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You’ve mirrored. You’ve validated. Now what? In the Imago Dialogue, there’s one more step that makes all the difference: empathy. Empathy is where understanding becomes connection. It’s the moment you stop standing beside your partner’s story and actually step inside it, even just for a moment, to feel what it’s like to be them. That […]
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“In order to empathize with your experience, I must be willing to believe you as you see your experience and not how I imagine your experience to be.” Brené Brown All my survival instincts are on high alert and every possible transgression, thoughtless action or selfish choice kicks me into a level of outrage that […]
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In an earlier article “Why Group Therapy for Men: 5 Benefits,” I wrote about how working with other men in a group context can be beneficial. The article raised some questions from readers: one reader said: “Ok, I’m interested but what are the mechanics of this? How does that actually happen? Another asked “what is […]
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Many children spend time adjusting to the changes that come with blended families. Very few are given a safe space to process those emotions, build connection, and learn healthy ways to navigate those transitions.
This 4-week summer therapy group does just that. Led by Dr. Latasha D. McFarland, EdD, MS, LPC, Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, this supportive and engaging group helps children ages 6–12 build emotional awareness, communication skills, confidence, and healthy family connections through play, creativity, movement, and therapeutic activities.
Children will learn how to express big feelings in healthy ways, strengthen relationships with siblings and step-siblings, navigate transitions between homes, and develop coping skills that help them feel more secure and understood. Through games, storytelling, art, mindfulness, and guided discussions, children will discover they are not alone in their experiences.
This group integrates play therapy, social-emotional learning, attachment-based approaches, and Imago-informed relational practices to support children in blended families with compassion, connection, and care.
Designed as both therapeutic and fun, this summer experience creates a safe environment where children can grow emotionally while building friendships with peers navigating similar family dynamics.
Enrollment is limited to maintain a supportive and personalized group experience.
When and Where?
We will meet via a Zoom platform or in person.
4 sessions, one per week
Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. ET
For children ages 6–12.
READ ARTICLEA 2-hour online workshop for Imago therapists exploring couple dynamics through the lens of Imago Developmental Theory.
Learn how unmet developmental needs, childhood adaptations, and protective strategies show up in intimate partnerships — and how this framework can help therapists work with greater clarity, empathy, and ease.
About the presenter
Jesica Matthews Eames, LCSW, JD, is a Certified Advanced Imago Clinician, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Clinical Instructor/Faculty member with the Imago International Training Institute, and Certified Imago Workshop Presenter. She specializes in helping couples and individuals strengthen their relationships through Imago Relationship Therapy.
As a faculty member and clinical instructor, Jesica teaches and trains therapists and professionals in Imago Relationship Theory throughout the United States and internationally. Her work is grounded in the belief that human beings thrive in connection, often suffer in isolation, and naturally move toward health and growth. She describes her work as caring, collaborative, and “a phenomenal privilege.”
Before joining Imago Georgia, Jesica worked as a Senior Litigation Associate with King & Spalding, clerked for a U.S. Senior District Court Judge, and served as Assistant Dean of Admission at Emory University. She also brings Imago principles into organizational consulting with businesses, legal partnerships, family businesses, and other professional settings.
READ ARTICLELive Virtual Getting the Love You Want™ Workshop
This engaging and experiential 6-week virtual workshop is designed to help couples transform conflict into opportunities for healing, growth, and deeper connection. Together, you and your partner will explore how emotional experiences and relationship patterns shape daily interactions while learning practical tools to communicate with greater empathy, understanding, and compassion.
Throughout the workshop, couples will participate in guided exercises, meaningful dialogue, demonstrations, and relationship practices that support emotional safety, intentional connection, and renewed intimacy. The virtual format allows couples to immediately apply what they are learning in real time between sessions, creating meaningful and lasting change within the relationship.
By the end of the workshop, couples will leave with fresh insights, practical communication skills, renewed energy, and restored hope to strengthen commitment, connection, and romance in their relationship.
Whether you are just beginning your journey together, feeling disconnected in routine, or navigating a difficult season in your relationship…
THIS WORKSHOP CAN TRANSFORM THE WAY YOU CONNECT WITH YOUR PARTNER
Please select one registration per couple.
READ ARTICLEWhat Is Intentional Uncoupling? Not all relationships are meant to endure a lifetime, yet every relationship—regardless of its length—carries significance worthy of reverence. When couples engage in deep relational work, many eventually arrive at a quiet crossroads: they realize that, although love was once abundant, their paths of growth are now moving in different directions. […]
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Love Begins at the Kitchen Table Culture is a set of customs, rituals, traditions, languages, values, and beliefs within a community that are shared from generation to generation. When I think about love across cultures, I don’t begin with textbooks or theories. I start at my own kitchen table. As an African American woman married […]
READ ARTICLEThe burdens and blessings of motherhood dance in delicate tandem—a symphony of devotion, introspection, and unconditional love, each note colored by compassion and longing. The quiet weight of maternal guilt, though gentle, is profoundly persistent. It is accompanied by the silent chorus of self-reflection: the late-night unraveling of memories, the wonderings if the paths chosen, […]
READ ARTICLEAfter divorce, the journey of motherhood unfurls in unexpected patterns—each cord intertwined with tenderness and complexity. The quiet weight of guilt becomes all the more intricate, imbued with new shades of longing, regret, and fierce love. Traversing this landscape, mothers are called to a profound form of grace—one that acknowledges their humanity while celebrating their […]
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