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We are a team of qualified counsellors based in Cheadle Cheshire.
We also run courses and workshops for couple using. Imago relationship therapy

POPULAR couples Weekend Workshop

Official Imago Relationship course for couples in Cheshire. Getting The Love You Want Workshop

This popular two day workshop helps you understand your relationship better and become more closely connected.

  • Based on the best-selling book of the same name.
  • Suitable of any type or stage of relationship.
  • Delivered in over 20 countries world-wide.
  • Estimated to be worth 6 months of therapy.
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We're Ian Tomlinson and Joanna Groves. We present this workshop and share our experiences and struggles as partners in life and business.

What Happens in the Workshop?

We'll take you through the six different stages of a relationship and share why each is as important as the next.

The stages are:

There are a range of activities including lectures, exercises and group discussion.

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A central part of Imago Relationship Therapy is the dialogue process. This is a structured, safe way for you to talk to each other that will allow you both to express yourselves and be truly heard.

Imago dialogue is one of the first things you will learn in the workshop and you will use this throughout the two days to talk things through with your partner.

The second day of the workshop is mostly focused on the “Doing the work” stage of the relationship.

You will dialogue with your partner about ways to bring fun, surprises, love and connection into your relationship. You'll also make a shared Relationship Vision. This is a plan for where you want your relationship to head in the future.

We will guide you at every stage and support you when you're unsure of what to do.

They Say...

"I thoroughly enjoyed it. I found Ian and Joanna to be immensely warm and welcoming."
"A wonderful and loving way to invest in your relationship."
"I think you've protected our marriage for a long time."
"I rediscovered how fantastic my wife is."
"I can't over emphasise how great this workshop is, I have learnt so much. I have had fun and planted the seeds for my greater growth."
"After 37 years in our relationship, this has opened up a whole new field of areas to dialogue about. An exciting adventure ahead of us both!"

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“Im so grateful to Imago... I found that when my relationships work that everything in my life works and there's so much more joy”.

Alanis Morissette
“The greatest teacher for me about validation... and what we were all looking for is Harville Hendrix [creator of Imago] who was our first real guest expert on the show".

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"Warmth of the staff made me feel safe and happy to contribute... Love the fact it was delivered by a couple, made it very relatable."
"This weekend would be extremely valuable for all couples to attend. It helps to enrich relationships no matter what level of challenges you face."
"Ian and Joanna were both very well prepared and are very good therapists."
"Warm, welcoming and nonjudgmental."
"What we learned this weekend has helped us to recommit to our relationship, feeling clear about what we want and hopeful because it feels achievable."
"I would recommend this workshop to couples wanting to strengthen their relationship and learn the tools to do this."
"A deeply rewarding workshop delivered in an atmosphere of nurture and love."
"A positive, proactive and loving way of deepening and reinforcing our commitment and partnership."
"Having an understanding of how our pasts were affecting the here and now and the array of unhealthy defence mechanisms that were being played out, was really eye-opening."
"It was challenging at times but I'm glad we took 2 days out to invest the time in building a healthier relationship."
"I thoroughly enjoyed it. I found Ian and Joanna to be immensely warm and welcoming."
"Nothing felt rushed or overwhelming during the two days."
"Two experienced professional therapists and presenters with in-depth knowledge of the material and living testament to its implementation and effectiveness. Presented with congruence and permission. Highly recommended."
"Teaches you to fight for your relationship instead of fighting your relationship."
"We've been married for 30 years. In that time we've been in and out of couples counselling. Nothing has been as helpful as learning the Imago Dialogue. Thank you!"
"The workshop normalised our struggles making us willing to open up and share."
"This course is challenging but ultimately rewarding. It created a safe environment to understand my partner."
"Warm and open. Used amazing examples from their own lives to make the whole experience relatable."
"I loved the way everybody was 'held' by you both and your obvious enthusiasm for Imago. Thank you!"
"Very confident and knowledgeable. Challenged us but cared and kept us safe."
"It's been an amazing workshop that's had a really positive impact on our relationship!"
"Can't wait to implement our learning in everyday life, thank you!"
"A great workshop to improve healthy and loving relationships with simple and structured communication tools and exercises"
"Ian and Joanna made me feel very welcome and offered lots of support"
"Before doing this workshop I was concerned that I would have to be "on show", but this was never the case. Ian and Joanna delivered the workshop in a safe and non-threatening way".
"I'm so pleased that we came on this workshop, we have had some massive insights and I feel excited for our future together - thank you!"
"It was a wonderful workshop that gave me hope for our relationship."
"A place where growth is happening"
"It's been fun, and given us powerful and practical tools to improve our relationship"
"If you doubt your relationship, come to this workshop to find certainty."
"The Imago dialogue process allowed us to declutter our 32-year-old relationship and move forward to a very positive space."
"Ian and Joanna are excellent facilitators of this course, they are fun and knowledgable!"
"I'd wish we'd done the Getting the Love You Want workshop earlier. I fancy offering such a weekend for all the young couples in my family."
"A fabulous course presented very professionally and yet in an approachable and friendly manner. Extremely worthwhile for our relationship."
"Thank you for being fun, inspiring, open and easy-going."
"Guidance was informative, useful and will have a positive impact on our lives."
"We had lost the ability to communicate and hadn't felt a strong connection for years. Now we are flying high! (And I remember my husband is really hot!)
"One of the best investments you'll make in your marriage!"
"An excellent workshop run by warm, friendly and approachable presenters."
"The workshop provided a safe place to be honest and real with no judgement - just loads of practical tools to help us have the best marriage possible."
"I feel excited and re-energised about the future of my relationship with my partner."
"A welcoming and positive environment. A revitalising experience or our relationship."
"A highly skilled, knowledgeable team teaching practical approaches to help loving and understanding."
"I enjoyed the workshop. I learned a lot that I can use for both my professional work and my personal relationships."
"Ian and Joanna were knowledgeable and skilled in offering a safe and structured environment to help me grow. Great techniques so accessible and easy to apply in the real world."
"Joanna and Ian share an obvious passion for the things they teach and are willing to be open about their own journeys, which is reassuring."
"I got more out of this than I expected. Try it!"
"It was great, Ian and Joanna are very competent and welcoming. Strongly recommend."
"Thank you for teaching us all these amazing tools and creating a warm, safe and welcoming environment."
"Ian and Joanna have been exceptional at walking us through the concepts of Imago and have gifted us the tool of DIALOGUE!"
"Ian and Joanna created a very safe environment for us to explore our deepest, darkest fears. They were great co-presenters, very professional."
"A very insightful and enjoyable workshop. Looking forward to applying everything I've learned."
"I found the course extremely useful and has helped me make a massive change in communicating with my partner
"Ian and Joanna were welcoming, knowledgable and put me at ease... helped us deal with difficult issues in a sensitive way."
"Warmth of the staff made me feel safe and happy to contribute... Love the fact it was delivered by a couple, made it very relatable."
"Ian and Joanna are so warm and welcoming, I surprised myself by feeling very comfortable and willing to contribute."
"I feel like I am coming away with a deeper understanding of my partner and new commitment to having the best relationship we can!"
"This weekend would be extremely valuable for all couples to attend. It helps to enrich relationships no matter what level of challenges you face."
"Warm, welcoming and nonjudgmental."
"What we learned this weekend has helped us to recommit to our relationship, feeling clear about what we want and hopeful because it feels achievable."
"I would recommend this workshop to couples wanting to strengthen their relationship and learn the tools to do this."
"A deeply rewarding workshop delivered in an atmosphere of nurture and love."
"A positive, proactive and loving way of deepening and reinforcing our commitment and partnership."
"I can't over emphasise how great this workshop is, I have learnt so much. I have had fun and planted the seeds for my greater growth.
"Having an understanding of how our pasts were affecting the here and now and the array of unhealthy defence mechanisms that were being played out, was really eye-opening."
"I thoroughly enjoyed it. I found Ian and Joanna to be immensely warm and welcoming."
"Two experienced professional therapists and presenters with in-depth knowledge of the material and living testament to its implementation and effectiveness. Presented with congruence and permission. Highly recommended."

Details

Workshops run from 9.00am until 5.30pm on Saturday and 9.00 to 5.00pm on the Sunday. Dates are on our enrolment page.
Cheadle is a delightfull village 30 minutes from Manchester.

Credentials

FAQs

No. It's important to understand that this is an educational workshop not therapy. You will not be asked to share what's going on in your relationship.

In fact the best thing to do is put that stuff in a box and take it out again after the workshop when you may be able to look at it with new eyes.

No. One of you is going to want to do this workshop more than the other. This is normal and perfectly OK. Within a couple of hours most people have realised they are safe, are not going to be shamed or exposed. You'll see that you're just like everyone else on the workshop - fallible human beings doing their best to have a relationship with someone who is different to them.

I promise you, once everyone is over the initial arrival nerves, they relax, learn and have a laugh with the group.

Putting a gun to your partner's head and forcing them to come is kind of opposite to what the workshop is about. Neither of you will get much out of it if one of you is hating every minute!

You might wish to consider our Finding and Keeping Love course for individuals.

The maximum space at the centre is for 6 couples. During exercises you'll all spread around the therapy centre in our three rooms. To be clear, you won't have total privacy. This is normal for workshops like this, which are often delivered in hotels with no privacy at all.

Once more, this is a workshop not therapy so you will not be talking about your heavy stuff, just learning to talk to each other safely so you can deal with that stuff when you get home.

Probably. You're thinking of coming on the course, right? What type of person are you? That's the sort of person attracted to the workshop.

Mostly our experience is couples like each other and can relate to each other's experiences…to the point where we have to chivvy things along to get back on track!

Don't do it. You will never be forced to share anything, do anything or believe anything that doesn't fit.

We will look after you throughout the workshop, after all, this about how to create safety and connection in your relationship.

Sure! We're happy to take £200 deposit then two further instalments of £200 and £150. We just ask that you have paid in full before the day of the workshop. If you want to pay this way just contact us here and we can sort it.

No. This course is for anyone who is in a committed relationship. It doesn't matter if you are struggling, happy as Larry, six- months in, about to get married, whatever.

It also doesn't matter if you are gay, straight, bi, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Martian or Klingon. If you want a closer, more connected relationship, this is the workshop for you.

Enrol

The workshop costs £600. This covers both of you. If you want to pay in installments please contact us here and we will arrange this with you.


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