Couples Retreat, Couples Education, Communication Skills, Marriage and Family Therapist Imago Certification - specialize in working with couples
08/13/2025
Join us for the Getting the Love You Want Couples Workshop at the Havana Hotel, catering by OCHO October 6-8.
- Please share with couples in San Antonio and surrounding communities. Spanish translation available.
Relationship Workshop track for individuals is also available!
- Finding a Love To Keep Oct 6-8 at the Havana Hotel, Catering by OCHO
- Can't make the workshop but need to understand your relationship? Check out the 2 hour event October 9, at Buena Vista Theatre!
The Austin Clinical training is wrapped! This amazing group of therapists is already transforming relationships with less stress on the therapist!
10/02/2024
Fellow therapists - how spontaneous are you? It might be kind of crazy to jump in now, but we are starting the Imago Clinical Training in Austin, Texas in person tomorrow morning. There are 13 people registered and a few scrambling to check their calendars, but we can take a few more - no worries! My group room fits 18 people easy peasy. I will not be back in Austin to start this training and certification program for a few years so this is the time!
WHAT WILL I LEAVE WITH? A deeper understanding of the invisible forces driving disconnection, tension and conflict. You will apply the theory to your past and current relationships. You will get to practice new skills in a safe learning environment so you can see how to make this fit with your style and therapeutic style. You will leave with feeling connected to your colleagues. You will leave knowing that I am committed to YOUR success!
WHAT IS THE TRAINING? It is a four day intensive clinical and experiential relationship training: (8:30 am Coffee) 9 am - 5:30 pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday, (8:30 am Coffee) 9 am - 2:30 pm Sunday. The address is 8500 Shoal Creek Blvd. 78757. 32 CEUs total are available. The cost is $1,000 for these four days and it is one of three Modules required for certification. There are payment plans available!
09/22/2024
Michelle Bohls shares her favorite tips and tricks for couples struggling with their communication or connection.
09/22/2024
Listen in as Michelle explains the concept of the Space Between. In this brief summary of the Imago workshop she goes through several aspects that affect our relationships: our psychology, social messages, what we do with our energy, and our communication.
In Imago we say "Conflict is Growth Trying to Happen." Enjoy this brief video from Imago Faculty member, Michelle Bohls. Michelle has an upcoming in person clinical training for therapists and those who work with couples (pastors and ministers) in Austin, Texas on October 3-6th, 2024. Check out the Couples Seminar, a self-paced course for couples with videos of the actual couples workshop complete with worksheets and guides for you to use to unpack the projections and stories that block your connection. https://www.gettingthelovecastleretreat.com/offers/GzFhVWz2
We believe every man whether they are are single or in a relationship can benefit from learning these relationship tools to increase their success at home and work. Join us as we facilitate this powerful weekend for better relationships in person in Austin, Texas. September 27-29.
Rebecca Sears and I will be teaching Turbo Charge Your BCR! on Friday, September 27, 2024 (8am Pacific, 9am Mountain, 10am Central, 11am Eastern) [4 hours, online]
Rebecca Sears and Michelle Bohls will be teaching this 3 hour course with a demonstration and BCR dialogue script to help your couples identify where their u...
08/21/2024
We are nearly ready to do this 3.25-day version of the Getting the Love You Want Couples Seminar that will be broadcast live from Thornbury, England. It will also be available to watch on demand for self-paced learning. It is an excellent marriage reboot or preparation when a new couple has found love. đź’• Please share!
Sunday 25 August Welcome
12:00 noon - 2 pm EST
Monday - Wednesday 26-30 August
4 am EST - 8 am EST
9:30 am EST - 2 pm EST
Checkout page for Getting The Love 2024 Couples Seminar.
I am excited to train in my hometown of Austin this Fall!
Clinical Training Calendar 2024 – 2025 Imago Clinical Training (Level One): AUSTIN, TEXAS October 3-6, 2024 Introduction to Imago Relationship Therapy. This is the first of four modules for certification. A Getting the Love You Want Couples workshop is included in this training and recommended bef...
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Hi, Michelle here. I work with relationships, but don't let that scare you... I am a relationship novice who has found enough success to be able to help our marriage and other relationships - I do relationship workshops (Getting The Love You Want) with my husband and I train therapists, coaches and business people on how to help couples or organizations create a vertical culture (vs horizontal power structures) - things like setting relational boundaries, changing a frustration into a relational experiment, and a feedback method that motivates people to do better vs highlighting deficits. I am a die-hard romantic, and actually quite a corny, idealistic goof ball. And the value of relationships is a hill I am willing to die on - I don't know how to solve climate change or school shootings, but I know that if people don't learn how to communicate in safe ways, we can't solve anything. I believe that couples can learn to lean on each other to solve life's challenges, and that true healing is possible if your "other" is willing to be in the process with you.
Imago Therapy for Couples began with Harville Hendrix, Ph.D, author of "Getting The Love You Want" and his wife Helen LaKelley HuntPh.D, Ph.D. New York Times bestselling authors. Together, they have written over 10 books with more than 4 million copies sold. In addition, Harville has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey television program 17 times!
However, marriage—even for marriage experts—is never easy. Just like any other couple, Harville and Helen experienced a power struggle where they attempted to change, coerce, and threaten each other to be “more like me.” A critical comment would degenerate into loud arguments. Blaming each other was a common focus of conversation.
After a decade of marriage, they found themselves teetering on the brink of divorce. And similarly, so did Stephen and I. I was teaching the weekend workshops and struggling to use the tools I was teaching in my own marriage.
Ironically, our own teaching made the biggest difference. Harville and Helen and Stephen and I ultimately experienced the benefit of “practicing what you preach” to overcome negativity and learn to lovingly communicate with each other. And like this iconic couples. Stephen and I also reconnected through the exercises I had used to coach thousands of other couples, the same ones that restored both of our marriages, and we now enjoy a true partnership! Now don’t get me wrong, we still struggle but now Stephen teaches the workshops with me and is involved with the International Imago Faculty Institute.
Are you experiencing high levels of conflict in your relationship? Are you considering divorce or separation? Do things feel a little hopeless, but you're not ready to throw in the towel just yet? Is the spark gone or do you just want to get some solid foundations for your relationship? Find connection and feel close again by utilizing Imago relationship therapy, an approach full of powerful tools developed by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D, author of "Getting The Love You Want", I can help you to return to connection and heal your relationship with this collaborative form of couples counseling.
