Imago Clinical Training

Professional TrainingsLevel 1

Modules 1 – 3

The Imago clinical training program prepares you for Certification as an Imago Relationship Therapist™ and supports all therapists in deepening their clinical skills within a Relational Paradigm.

The clinical training program consists of three modules of four days or 32 course hours each*. The modules are scheduled with several months in between to enable trainees to practice with clients and prepare recordings of practice sessions. See Level 2 for the additional steps required for certification.

*Course structure and how the hours are delivered may vary slightly according to instructor, country and the delivery method (online or in person).

What are the requirements to register for this training?

The trainee will work with couples in a clinical setting and be qualified and allowed by law to to clinical work depending on the state, province, or country of their residence.

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Application
- CV or resume
- Copy of malpractice insurance and license or authorization to do clinical work with couples

Learning Objectives

Learn the Imago dialogue skills and processes that create connection, safety, and transformation in intimate, committed relationships
Learn the four theories that provide insight into attraction, conflict and change in relational dynamics
This training will help you as a therapist gain practical clinical skills
Experience Imago’s safe supervision process to increase your clinical competency and confidence in working with couples
Learn about your own family and romantic relationship dynamics

After This Training, Participants Will Be Able To

Name the four stages of a relationship
Be effective at facilitating the dialogue steps of mirroring, validation and empathy
Demonstrate the skills and processes to work with reactivity
Discuss that relational impact of developmental stages, unmet needs and character adaptations
Explain the role of neurobiology in conflict and connection
Discuss how lost, denied and shadowed parts of the self impact attraction, partner selection and conflict
Discuss the role of the “Imago match” in attraction, partner selection, and conflict
Use tools to manage our own reactivity and challenging feelings that arise when working with couples
Apply Imago theory and the concepts above to your personal journey in relationships