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Lesbian couples travel from all over
the U.S. to place their relationship in the care of Michele
O'Mara, LCSW, Certified Imago Therapist. Why?
Because unlike most therapists, Michele has narrowed the
focus of her practice to the needs of lesbian couples in
particular, which has allowed her to work
 with
hundreds of lesbian couples over the last decade.
This experience, combined with her
ongoing education and research, positions Michele to offer
couples more in just a few sessions, than some therapists
can offer in a year or two.
What are common issues that
couples bring to Michele?
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emotional or sexual
infidelity
-
loss of sexual desire
within the relationship
-
falling out-of-love or
losing passion
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growing apart
-
"losing oneself" by
becoming too enmeshed
-
power struggles around
household responsibilities, finances, and schedules
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difficulty
communicating
-
constant fighting
-
jealousy or
possessiveness
-
issues around sexual
orientation - not being out, or being "too out" for
your partner
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family rejection or
conflict around your relationship
-
creating healthy
boundaries around friends and family
-
step-parent or blended
lesbian family struggles
-
conflicting desires
around parenthood
-
parenting
How can Michele help us?
As a certified Imago Relationship
Therapist Michele is able to provide fail-proof
communication skills, as well as a whole new way to view
relationships, and some explanations for the hurt and
frustration that you are currently experiencing with one
another. It is not THAT you are hurt or frustrated
that is the problem, it's WHAT you are doing or not doing
about those things that is the problem. All
relationships have issues. What separates the
successful relationships from the unsuccessful
relationships is HOW you address the issues.
Most relationship challenges are not
particularly unique. There are a handful of
common hurts and frustrations in relationships, such as:
(feeling disconnected, feeling controlled, losing passion,
losing trust, loss of desire, differing libidos or sex
drives, attractions to others, feeling unheard, feeling
under appreciated or taken for granted, and feeling "not
good enough," for starters. With conscious attention and a
little work, these issues are not difficult to resolve, if
you WANT to, BELIEVE that you can, and you are willing to
do some work.
The solutions to some of your
frustrations require that you learn new skills, gain new
insights, and exercise new behaviors. Other solutions
require that you adopt new perspectives, and develop
greater compassion for, and acceptance of, one another.
These are solutions that I can assist you in achieving in
fairly short-order.
What is the best
way to pursue long-distance counseling with Michele?
1.
Attend The Imago Couple's Weekend
Come to Indianapolis, IN to
attend the Imago Couple's Weekend with Michele O'Mara.
Her office is a short drive from the Indianapolis Airport
and there are plenty of affordable hotels nearby, making
the trip affordable and convenient.
2. Marathon
Sessions
Schedule a day with
Michele. Bring your relationship to Indianapolis for
an entire day, or two, of counseling with Michele.
This intensive experience can be more beneficial than
stringing together couple's sessions over a longer period
of time. The cost for these sessions is in 4-hour
increments, and you may schedule 4, 6, or 8 hours in one
day.
2 hours = $210
4 hours = $415
6 hours = $610
8 hours = $800
3. Bring
Michele to You!
If you have a small group
of couples who are interested in participating in the
intensive Lesbian Imago Couple's Workshop, she will come to
your city for two days. This will cost $500 per
couple (with a minimum of 6 couples, or $3,000 if you have
fewer than 6 couples). She will be responsible for
transportation and accommodations. You are
responsible for securing a location (a home, business, or
church, with a large gathering space is sufficient) to
provide the training and Michele will bring the rest.
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What
is Imago Relationship Therapy?
Imago
therapy is a unique style of relationship counseling
created from the Imago Theory developed by Harville Hendrix
in his best selling book, Getting the Love You Want.
Hendrix Imago Theory
suggests that during our childhood, we develop an imprint
of the positive and negative traits of our primary
caregivers. This imprint, which is largely
unconscious, is a collection of images and experiences
(both positive and negative) that forms what is
called our “IMAGO” (pronounced eh-mah-go).
Imago is simply another
word for image. This imprint or “imago” represents what
is familiar, and over time, it becomes an unconscious
guiding force in our life drawing us to people and
experiences that will help us recreate our childhood
feelings (both positive and negative feelings), so that we
can heal our hurts.
Oprah
Winfrey included "Imago Theory" in her list of "Unforgettable!
Oprah’s Top 20 Shows."
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How does Imago Therapy
work?
Imago therapy is a process
that is only provided by a trained Imago therapist, such as
Michele O'Mara, LCSW here in Indianapolis. Imago
Therapy can assist in developing new strategies and
techniques to communicate and connect in ways that offer
healing and hope for an inspiring, loving relationship.
What qualifies Michele to
work with our relationship?
After completing her graduate work
in 1992, and practicing as a psychotherapist for nearly a
decade, Michele returned to the classroom and successfully
completed the intensive Certified Imago Relationship
Therapists Training in 2002. This training includes
96 hours of relationship-specific, clinical training, as
well as rigorous clinical observations and supervision
during training.
Michele completed her Imago
relationship training with Imago Master Trainer Maya
Kollman in Detroit, and Michigan, and with Maureen
Brine in Toronto, Canada. She has also received
additional intimacy, sex, and relationship training from
Tammy Nelson, author of "Getting the Sex You Want," as well
as Pat Love, author of "Hot Monogamy."
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