Imago Therapy Meets the Affirmative School
Based on an Contemporary and Affirmative Reading of Harvell Hendrix’s “Getting the Love You Want”
Are you and your partner suffering in your relationship? Are you a therapist looking to sharpen your couples counseling techniques?
Join Dr. Douglas Sadownick for a Four Part Class for the Introductory Discount of $20.00.
Through this class you will learn indispensable tools when it comes to repairing the rapture in relationships. Including how to integrate the shadow self for love coming to the renewal of love, healing and connection
ABOUT DR. DOUG
Douglas Sadownick grew up in the Bronx and went to Columbia College (BA, English), NYU (graduate English), Antioch University (MA, Clinical Psychology) and Pacifica Graduate Institute (Ph.D.).
He co-founded Highways Performance Art Space (1989), and wrote regularly on art and LGBT issues for the LA Times, LA Weekly and other publications throughout the 1990s, when he published two books, Sacred Lips of the Bronx (St. Martins, 1994) and Sex Between Men: The History of the Sex Lives of Gay Men, postwar to present (Harper SanFrancsico, 1996/1997).
His Ph.D. Dissertation was on a gay-centered, reading of 19th Century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (2006). He is the founding director of the Antioch LGBT Specialization, Colors LGBTQ Youth Counseling Center and is working on his third book, Education of the Heart, and an E-book on gay male sexuality/spirituality.
He is currently giving monthly free talks the Second Wednesday of every month in the Antioch University Library, “Community Psychology In Depth.”
He also has a YouTube channel featuring works relevant to class, @askdrdougphd and a substack: https://douglassadownick.substack.com.
Imago Concept
The term "imago" refers to an unconscious image of familiar love, which is formed in early childhood based on our primary caregivers. This image influences our choice of romantic partners.
Unconscious Dynamics
Imago Therapy posits that we are unconsciously attracted to partners who reflect both the positive and negative traits of our caregivers, seeking to heal old wounds through our adult relationships.
Relational Space
The therapy emphasizes creating a safe and empathic relational space where partners can communicate effectively and understand each other’s perspectives.