Michele O'Mara, LCSW
when love is good, life is good
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6450 W. 10th Street Suite 7 Indianapolis, Indiana 46214 317. 517.0065 or email me
Indianapolis, IN: Couples Counseling Marriage Counseling | Relationship Counseling | Couples Counseling
Couples counseling is an investment in love.
If you are considering relationship or marriage counseling, it is likely that you are feeling dissatisfied with something in your life. Though it's far easier to point fingers at our spouse or partner, counseling helps both partners identify ways to improve not only your relationship, but also your personal happiness.
Your choices are simple: one, do something different to create something different (such as couples counseling), or continue doing what you have been doing, and expect more of the same. Perhaps YOU want to bring your relationship into therapy, but your partner does not. If that is the case, come alone. It is common for one partner to begin counseling and the other to grow curious about what is going on and agree to join in therapy, eventually. Not to mention that within a few counseling sessions you may discover that you, alone, are able to shift the way that you participate in your relationship enough to increase your own relationship satisfaction.
As a certified Imago Relationship Therapist in Indianapolis, Indiana, my goal is to not only provide fail-proof communication skills, I also offer you 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.
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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. Whether you are married, living together, dating, or partnered in a heterosexual or same-sex relationship, 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.
Having practiced as an Imago therapist in Indianapolis for five years now, Michele has seen couples whom are dealing with many varied issues such as the following, just to name a few:
emotional affairs or physical infidelity
loss of desire or attraction
difficulty communicating
power struggles, feeling "controlled"
trust issues
constant fighting and bickering
pre-marital concerns, "should we marry"
major decision making, such as "should we have a baby?"
issues with parenting
addiction, depression, anxiety
Michele completed her Imago relationship training with Imago Master Trainer Maya Kollman in Detroit, 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."
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What are the costs for this?
Couples session with Michele O'Mara are 90 minutes long and cost $175. A typical therapeutic process involves weekly or every other week sessions for the first four sessions, followed by less frequent (bi-weekly or every three weeks, depending) sessions for another four sessions, and ultimately we reduce to monthly then quarterly sessions until you feel you've gained the benefit desired from your counseling sessions. *Some couples prefer to attend sessions more frequently, depending on the severity of their issues, and others prefer less frequent sessions if they are here for a tune-up or strengthening (rather than healing) work.
Payment is requested at the time of each session (by check, cash, visa, or MasterCard) and you will be provided with receipts to seek reimbursement from your insurance provider if requested.
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