GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT

Weekend workshop for interracial couples

NEXT WORKSHOP is July 26-27, 2025

Interracial marriages and relationships have undergone tremendous growth within the last few decades. Interracial couples regularly navigate their racial reality in ways that are universal for all romantic partners and are in other ways unique and uncharted. Facilitated by a married interracial couple Yael & Dr. Paula, both Certified Imago Workshop Presenters, the workshop creates a safe, supportive environment for couples to explore core issues and transform their partnership.

 

Cherishing Differences - Your Free Guide

Learn the keys to a thriving interracial relationship from an interracial couple and Imago Therapists.

Are you seeking deeper connection and understanding in your interracial relationship? The key to lasting love is not just in big gestures but in everyday actions that foster trust, intimacy, and mutual respect.

This powerful guide explores essential relationship skills to help you:

  • Cherish your differences and strengthen your bond
  • Heal past wounds and create space for growth
  • Improve communication and conflict resolution

Keys to Thriving Interracial Relationships

Private Couples' Intensives

Learning to Communicate

The intensive invites interracial couples to experience “Dialogue,” a powerful positive communication process that enables them to really see each other–beyond their fears, cultural conditioning and projections. Dialogue provides a safe and fertile context for each person to see, hear, and understand their partner’s perspective and gain deeper insight into him or herself. Experiencing Dialogue connects partners across differences that are commonly known to create deep divides and polarization.

Meet Yael & Dr. Paula

Yael Bat-Shimon is a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, Workshop Presenter and writer. Dr. Paula M. Smith is a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist & Workshop Presenter, Imago Faculty Candidate, adjunct professor and published author. Yael & Paula are an interracial couple that have been married for 16 years and in 2011, they co-founded Imago Relationships Providence.

Why Imago with Yael & Paula

Imago therapy is a form of relationship therapy that aims to help partners listen deeply to each other’s concerns and needs, develop empathy and understanding, and heal from past experiences together. Yael & Paula have adapted Imago therapy to address the specific needs of interracial couples.

Helps dissolve conflict

Imago relationship therapy focuses on transforming conflict into healing and growth through relational connection.

Deepens your connection

“Imago Dialogue” allows couples to move from blame and reactivity to understanding and empathy, so they can create a deeper and loving connection with each other.