"In every domain, the mastery of Relational Intelligence is the paramount catalyst for success."

            - Michelle Bohls

How the Horses Give Us Feedback

The Imago Professional Facilitator training incorporates a unique Equus Coaching component that allows participants to experience the energies they bring to each relationship while getting immediate feedback. They can develop a visceral understanding of the “relational space” they’re creating. As a result, they become aware of their internal processes and their affect on others.

The energetics in the “relational space” between each person in a group or organization will determine how well a team functions. Healthy relationships are the key to building trust among colleagues or employees to foster a productive work environment. Otherwise, no amount of team building activities or management training can create lasting results.

Building relationships is more than an intellectual exercise. When leaders attend typical corporate trainings, they’re inundated with theories but are left without understanding the psychological dynamics that determine how employees relate to each other.

Imago Facilitation Skills

The first in person module offers you the core communication tools to work with individuals, dyads (two people), and groups.

Ethical guidelines and structured processes help to establish practices that keep clients and facilitators safe in the context of a professional relationship. There are several important areas to review with clients upfront such as the difference between coaching or professional facilitation and therapy. Clear agreements and contracts create an ethical, confidential, and safe environment. 

Conflict is Demotivating

Learn why people polarize their perspectives and help them navigate these differences for better morale and better professional outcomes. By leveraging different points of view while remaining grounded in shared values, embracing differences can improve creativity and promote open communication. 

As facilitators we understand the complexity of relationships and embrace conflict as growth trying to happen. We use structure and communication tools to promote and maintain safety. 

Groups and Teams

Most of us accomplish our career goals in teams or groups. Learn how to facilitate these interactions to improve safety without sacrificing diversity in perspectives. 

Few of understand the deeper relational dynamics between people participating in group and teams (task oriented groups). Empower yourself and your clients when you understand the psychological dynamics of groups and their stages of development.

Organizations Need Love Too!

Organizations move through continuous and dynamic changes, often without a deeper understanding of what individuals, dyads, and groups need to transition effectively through change and maintain their motivation. 

Learn how a founder's needs and values, the organization's structure and its policies affect the people that make up an organization. Explore your personal history with organizations to better understand ways to facilitate change and transition in small businesses and all types of organizations.

Integrating Your Facilitation Skills

After each module participants will bring a recording of their practicing their new facilitation skills. Confidence comes with positive feedback and a growth mindset.

In our last in person module we will integrate what you have learned in working with a wide variety of populations. As you prepare for your Certification as an Imago Professional Facilitator, you will design a project in a domain of experience for you that demonstrates your exciting new skills!

Join a worldwide network of Imago therapists and Imago Facilitators who with journey with you to Become an Agent of Change in the World.