Common Factors Between Couples Therapists and Imago Relationship Therapy

Abstract

In this study, 273 couples therapists were surveyed regarding their alignment with the beliefs, values, and intervention strategies of Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT). The Likert-type scale survey utilized 46 items reflecting 6 key domains important to the theory and practice. All domains reflected a minimum of 50% therapist agreement while 4 of the 6 domains reflected 75% or greater therapist agreement. Due to reported agreement with a majority of IRT domains, these findings suggest (1) potential common factors between IRT and couples therapists of diverse theoretical approaches and (2) a rationale for the consideration of IRT as an area of study for academics researchers and a model of training in marriage and family therapy programs.