Imago Institute for Relationships

The Imago Institute for Relationships, established by Brenda Rawlings and Peter McMillan in 1999, offers:

• Marriage and Relationship Counselling

• Weekend Workshops for Couples

• Professional Training Programmes in Imago Relationship Therapy

We are dedicated to helping you rediscover the joy and potential of being together as a couple.

Brenda Rawlings and Peter McMillan

Brenda Rawlings passed over in February 2022, after a two and a half year journey with brain cancer.  Peter McMillan continues to offer the services of the Imago Institute for Relationships.  This page is currently being reviewed and updated.

We first discovered Imago work in 1993, when we read Harville Hendrix’ first book: “Getting the Love You Want – A Guide for Couples”.  It was at a time in our relationship when we were having serious difficulty. This book enabled us to make sense of what was happening between us and gave us hope that there could be a way forward.
We began training in Imago Relationship Therapy in 1996 and since then we have been learning and growing with this work. We have woven Imago into our relationships with each other, our children and our communities. Professionally, we now specialise in relationship counselling, have presented more than 100 weekend workshops for couples and provide training in Imago Therapy for other counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists in Australia and New Zealand.

We are now increasingly able to share the information and vision of this approach with confidence, integrity and compassion. We are wanting to empower individuals to grow, heal and restore connections in their lives through conscious, committed relationships. We believe this is wonderful work, and we feel privileged to have been able to bring it into our own lives and to share it with others.  At the same time, we are continually updating with other theories and with current research in order that we are able to offer the very best service.