Imago Therapists in Centerville, OH

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Melissa Bauzo
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MDiv, LMFT
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Do you ever get tired of not feeling heard or safe to just be YOU? To help with this, I strive to provide a safe space of individually tailored support and collaborative care with each client that I meet. Using a variety of therapeutic methods, I work with clients to increase self-awareness, confidence and feel empowered to make the necessary steps toward a healthy understanding of themselves and their family dynamics. For those interested, as an Ordained Minister, I can help explore how faith and spirituality has played a role in their life, family and relationships regardless of religious beliefs, traditions or affiliations.
Do you ever get tired of not feeling heard or safe to just be YOU? To help with this, I strive to provide a safe space of individually tailored support and collaborative care with each client that I meet. Using a variety of therapeutic methods, I work with clients to increase self-awareness, confidence and feel empowered to make the necessary steps toward a healthy understanding of themselves and their family dynamics. For those interested, as an Ordained Minister, I can help explore how faith and spirituality has played a role in their life, family and relationships regardless of religious beliefs, traditions or affiliations.
(937) 880-3526 View (937) 880-3526
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Elizabeth A Bain
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MS, LPCC
Serves Area
I enjoy working with clients with depression, anxiety trauma/PTSD, problems with life adjustments, social anxiety, relationship issues, Adult-children of alcoholics and changing core beliefs that are getting in your road of being happy and fulfilled in your life.
I enjoy working with clients with depression, anxiety trauma/PTSD, problems with life adjustments, social anxiety, relationship issues, Adult-children of alcoholics and changing core beliefs that are getting in your road of being happy and fulfilled in your life.
(937) 712-5429 View (937) 712-5429
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InBalance Counseling & Hypnotherapy
Counselor, MS, LPCC, CCTP, BSP, CCH
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
My counseling approach is centered on collaboration and empowerment, helping you identify and work through patterns that are negatively impacting your daily life. I specialize in using proven methods to uncover the root causes of these challenges. As we address and resolve these underlying issues, you’ll experience a decrease in emotional and psychological upsets and a growing ability to tap into your strengths, guiding you toward greater balance and resilience.
My counseling approach is centered on collaboration and empowerment, helping you identify and work through patterns that are negatively impacting your daily life. I specialize in using proven methods to uncover the root causes of these challenges. As we address and resolve these underlying issues, you’ll experience a decrease in emotional and psychological upsets and a growing ability to tap into your strengths, guiding you toward greater balance and resilience.
(937) 387-7324 View (937) 387-7324

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Danita Brewer
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Mason, OH 45040
Are you finding difficulty in your relationships? Are you finding it hard to connect to your spouse, significant other, kids, others? Do you find yourself angry, frustrated, afraid or sad. I can help. You and I can explore to understand what’s creating the difficulties and then identify strategies to help you live a more fulfilling and rewarding life.
Are you finding difficulty in your relationships? Are you finding it hard to connect to your spouse, significant other, kids, others? Do you find yourself angry, frustrated, afraid or sad. I can help. You and I can explore to understand what’s creating the difficulties and then identify strategies to help you live a more fulfilling and rewarding life.
(513) 572-7974 View (513) 572-7974
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Darryl Collier-Freed
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, IMFT
Dayton, OH 45459
I most often work with an individual adult or teen who wants healing and growth: healing from trauma and pain, growth in relationships with others and within self. Most clients have a desire for more connection, truthfulness about themselves and their world, peace, and spiritual life. I also enjoy working with couples and families toward better communication and relational health.
I most often work with an individual adult or teen who wants healing and growth: healing from trauma and pain, growth in relationships with others and within self. Most clients have a desire for more connection, truthfulness about themselves and their world, peace, and spiritual life. I also enjoy working with couples and families toward better communication and relational health.
(937) 807-3347 View (937) 807-3347
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Chey-Anne L Wilson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, IMFT, CTMH
5 Endorsed
Dayton, OH 45459
Most couples don’t come to therapy because they don’t love each other. They come because they keep having the same conversations without resolution. You may feel unheard, misunderstood, or emotionally disconnected—or like no matter how you try to communicate, it turns into conflict or distance. I help couples and families identify and change the patterns that keep them stuck so real repair can happen. I currently prioritize couples and family therapy services. Individual therapy is limited and may be offered on a waitlist basis. Extended sessions and intensives are also available for those seeking more focused, structured support.
Most couples don’t come to therapy because they don’t love each other. They come because they keep having the same conversations without resolution. You may feel unheard, misunderstood, or emotionally disconnected—or like no matter how you try to communicate, it turns into conflict or distance. I help couples and families identify and change the patterns that keep them stuck so real repair can happen. I currently prioritize couples and family therapy services. Individual therapy is limited and may be offered on a waitlist basis. Extended sessions and intensives are also available for those seeking more focused, structured support.
(937) 400-2627 View (937) 400-2627
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Putnam Counseling, LLC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor , LMHC, LPC, LPCC-S, CCTP
1 Endorsed
Beavercreek, OH 45430
When a difficult situation crops up in life, we often feel like we are alone in our struggles. I am here to tell you that you are not alone, and it is ok to reach out. After months or even years of living with stress, anxiety, PTSD, or a marriage that is no longer serving your needs, it is easy to feel hopeless. I can give you the skills that you need to get through this challenging time. I am here to teach, help, encourage, and empower you to take back your life. There is always hope!
When a difficult situation crops up in life, we often feel like we are alone in our struggles. I am here to tell you that you are not alone, and it is ok to reach out. After months or even years of living with stress, anxiety, PTSD, or a marriage that is no longer serving your needs, it is easy to feel hopeless. I can give you the skills that you need to get through this challenging time. I am here to teach, help, encourage, and empower you to take back your life. There is always hope!
(937) 705-6040 View (937) 705-6040
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Matthew 'Harv' Stricklin Jr
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MDiv, MSEd, LPCC-S
Goshen, OH 45122
Waitlist for new clients
I am a Certified Advanced Imago Relationship Therapist, a pastoral counselor, and an addictions counselor who is independently licensed as a Professional Clinical Counselor.
Relationships are the clients I am most passionate about working with. I thrive on facilitating healing and growth in the sacred space between two people, that special connection that can be so energizing and vital. I have discovered the joy of seeing not only relationships heal and grow, but also partners in relationships. Your relationship offers great potential for you and your partner. You were wounded in relationships earlier in life; we all were. Here is the good news: you can heal in your current relationship and so can your partner. The two of you can do the hard work; I can help!
I am a Certified Advanced Imago Relationship Therapist, a pastoral counselor, and an addictions counselor who is independently licensed as a Professional Clinical Counselor.
Relationships are the clients I am most passionate about working with. I thrive on facilitating healing and growth in the sacred space between two people, that special connection that can be so energizing and vital. I have discovered the joy of seeing not only relationships heal and grow, but also partners in relationships. Your relationship offers great potential for you and your partner. You were wounded in relationships earlier in life; we all were. Here is the good news: you can heal in your current relationship and so can your partner. The two of you can do the hard work; I can help!
(513) 657-2406 View (513) 657-2406
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Chris Weidler
Counselor, MDiv, MACO, LMHC, LPC
Online Only
I work best with four groups: 1. Young adults navigating faith, career, dating, life goals and trying to make wise choices about the future. 2. Men who want to be strong husbands, fathers, leaders and protectors, but struggle with anxiety, depression, habits like porn or overdrinking, faith doubts, or fear about where culture is headed. 3. Married individuals who feel stuck in unhealthy patterns and want to be a better spouse. 4. Anyone searching for a counselor who respects their Christian faith or libertarian/conservative worldview. If you’ve struggled to find a therapist who “gets” you, you may have just found a fit.
I work best with four groups: 1. Young adults navigating faith, career, dating, life goals and trying to make wise choices about the future. 2. Men who want to be strong husbands, fathers, leaders and protectors, but struggle with anxiety, depression, habits like porn or overdrinking, faith doubts, or fear about where culture is headed. 3. Married individuals who feel stuck in unhealthy patterns and want to be a better spouse. 4. Anyone searching for a counselor who respects their Christian faith or libertarian/conservative worldview. If you’ve struggled to find a therapist who “gets” you, you may have just found a fit.
(513) 689-5007 View (513) 689-5007
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HRS Counseling Services, LLC
Counselor, MSEd, LPCC, SUPV
3 Endorsed
Lebanon, OH 45036
Hi I am Holly St.Pierre- Owner of HRS Counseling Services. Schedule TODAY... No Wait Announcing our new location: North office in Englewood. Accepting clients. No wait-list. Lebanon Availability within a week. Our counselors utilize different therapy styles (talk & neuro-based therapies) with clients from the age of 4 to adult to empower them to work through their struggles in partnership with respect, encouragement, and integrity. We will equip and support you with skills to be utilized in your daily lives to reach your full potential all at your pace.
Hi I am Holly St.Pierre- Owner of HRS Counseling Services. Schedule TODAY... No Wait Announcing our new location: North office in Englewood. Accepting clients. No wait-list. Lebanon Availability within a week. Our counselors utilize different therapy styles (talk & neuro-based therapies) with clients from the age of 4 to adult to empower them to work through their struggles in partnership with respect, encouragement, and integrity. We will equip and support you with skills to be utilized in your daily lives to reach your full potential all at your pace.
(937) 675-0128 View (937) 675-0128
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RLB Compassionate Counseling, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, CYT, Coach
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Hi, I'm Rebecca. It is my great honor to sit with you and develop trust while present with your deepest sorrows, painful relationship experiences, and shameful feelings. One of my goals is to help you find balance in your mind, body, and spirit. I am passionate about supporting people to feel understood while confronting their thoughts and feelings. I wish to create a safe space to explore patterns and develop a new understanding that will allow for intentional changes in life.
Hi, I'm Rebecca. It is my great honor to sit with you and develop trust while present with your deepest sorrows, painful relationship experiences, and shameful feelings. One of my goals is to help you find balance in your mind, body, and spirit. I am passionate about supporting people to feel understood while confronting their thoughts and feelings. I wish to create a safe space to explore patterns and develop a new understanding that will allow for intentional changes in life.
(513) 960-6665 View (513) 960-6665
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Harmony Counseling Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Serves Area
I have special interest in relationships and anxiety. I also work from a sex positive lens and have experience with navigating sexual problems (couples or individuals) and creating a more fulfilling sexual life. I help my clients get unstuck and find positive momentum often by learning, healing, and replacing emotional pain from life experiences. This pain/trauma often shows up as anxiety, disconnection from our partner, or sexual problems.
I have special interest in relationships and anxiety. I also work from a sex positive lens and have experience with navigating sexual problems (couples or individuals) and creating a more fulfilling sexual life. I help my clients get unstuck and find positive momentum often by learning, healing, and replacing emotional pain from life experiences. This pain/trauma often shows up as anxiety, disconnection from our partner, or sexual problems.
(912) 461-2629 View (912) 461-2629
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Dr. Steven A Ingram
Counselor, DMin, LPCC-S, LSW
1 Endorsed
West Chester, OH 45069
My clients want to live richer, more emotionally balanced lives and have more fulfilling relationships. They are curious about their lives: "Is this all there is?" or "How did I get into this mess?" My clients soon realize that "going it alone in silence" is depressing and not hopeful. They see me as a trusted friend who cares about them. I see people just like you--healing from loss and grief due to the endings of relationships. I counsel parents who have relationship issues with their adult children. I help persons when their religion/spirituality seems to have ended. I help couples repair and rekindle their relationship.
My clients want to live richer, more emotionally balanced lives and have more fulfilling relationships. They are curious about their lives: "Is this all there is?" or "How did I get into this mess?" My clients soon realize that "going it alone in silence" is depressing and not hopeful. They see me as a trusted friend who cares about them. I see people just like you--healing from loss and grief due to the endings of relationships. I counsel parents who have relationship issues with their adult children. I help persons when their religion/spirituality seems to have ended. I help couples repair and rekindle their relationship.
(937) 821-5618 View (937) 821-5618
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Dr. Elizabeth Gish
Pastoral Counselor, MDiv, ThD
1 Endorsed
Yellow Springs, OH 45387
Have you spent your life overachieving, working hard, taking care of others, doing all the right things, and yet things aren't working out how you expected them to? Are your relationships very often one-sided, where you give a lot but no one takes care of you? I see you. My practice focuses on those who have "done all the right things," and are wondering why things are still so hard. Unfortunately, being hard on ourselves, working hard, achieving all the things, and taking care of everyone around us doesn't often lead to the sort of healing and peace we long for.
Have you spent your life overachieving, working hard, taking care of others, doing all the right things, and yet things aren't working out how you expected them to? Are your relationships very often one-sided, where you give a lot but no one takes care of you? I see you. My practice focuses on those who have "done all the right things," and are wondering why things are still so hard. Unfortunately, being hard on ourselves, working hard, achieving all the things, and taking care of everyone around us doesn't often lead to the sort of healing and peace we long for.
(937) 756-9855 View (937) 756-9855
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Diann B Klug
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Mason, OH 45040
Hello, I’m Diann. If you’re feeling out of balance in your relationships, work, or health—and overwhelmed by everything you’re carrying—you’re not alone. Together, we can explore practical strategies to strengthen your confidence, deepen your self-awareness, and increase your sense of control, helping you create a more grounded and fulfilling life.
Hello, I’m Diann. If you’re feeling out of balance in your relationships, work, or health—and overwhelmed by everything you’re carrying—you’re not alone. Together, we can explore practical strategies to strengthen your confidence, deepen your self-awareness, and increase your sense of control, helping you create a more grounded and fulfilling life.
(513) 951-1987 View (513) 951-1987
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Couples & Relationship Counseling/ADHD/Telehealth
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I specialize in couples and relationship counseling - using Imago Relationship Therapy and the Gottman Method - for couples who are ready to understand what's actually driving their patterns.
I also work with parents, adolescents, and adults navigating ADHD individually. Everything I do is via secure telehealth, available statewide across Ohio. Structured evidence based therapy gives you more than a place to vent - it gives you a framework for real change. I help couples slow communication down and build genuine attunement.
I specialize in couples and relationship counseling - using Imago Relationship Therapy and the Gottman Method - for couples who are ready to understand what's actually driving their patterns.
I also work with parents, adolescents, and adults navigating ADHD individually. Everything I do is via secure telehealth, available statewide across Ohio. Structured evidence based therapy gives you more than a place to vent - it gives you a framework for real change. I help couples slow communication down and build genuine attunement.
(513) 993-1594 View (513) 993-1594
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Mindfully - Montgomery, OH
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPC, LPCC, LISW, MFT, IMFT
3 Endorsed
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Mindfully is a leading full-service mental health practice in Cincinnati, offering comprehensive services for children, teens, and adults. Our services include individual counseling, couples therapy, family counseling, psychiatry, and Deep TMS for treatment-resistant depression. Mindfully uses specialized, high-quality care personalized to your needs, such as DBT, EMDR, and more. We accept most major insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare.
Mindfully is a leading full-service mental health practice in Cincinnati, offering comprehensive services for children, teens, and adults. Our services include individual counseling, couples therapy, family counseling, psychiatry, and Deep TMS for treatment-resistant depression. Mindfully uses specialized, high-quality care personalized to your needs, such as DBT, EMDR, and more. We accept most major insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare.
(513) 822-5272 View (513) 822-5272
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Thomas B Wilkinson
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, LICDC, MA
Springboro, OH 45066
Thinking and feeling in ways that allow you to engage your daily life, others, and your personal goals with energy, creativity, and effectiveness is the thrust of my approach and practice. Identifying patterns that restrict cognitive and behavioral functioning, preventing understanding and integration of personal and interpersonal dynamics is a key focus. Increasing self awareness and understanding through enhancing mindfulness, expanding thinking about self and others, and developing behavior patterns that mobilize personal strengths, assets, and motivation is the goal of the work.
Thinking and feeling in ways that allow you to engage your daily life, others, and your personal goals with energy, creativity, and effectiveness is the thrust of my approach and practice. Identifying patterns that restrict cognitive and behavioral functioning, preventing understanding and integration of personal and interpersonal dynamics is a key focus. Increasing self awareness and understanding through enhancing mindfulness, expanding thinking about self and others, and developing behavior patterns that mobilize personal strengths, assets, and motivation is the goal of the work.
(844) 387-1851 View (844) 387-1851
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Candice N. Crowley
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC
2 Endorsed
Cincinnati, OH 45241
I offer a therapy space for those ready to hear hard truths about themselves, engage in uncomfortable conversations, and come to terms with difficult realities. I help individuals break out of the boxes that limit their ability to reach their full potential and live a fulfilled life. I focus on the present, understanding the past, but rejecting the notion that the past has to control or define the future. I offer individual counseling, support services for blended families and co-parenting, couples counseling, support for life transitions, student services, & Christian counseling.
I offer a therapy space for those ready to hear hard truths about themselves, engage in uncomfortable conversations, and come to terms with difficult realities. I help individuals break out of the boxes that limit their ability to reach their full potential and live a fulfilled life. I focus on the present, understanding the past, but rejecting the notion that the past has to control or define the future. I offer individual counseling, support services for blended families and co-parenting, couples counseling, support for life transitions, student services, & Christian counseling.
(513) 438-3920 x11 View (513) 438-3920 x11
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Sharee N Allen
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Book today with Groundswell Psychotherapy and take back your well-being! I offer virtual or in-person sessions at a frequency that works for you. With ten years of experience in Marriage and Family Therapy and Art Therapy serving children, adolescents, families, couples and adults, I treat those who experience addiction, ADHD, trauma, anxiety and depression, as well as those undergoing life transitions such as adjustment to illness, changes in schooling, divorce and grief. Groundswell is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that functions on a sliding scale fee, so individual rates range from only $70 to $90 per session.
Book today with Groundswell Psychotherapy and take back your well-being! I offer virtual or in-person sessions at a frequency that works for you. With ten years of experience in Marriage and Family Therapy and Art Therapy serving children, adolescents, families, couples and adults, I treat those who experience addiction, ADHD, trauma, anxiety and depression, as well as those undergoing life transitions such as adjustment to illness, changes in schooling, divorce and grief. Groundswell is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that functions on a sliding scale fee, so individual rates range from only $70 to $90 per session.
(323) 313-0747 View (323) 313-0747

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Imago Therapists
How does Imago therapy work?
Imago relationship therapy is a form of couples counseling meant to help partners address conflict, communication problems, and related issues. Imago sessions typically involve couples sitting facing each other and participating in guided conversations. Therapy will also involve exercises such as re-imagining one’s partner as a wounded child; re-romanticizing a relationship through appreciation, surprises, and even gift-giving and restructuring frustrations by transforming complaints into requests. The ultimate goal is to re-envision the relationship as a source of safety and happiness.

What is the Imago method?
A core technique of Imago therapy is the Imago dialogue, in which partners learn to avoid hurtful statements and establish ways to interact based on each having equal space and power. In the dialogue, partners take turns as the “sender,” who shares their thoughts, and the “receiver.” The receiver is asked to “mirror,” or paraphrase, what their partner has said, without response or rebuttal, and then validate their statements, acknowledging understanding even if they do not personally agree with it. Finally, the receiver displays empathy by stating what they imagine the other is feeling, and showing appreciation for it.

How long does Imago therapy take?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for Imago therapy. After becoming comfortable with a therapist and the core techniques of Imago coaching, some couples quickly make progress, but most should expect sessions to extend for months, encompassing at least 12 to 20 sessions, along with extensive “homework” from their therapist.

Does Imago therapy work?
There is limited empirical evidence to support the benefits of Imago therapy, but some smaller studies suggest that it does help couples, at least in the short-term. A 2017 study found that marital satisfaction increased significantly after couples completed 12 sessions of Imago therapy, and remained higher for some time after that, but did not always result in “complete recovery.” Other studies found greater empathy and fewer feelings of relationship burnout in couples after therapy. Some research suggests that Imago therapy can aid individuals as well as couples; people with ADHD in particular may benefit from the development of communication, self-control, and listening skills that form the basis of the technique.