Marriage Friendly Counseling : MN

Marriage Friendly Counseling : MN | Cheri Desmond May

	Cheri Desmond May Private Practice 2301 Como Ave Suite 203 St. Paul, MN 55108 Phone Number: (651) 698-0508 Email: cheri@desmondmay.com I've been a practicing psychotherapist for about 30 years, and the last 10 of those I have specialized in marriage and couple therapy as a certified Imago Couple's Therapist. I absolutely love the Imago work--both the underlying philosophy and the very practical ways it helps couple's "do something different" right away. Rather than talking to a therapist "about our relationship or about my partner" it asks each partner to talk directly to their significant other, and I become a coach or guide in the process. A significant part of the therapy is teaching new skills, learning new information, and by practicing "something different" in your communication, your actions day by day, and in your relationship overall. Often this difference is learning how to listen more deeply, to speak more kindly, how to give more generously, how to work directly with anger and frustration(or jealousy, or disappointment, etc), how to cultivate more understanding of the underlying issues so that compassion naturally arises out of conflict. I don't ask my clients to do anything I haven't already tried, both personally and in my primary relationship, which is a marriage of over 20 years. We celebrated our 20th Anniversary with a Re-Commitment ceremony in 2006. I truly believe that being committed to another person through thick and thin is a primer for learning how to cultivate a very conscious, deep, mature love that enriches life. Visit www.greatrivertherapy.com to learn more about me. Gender: Female Graduate Degree: MSW University: Washington University Graduate Degree: MaEd University: Washington University License: Licensed Psychologist State Licensed In: MN *Certifications/Awards/Memberships/Publications:* Certified as an Imago Couple's Therapist EMDR Level II Certification Certified: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Instructor Member: Minnesota Women's Psychologists Member: Minnesota Psychological Association

Cheri Desmond May

Private Practice

2301 Como Ave Suite 203

St. Paul, MN 55108

Phone Number: (651) 698-0508

I've been a practicing psychotherapist for about 30 years, and the last 10 of those I have specialized in marriage and couple therapy as a certified Imago Couple's Therapist.

I absolutely love the Imago work--both the underlying philosophy and the very practical ways it helps couple's "do something different" right away. Rather than talking to a therapist "about our relationship or about my partner" it asks each partner to talk directly to their significant other, and I become a coach or guide in the process. A significant part of the therapy is teaching new skills, learning new information, and by practicing "something different" in your communication, your actions day by day, and in your relationship overall. Often this difference is learning how to listen more deeply, to speak more kindly, how to give more generously, how to work directly with anger and frustration(or jealousy, or disappointment, etc), how to cultivate more understanding of the underlying issues so that compassion naturally arises out of conflict.

I don't ask my clients to do anything I haven't already tried, both personally and in my primary relationship, which is a marriage of over 20 years. We celebrated our 20th Anniversary with a Re-Commitment ceremony in 2006. I truly believe that being committed to another person through thick and thin is a primer for learning how to cultivate a very conscious, deep, mature love that enriches life.

Visit www.greatrivertherapy.com to learn more about me.

Gender: Female

Graduate Degree: MSW

University: Washington University

Graduate Degree: MaEd

University: Washington University

License: Licensed Psychologist

State Licensed In: MN

Certifications/Awards/Memberships/Publications:

Certified as an Imago Couple's Therapist

EMDR Level II Certification

Certified: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Instructor

Member: Minnesota Women's Psychologists

Member: Minnesota Psychological Association