Shows
Rebuilding Trust with Carol The CoachEncounter-Centered Couples Therapy Can Make A Difference with Carol the CoachToday, Carol the Coach, Mary Kay Cocharo who wants to educate our listeners abou a new type of support and intervention.Encounter-Centered Couples Therapy is an integrative relational model at the intersection of philosophy, clinical theory, organizational methodology, and relational neurobiology. It aims at assisting couples to experience the most alive and joyful connection with each other while helping each other grow and develop their relational intelligence on the path to relational maturity. It inspires couples to become not just good couples but creative couples! In the stage of Intimacy Building, EcCT will help you to learn an effective a...
2025-11-3041 min
The Trouble with SexCultivating the Space Where Your Relationship LivesDr. Tammy sits down with relationship therapists Mary Kay Cocharo and Evie Shafner to discuss how reactivity and anxiety kills connection and libido, and to how cultivate the space between you and your partner - because that space is where your relationship and family lives and thrives.OUR GUESTSMary Kay CocharoFormer Employment Recruiter turned Marriage and Family Therapist, Mary Kay Cocharo specializes working with couples and families. She is certified in Imago Relationship Therapy and achieved the level of Master Practitioner in Encounter-centered Couples Transformation. She works...
2025-09-1947 min
Stronger Marriage ConnectionThe Imago Connection: Transforming Conflict into Growth | Mary Kay Cocharo | #130Mary Kay Cocharo shares how Imago therapy helps transform relationship conflicts into opportunities for healing childhood wounds through a structured dialogue process that fosters safety, understanding, and deep connection. • Imago theory suggests we're unconsciously attracted to partners who possess both positive and negative traits of our childhood caretakers• Relationships typically move from a romantic stage (lasting about two years) to a power struggle phase where childhood wounds emerge• 50% of married couples divorce during the power struggle phase after about six years of conflict• The Intentional Dialogue process involves mirroring (reflecting what was said), validating (acknowled...
2025-04-2851 min
VoyageLATaking the Road Less Traveled, Building a Unique Business, Brand & CareerWe’re so lucky to have some great guests with us today to discuss taking the road less traveled, building a unique business, brand & career and so much more. The panelists are also content partners. Content partners help Voyage in so many ways from sponsoring our mission, spreading the word about the work we do, and collaborating with us on content like this.Mary Kay Cocharo | Couples Therapist and Retreat PresenterIntro: I am a Relationship Therapist.Shoutout Story: https://shoutoutla.com/meet-mary-kay-cocharo-licensed-marriage-and-family-therapist-certified-couples-therapist/Website: www.mkcocharo.comYout...
2023-11-2744 min
Help Them Heal-with Carol the CoachEncounter-Centered Couples Therapy Can Make A Difference with Carol the CoachToday, Carol the Coach, Mary Kay Cocharo who wants to educate our listeners abou a new type of support and intervention.Encounter-Centered Couples Therapy is an integrative relational model at the intersection of philosophy, clinical theory, organizational methodology, and relational neurobiology. It aims at assisting couples to experience the most alive and joyful connection with each other while helping each other grow and develop their relational intelligence on the path to relational maturity. It inspires couples to become not just good couples but creative couples! In the stage of Intimacy Building, EcCT will help you to learn an effective and p...
2023-06-1941 min
The Jon Dabach ShowSpecial Guest: Mary Kay Cocharo, MFTMy guest today is Mary Kay Cocharo, LMFT. Mary Kay has been working with couples and families for over 30 years in her private practice in West Los Angeles. She is deeply passionate about helping couples improve their communication skills, deepen their connection, resolve conflict, and rediscover the joy of being together. She offers weekly sessions, Private Intensives, Workshops, and Weekend Couples Retreats. She is active in preparing engaged couples for marriage through several different formats, including The FOCCUS Premarital Inventory and Start Right, Stay Connected Workshops. Her Ebook entitled, 8 Essential Topics to Discuss Before Saying I Do, is available...
2023-02-0340 min
Sensitive in Nature PodcastStart off the New Year with Your Partner by Creating Connection, with Mary Kay CocharoWhat is encounter-centered relationship therapy? Why are mind-to-body regulation practices important? How is curiosity vital to authentic communication? In this podcast episode, I interview Mary Kay Cocharo about how structured communication tools can help HSP Couples stay connected and out of emotional reactivity. We discuss Imago-based therapy, and how couples can avoid resentment by providing a safe space for communication. Thanks for listening, I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram and Facebook. Sign up for my Free Email Course. SHOW NOTES AND RESOURCES: Click here WEBSITE: www.amiokpodcast.com
2022-01-2747 minSensitive in Nature PodcastStart off the New Year with Your Partner by Creating Connection, with Mary Kay CocharoWhat is encounter-centered relationship therapy? Why are mind-to-body regulation practices important? How is curiosity vital to authentic communication? In this podcast episode, I interview Mary Kay Cocharo about how structured communication tools can help HSP Couples stay connected and out of emotional reactivity. We discuss Imago-based therapy, and how couples can avoid resentment by providing a safe space for communication. Thanks for listening, I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram and Facebook. Sign up for my Free Email Course. SHOW NOTES AND RESOURCES: Click here WEBSITE: www.amiokpodcast.com
2022-01-2747 minSensitive in Nature PodcastHow Structured Communication Tools Can Help Highly Sensitive Couples with Mary Kay CocharoWhat is encounter-centered relationship therapy? Why are mind-to-body regulation practices important? How is curiosity vital to authentic communication? In this podcast episode, I interview Mary Kay Cocharo about how structured communication tools can help HSP Couples stay connected and out of emotional reactivity. We discuss Imago-based therapy, and how couples can avoid resentment by providing a safe space for communication. Thanks for listening, I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram and Facebook. Sign up for my Free Email Course. SHOW NOTES AND RESOURCES: Click here WEBSITE: www.a...
2021-12-2345 minSensitive in Nature PodcastHow Structured Communication Tools Can Help Highly Sensitive Couples with Mary Kay CocharoWhat is encounter-centered relationship therapy? Why are mind-to-body regulation practices important? How is curiosity vital to authentic communication? In this podcast episode, I interview Mary Kay Cocharo about how structured communication tools can help HSP Couples stay connected and out of emotional reactivity. We discuss Imago-based therapy, and how couples can avoid resentment by providing a safe space for communication. Thanks for listening, I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram and Facebook. Sign up for my Free Email Course. SHOW NOTES AND RESOURCES: Click here WEBSITE: www.a...
2021-12-2345 min
The Happy Nervous SystemEpisode 9: The Secret behind Great Communication in Your Relationship with Mary Kay CocharoIn today’s episode, I interview a colleague of mine who is close to my heart! She is an exceptional couples therapist who is very well-known in the Los Angeles area. Mary Kay shares the secrets behind her success as a couples therapist and WHY bad communication isn’t about talking at all! Being certified in both Imago Couples Therapy and Encounter-Centered Couples Therapy, she brings a wide range of knowledge and clinical experience to the conversation. You will walk away with tools on how to approach conflict in your marriage, change exhausting patterns, and stop fighting about the litt...
2021-08-0437 min
Medicine, We're Still Practicing13 - Couples Therapy And the Coronavirus with Certified Relationship Therapist Mary Kay CocharoSpending lots of time indoors together with your significant other can put a strain on your relationship. Certified Relationship Therapist Mary Kay Cocharo joins hosts Dr. Steven Taback and Bill Curtis to offer ideas, tips and exercises for couples who are sheltering-in-place together. (4:00) managing couples' relationships. (6:00) types of stress. (7:00) Focus on what's important. (9:00) Emotional Communication. (10:00) Example of therapy and treatments. (13:00) Recognizing stress in a partner. (13:30) Connection and Mindfulness. (17:00) Meditation and exercise. (19:00) Running out of things to talk about. (21:00) job loss and relationships. (23:00) New couples v. Older couples. (27:00) Mindful exercises. Hosted by Bill Curtis and Dr...
2020-04-2134 min
Rise Up For YouEpisode #190 with Mary Cocharo- The Essentials of Communication with Your Romantic PartnerEpisode #190 with Mary Cocharo- The Essentials of Communication with Your Romantic Partner. Mary Kay Cocharo, LMFT has been working with couples and families for over 28 years in her private practice in West Los Angeles. She is deeply passionate about helping couples improve their communication skills, deepen their connection resolve conflict and rediscover the joy of being together. She offers weekly sessions, Private and Group Intensives and Workshops for Couples. She is active in preparing engaged couples for marriage through several different formats, including The FOCCUS Premarital Inventory and Start Right, Stay Connected Workshops. Her Ebook entitled, 8 Essential Topics to Discuss B...
2018-06-0133 min