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Harville Hendrix, Helen LaKelly Hunt Books

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Harville Hendrix, Ph. D.

Known for: Getting The Love You Want: A Guide For Couples

Books by Harville Hendrix, Helen LaKelly Hunt

Getting The Love You Want: A Guide For Couples

Getting The Love You Want: A Guide For Couples

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This influential relationship guide introduces Imago Relationship Therapy, a method designed to help couples understand and heal the unconscious patterns that shape their romantic relationships. Through exercises and insights, the authors show how partners can transform conflict into connection and rediscover intimacy and empathy.

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Understanding Imago and the Origins of Love Patterns

When Helen and I first examined why so many couples fall into repetitive cycles of attraction and disappointment, we realized that the roots of those patterns trace back to childhood experiences. Each of us internalizes an image of love—a mental and emotional composite of all the qualities, both nur...

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The Unconscious Attraction and the Power Struggle

The journey of romantic love often begins with what feels like a miracle—the sudden sense that another person completes us. In the Imago model, this intense attraction is not random. It is the psyche’s attempt to find the person who embodies the emotional climate of early life, someone who can reope...

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About Harville Hendrix, Helen LaKelly Hunt

Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., is an American therapist and author best known for developing Imago Relationship Therapy. Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D., is a feminist scholar and philanthropist who co-created Imago Therapy with Hendrix. Together, they have written several books on relationships and founded org...

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Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., is an American therapist and author best known for developing Imago Relationship Therapy. Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D., is a feminist scholar and philanthropist who co-created Imago Therapy with Hendrix. Together, they have written several books on relationships and founded organizations promoting relational wellness.

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