
faceandbountifulenergy.Whileitistruethatshe
can out-run and out-work anyone on the planet,
Maya is an old soul. Her wisdom is profound;
she knows Imago as she knows the rich soil of the
earth; it’s as if she’s walked this path before. Her
huge heart is only matched by her intelligence,
her wit, her compassion, and her commitment to
the blossoming of all those who work with her.
She is in a loving relationship with Barbara, her
partner in work and love and in parenting four
children. Maya is currently writing a book on gay
and lesbian relationships. Recently she has done
trainings and workshops in Austria, Australia,
and New Zealand taking up where Bruce left off.
has
been working and playing with couples and
families since 1971. She has worked in both the
public and private sector and has been in private
practice in Atlanta since 1981, specializing in
couples, families, and groups. She trains marital
and family therapists across the country and is a
respected supervisor and consultant. Wendy has
been an Imago Clinical Faculty member since
1996.Shehasalsodeliveredavarietyofseminars
for professional, religious, and business organi-
zations. Her experience and training includes:
Structural and Strategic family therapy, Systemic
therapy,TransactionalAnalysis,Gestalttherapy,
Pesos Borden System Psychomotor therapy,
sexual and physical abuse, addiction recovery
and treatment, group psychotherapy, parenting,
women’s empowerment, and sexuality.
isaclinicalpsychologist(degree
from Denmark), specialist in clinical psychology
and psychotherapy, senior clinical instructor
and supervisor at the Institute for Psychoterapy,
Norway. He has worked as a clinical psychologist
with children, families, individuals and couples
for more than 25 years. He is Danish, living in
Norway since 1980. His long-term interest for
meditation and spirituality combined with his
experience in psychodynamic and bioenergetics
therapy has made him known as a dynamic and
compassionate therapist, supervisor and teacher.
Helge and his wife Britt Eriksson were the first
Certified Imago Relationship Therapist and
Workshop Presenters in Norway. They are
Clinical Instructor Candidates and came into the
Faculty in 2006.
is a Pastoral Coun-
selor and an Imago Therapist in private practice.
He obtained his M.Div. from New Brunswick
Theological Seminary and holds a certificate in
Pastoral Psychotherapy from the Blanton-Peale
Graduate Institute where he was a resident in
a three year psychoanalytic oriented intensive
training program. From 1986 to 1999 Gene was a
memberoftheteachingandsupervisingfacultyof
theBlanton-PealeGraduateInstitute.Forthepast
25 years, Gene has been known for his work as a
Certified Imago Relationship Therapist. Gene is
a fellow in the American Association of Pastoral
Counselors, an affiliate member of the American
Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, a
clinical member, a workshop presenter and clin-
ical instructor of Imago Relationships Interna-
tional. He is a member of the Board of Directors
of IRI. and is the past-chair of the Board.
is a Clinical Psychologist
(DegreefromDenmark),whohasbeenoneofour
“international faculty.” She has trained over 300
Imago therapists around the world, including
more than 100 in Scandinavia and the rest of
Europe. She trained the first 15 Imago workshop
presenters in South Africa. Her work integrates
her initial interest in psychodynamic approaches
with her training in Systemic Family Therapy
and Gestalt Therapy. She currently works with
students both in the United States and Europe,
helping them bring a fuller awareness of the
mind/body relationship and mindfulness prac-
tices into their clinical work. Her main focus is
the basic Imago Clinical Training and advanced
trainings, including supervision and workshop
presenter groups.
is a psychologist in
private practice in Montreal, Quebec, since
1986. She offers therapy, workshops, and groups
forindividualsandcouplesbasedonImagowork
in English and French. She also offers the work-
shops and trainings internationally in Canada
and England. Sophie completed her doctorate at
Concordia University in 1992, the topic of her
dissertations being (no surprise!) couple rela-
tionships. She has been closely involved with
the Imago community since 1992 when she first
trained with Harville Hendrix, and has worked
extensively for several years with a group known
as the “The Keepers” to deepen the conscious-
ness of individual responsibility for growth and
healing within the relational paradigm – we
teach what we need to learn!
works as a relationship
specialist and has been in private practice as a
psychologist since 1985. He is known for his
dynamic teaching manner, empathic therapy
work, and passionate supervisory style. Rick
co-authored the manual “A Model for Couple
Group Therapy.” He has been presented inter-
nationally at various conferences over the last
several years. His energy is directed towards
helping people heal their wounds and reclaim
their zest, power, and passion. Rick is licensed as
apsychologistinNorthCarolina.Heisamember
of APA and AAMFT and a faculty member of
the Imago Relationships International Institute.
18. This year’s conference
will be hosted by the
Loews Atlanta Hotel,
which features high-end
technological amenities, a
fitness center and spa and
its signature restaurant,
eleven.Photo by Lauren Rubinstein. Courtesy on Loews Hotel Group
19. Atlanta,Georgia,October 28–30, 2010: Creating Change in the Relational Paradigm
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Address
City State/Province Zip/Postal Code Country
Early Bird Regular Walk-In
IRI Member $549.00 $599.00 $699.00
Non-Therapist Partner $399.00 $449.00 $549.00
Trainee $399.00 $499.00 $599.00
Non-IRI Member $649.00 $699.00 $799.00
*Registrants outside the US and Canada are encouraged to register online at www.ImagoConference.com
*Day Rates registrants must register online at www.ImagoConference.com
Advanced Characterological Growth: ($500.00)
Consultation Skills: ($500.00)
Journey of Change: ($675.00)
Singles Clinical Training: ($1,000.00)
Promoting Change and Insight Through Communologue
An Ethics Workshop for Imago Therapists: ($110.00)
Certified Consultants’ Update: ($110.00)
Workshop Presenters’ Update
Reception at the Georgia Aquarium: $75.00 (Oct. 28)
Total Fees: $
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20. Please fill in the box next to the event you would like to attend.
ID: 001 – Advanced Characterological Growth (Brine/Stolp) – $500.00
(Oct. 25-26)
ID: 002 – Consultation Skills (Patterson/Simon) – $500.00 (Oct. 25-26)
ID: 003 – Journey of Change (Kollman/Slade) – $675.00 (Oct. 25-27)
ID: 004 – Singles Clinical Training (Crapuchettes) – $1,000.00 (Oct.
25-27)
ID: 005 – Communologue (Wahrman) – (Oct. 26)
ID: 006 – Ethics Workshop (Fetterman/Shelly) – $110.00 (Oct. 27)
ID: 007 – Certified Consultants’ Update (Patterson/Simon) – $110.00
(Oct. 27)
ID: 008 – Workshop Presenters’ Update (Brine) (Oct. 27)
ID: 009 – New Attendee Buddy Meeting (Slade) (Oct. 27)
ID: 010 – Welcome Reception (Oct. 27)
Creating Change in the Relational Paradigm (John Gottman, Ph.D.)
AnAfternoonwiththeFoundersoftheGottmanInstituteandImagoRela-
tionships International
Please put a 1, 2, and 3 next to your top 3 choices.
ID: 101 – Affair Recovery: Restoring Connection after Infidelity
(Nelson)
ID: 102 – Creating Change in the Relational Paradigm through Body
Awareness (Bedrosian)
ID: 103 – Imago from a Developmental Perspective: Exploration (Slade/
Stolp)
ID: 104 – Mistakes: Looking At and Learning From our Missteps
(Gressel)
ID: 105 – Our First Year as an Imago Center (Siegel)
ID: 150 – An Afternoon with Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. & Bruce Crapu-
chettes, Ph.D.
Couplehood as a Spiritual Path Update (Atkinson, Hendrix, Hunt)
Please put a 1, 2, and 3 next to your top 3 choices.
ID: 201 – Affect Regulation Tools in Imago Relationship Therapy
(Daitch)
ID: 202 – Beyond the Basics: Use of Sentence Stems, Doubling, and
Focusing in Imago (Cohen)
ID: 203 – The Contented Couple and the Good Enough Relationship
(Brown/Rosenfeld)
ID: 204 – Three Questions: The Use of Guided Meditation and Struc-
tured Appreciations Dialogue (Marshall)
ID: 205 – When Money is Center Stage in the Power Struggle (Palaian)
Please put a 1, 2, and 3 next to your top 3 choices.
ID: 301 – A Course in Relationships: An Imago Group Model (Kramer-
Slepian)
ID: 302 – Giving the Love That Heals: An Imago Parenting Program
(Ferstenfeld)
ID: 303 – Imago in the Multigenerational Context (Grunhaus/Harel)
ID: 304 – Imago Professional Facilitator: Looking at Professional Rela-
tionships with Different Eyes (Brehm/Brehm)
ID: 305 – The Exciting Potential for Imago Education (Bazan/Gibbon)
ID: 100 – Reception at the Georgia Aquarium – $75.00 (Oct. 28)
ID: 300 – IRI Sponsored Lunch – Global Membership Update & IRI
Awards Ceremony (Oct. 29)
ID: 400 – Closing Ceremony & Dinner/Dance (Oct. 30)
Please fill in the box next to the meal preferred.
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Vegetarian
I will not be attending the Dinner/Dance
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I am a 1st time Imago Conference Attendee
I would like to be a volunteer at the Imago Conference
I would like to find a roommate for my conference stay
Atlanta,Georgia,October 28–30, 2010: Creating Change in the Relational Paradigm
21. Refund requests received by October 14, 2010 will be granted minus a
$50 processing fee. Refunds will not be issued after October 14, 2010.
Exceptions for illness or death of family member are permitted. Regis-
trants may cancel their registrations online without notifying IRI. Non-
attendance without prior notification will result in forfeiture of the full
registration fee.
Satisfactory completion: Participants must have paid tuition fee, and
completed, signed, and returned an attendance/evaluation form in order
to receive a certificate of completion/attendance. Failure to complete and
return attendance form/evaluation will result in forfeiture of credit for
the entire conference. Partial credit is not available. Certificates will be
available after the conference online at www.cmehelp.com.
American Psychological Association – R Cassidy Seminars/Amedco
is an approved provider of continuing education for psychologists. R
Cassidy Seminars/Amedco maintains responsibility for this program.
Maximum of 40 hours.
ASWB provider #1082 is approved as a provider of continuing educa-
tion by the Association of Social Work Boards through the Approved
Continuing Education (ACE) program.
Phone: 1-800-225-6880; Website: www.aswb.org
R Cassidy Seminars/Amedco maintains responsibility for this program.
Amedco is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors
to offer continuing education for certified counselors. We adhere to
NBCC continuing education. Provider #5633. R Cassidy Seminars/
Amedco maintains responsibility for this program.
California MFT’s and LCSW’s R Cassidy Seminars/Amedco is
licensed by the California BBS to offer continuing education. Provider
#PCE 418+
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