Current Research in
Imago Relationship
Theory and Therapy
Imago Relationship Theory and Therapy is a research supported therapy. Below is a list of articles, publications and books that include a large body of research that has been done on Imago Relationship Theory and the Imago Relationship Counseling.
This explorative study recorded 32-channel EEGs from nine committed distressed couples prior to, during and immediately following the Imago Relationship Therapy program.
Imago Therapy and Accurate Empathy
Fourteen individuals participated in Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT) group training and intervention. The sessions were carried out at a public institution of higher education in the southwest and facilitated by a Certified Imago Therapist. The study followed an experimental control group design. Findings indicate that while accurate empathy responding remained low, as well as constant, across time in the control group, participation in the Imago Relationship Therapy sessions strongly increased one’s ability to accurately empathize with their partner/spouse. This study provides strong evidence for a theoretical goal of IRT, namely that it improves accurate empathic responding for individuals who have received the intervention. Read More
A bibiliograpy of Articles and research on Imago Relationship Therapy
Imago Theory and Therapy research in Korea
Theresa A. Beeton, PhD
Comprehensive summary of Imago Research
M.T. Hannah, W. Luquet, J. McCormack
COMPASS as a measure of the efficacy of couples therapy
The American Journal of Family Psychotherapy
Harville Hendrix, PhD
The Evolution of Imago Relationship Therapy
D. Feldman, G.B. Kahn
The Integration of Relationship-Focused Group Therapy with Couples Treatment
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy
Wendy Lawson
Improving Couple Communication through The Imago Getting the Love You Want Workshop for Couples
Kimberly R. Flemke, Howard Protinski
Imago and EMDR
Journal of Family Psychotherapy
Wade Luquet, Lamar Muro
Imago Relationship Therapy Alignment with Marriage and Family Common Factors
The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families
M. McMahon
Applying Stolorow’s Theory of Intersubjectivity to Hendrix’s Imago Techniques
Smith College Studies in Social Work
Jea Eun Oh, Victor Minichiello,
Psychosocial Development in South Korean Couples and Its Effects on Marital Relationships
Journal of Family Psychotherapy
C.A. Robbins
ADHD Couple and Family Relationships: Enhancing Communications and Understanding through Imago Relationship Therapy
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Books on Imago Theory
Imago -Perspectives in Theory (Can be purchased in the ImagoShop)
Hendrix, Hunt, Luquet, Hannah Josey-Bass
Offers an overview of the highly successful Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT) and the relationship of IRT with preceding schools of thought such as psychoanalytic theory, family systems theories, affect theory, and self-psychology
Short-Term Couples Therapy, Second Edition: The Imago Model in Action
Wade Luquet, PhD
Brunner-Routledge
Luquet sets out a standardized approach to delivering Imago Therapy in 6 sessions, and provides results from research which demonstrates this model’s effectiveness.