Deepening Change in Imago Relationship Therapy

CE courses & credits for psychologists in United States

In the US, learn to deepen relational change with Imago Relationship Therapy. This CE course offers clinical guidance for couples' growth.

About this course in the United States

This course, led by Caroline Bernhardt-Lanier, examines how Imago Relationship Therapy can produce deep and sustainable change for couples, and it offers CE credits for psychologists through an APA-approved sponsor. Using clinical examples and video demonstrations, it shows US therapists how the Imago Dialogue supports safety, regulation, differentiation, empathy and responsiveness. Participants learn interventions that help partners move beneath recurring conflict toward emotional meaning, then translate insight into concrete relational practice. The course emphasizes clinical judgment about when to stay with present-moment connection, when to explore earlier relational experience and when a couple is ready for requests and behavior change.

This talk explores how Imago Relationship Therapy can support deep and sustainable relational change by working with the present relationship space, the emotional roots of reactivity, and the future partners want to create together. Caroline Bernhardt-Lanier examines how the Imago Dialogue can support safety, regulation, differentiation, empathy, and greater responsiveness between partners.

Through clinical examples and video demonstrations, participants will see how therapists can help couples move beneath recurring conflicts toward deeper emotional meaning and then translate insight and longing into concrete relational practice. The talk highlights clinical judgment throughout: when to remain with present-moment connection, when to explore earlier relational experience, and when a couple may be ready to move toward requests, behavior change, and a more conscious shared future.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this talk, participants will be able to:

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Also available for: South Africa · Australia · United Kingdom