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The Imago Center

Is counseling effective when I am anxious, depressed, or struggling to be connected?

If you are longing for connection, looking for ways to manage your emotional state, needing support with life and issues that arise, we have effective, current models of therapy to support your growth and healing.

We work collaboratively with clients in-person, individually, with couples, in groups, and use telehealth, educational events, and therapy sessions to support your mental health.

We believe that therapy effectively supports becoming a fully alive being in the world today.  Each client is seen as a unique person and celebrated for their individuality. We look for strengths and help clients to be regulated and able to co-regulate with others. We invite our clients’ curiosity. We use a relational paradigm. We are respectful of differences and explore ways to cross the bridge to find areas of safety and connection.

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Blog

The Stories We Tell: How Who and What Shapes Our Narratives
Ending Villain-Victim Thinking: Imago Dialogue Creates Understanding
Understanding Reality Brings Peace of Mind and Strengthens Relationships
Getting the Love You Want Might Mean Learning a New Language
The Ripple Effect of Love: Imago Therapy Transforms Families
What a Toothpaste Tube Can Teach Us About Love
How Connection Fuels Us – And Helps Our Communities
We Expect To See What We Have Seen Before
Love’s Journey: A Unique Path for BIPOC Couples
One Couple Navigating the Relationship Cycle
Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty
I Have Big Emotions About Politics
The Minimizer/Maximizer Dance
Grieving the Loss of a Spouse
The Dance of Ambivalence: Unraveling Relationship Complexities
What Group Therapy is Really Like
SHRINKING:  Jimmy or Paul
A year in the mirror
Where you focus is where you go.
Happy Holler-Daze!

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Featured Therapist

Caitlin Wick, MSEd, LGPC, (she/her)
With the belief that empathy and compassion are the most effective therapeutic tools, I work from an eclectic, client-centered approach and draw upon humanistic and psychodynamic theories, in addition to Imago Relationship Therapy. I work with individuals and couples to co-create a collaborative, supportive environment for change, healing, and connection.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Training

Are you thinking about doing couples therapy but don’t really know where to start? Have you tried working with couples, but at times gotten really stuck? When you use the Imago approach, couples often feel much more connected…even after their very first session! The Imago structure can help couples create conscious, loving relationships, and clinicians often find renewed confidence and excitement with couples work!

 

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Internship Program

The Imago Center of Washington DC’s counseling internship program offers graduate students and postgraduate students an opportunity to be a part of an in-depth training program in Imago Couples Therapy. Within the internship program, advanced students from graduate programs in social work, pastoral counseling, marriage and family therapy, and psychology offer sliding scale counseling for individuals, families, and groups with an emphasis on couples. Students will also be given opportunities to connect with, learn from and/or contribute to the local, national, and global communities of Imago relationship therapists. This is a vibrant, diverse, welcoming, fun, and relational group of practitioners who are dedicated to human connection and growth. Our internship program meets both academic as well as licensing requirements for VA, DC, and MD.

 

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Careers

Work with clients in a relational paradigm, learn Imago Relationship Therapy, join a team of dedicated, talented colleagues. Work in a sociocratic structure: where every voice is equal, and compensation is thoughtfully equitable. Build a niche with the Imago Center.

 

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