GAY COUPLE IMAGO THERAPY

“Your love can flow again.”

GAY COUPLE IMAGO THERAPY

Jerry S. Katz, LCSW

347 Fifth Avenue (34 Street), Rm. 1401, New York City

917.359.5375
jerryskatz@nyc.rr.com

Licensed Psychotherapist
Certified Imago Relationship Couples Therapist
International Speaker and Presenter

“As a gay man in a long term and satisfying relationship, I understand what is involved in finding and keeping a partner, the stages of ongoing relationships, and the particular struggles – external and internalized – of same sex partners.”

When couples come in, the partners are often feeling that the person they looked to for understanding, support, and love has instead turned into a critical, withholding, and disappointing other – almost an adversary.

We want a relationship with our partner that includes deep intimacy and mutual support. This is an ongoing challenge which takes real focus and attention, as well as a willingness to work through struggles involving difficult emotions.

I have found Imago Relationship Therapy to be an excellent means for helping couples to heal and grow.  I create a safe therapy space in which partners feel able to say what they are thinking and feeling to each other.   Using Imago Therapy I structure the partners’ dialogue in a way that each feels they are finally being listened to respectfully. The work leads to a deeper understanding of how each individual reacts to their partner as a result of wounds from earlier life relationships.  Each comes to know both themself and their partner in a fuller way, and with much more compassion.  Your love can flow again.

I help the partners find new ways to meet their most basic needs within the relationship, in ways that enlist their partner’s caring rather than their resistance.

I have worked in our community for over 30 years, including individual and couples psychotherapy, volunteer counseling and supervision, and on the Board of Identity House, a prominent LGBT organization.

Whether you are seeking couple or individual therapy, I invite you to visit my other website to find out more about how I work, my training and professional experience.  That is www.jerryskatz.com.

I look forward to hearing from you.

You can read more about Imago Relationship Therapy in a paperback by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., called “Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples.” It is available in most bookstores, and is reader-friendly.

Copyright © 2015 Jerry S. Katz

Copyright © 2015 Gay Couple Imago Therapy