Lori Karch, LCSW

I met ‘the love of my life’ in 1992 and knew we would live happily ever after. Sure, we fought occasionally and sometimes there were big fights, but we were married and I’d been told ‘all couples fight.’ When the feeling of dissatisfaction became constant, I suggested we go to counseling. My husband, George, didn’t want to go. So, I headed to the library and literally checked out the shelf of relationship books and started reading. When I came to Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt, all sorts of light bulbs went off in my head. Not only did it address my marriage, it described every relationship I’d ever been in! I bought the book, gave it to George and he read two chapters and said it wasn’t for him. Thinking at the time that ‘it takes two’ to make a relationship work, we divorced and I moved back to Indiana to be around my family and lick my wounds.

I continued studying the Imago theory and started doing the exercises in Keeping the Love You Find (also by Hendrix). I found an Imago therapist and started dating again. Enter Kevin. We had a wonderful relationship for about six months and then the power struggle hit. I asked if he was interested in going to a workshop and being the courageous man that he is said “Yes!” And so off we went to an Imago workshop. In those first few months after the workshop when we would have arguments, we would literally get out our workbooks and follow the instructions and read the sentence stems to get us through our conflicts.

Twenty plus years later, we are both in the relationship of our dreams. We rarely argue, we experience joy and laughter on a daily basis, and we feel more in love than ever. This really is the love and relationship of my dreams.

As for me, I went back to school to get my masters degree so that I could become an Imago therapist. I am now a Certified Imago Consultant providing supervision to therapists as well as a Certified Imago Workshop Presenter. I have completed Ketamine/Psychedlic Assisted Psychotherapy Integration training, Advanced Accelerated Resolution Therapy training and Level 4 of Brainspotting. Other training includes Interpersonal Neurobiology and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy.

My mission is to bring the tools of Imago Relationship Therapy to couples and individuals of Indianapolis and Greenwood to enrich their love and their lives. Imago Relationships work!

Sean Copeland, LCSW

I’ve spent my entire career working as a morning radio host and even though I fancied myself a professional communicator, something in that department felt lacking in my relationships. I’ve had amazing teachers in the broadcast world, but no one ever taught me how to best communicate with romantic partners and in other interpersonal relationships. I bounced around to a few therapists until I found one with whom I really connected. I started doing work on myself – learning about past wounds and how they were shaping the way I was showing up present day for partners, friends, family, and even coworkers.

By the time I met Andy, I was a full on Imago Therapy “groupie.” There are many approaches to relationship therapy and this is one I came to really believe in. It offers a framework for healing communication, it helps create safety, stir passion, and helps you to understand and be understood. I believe relationships are the most powerful vehicle for growth in our lives. They can help you become the best version of yourself. Andy and I are now happily married and have co-created a relationship with more joy, laughter, and empathy than either of us could have ever imagined.

At some point, I loved this work so much that I thought “Why not do it for a living?” So, I went back to school to complete a master’s degree and become a certified Imago therapist. I am also certified in EMDR - a highly effective, evidence based trauma therapy.

In addition to couples, I also love working with individuals who have anxiety, depression, trauma, general life change, and a hunger for growth in their life. If you’re ready to invest in yourself and do the work, I’d be honored to work alongside you.

"The older I get, the more convinced I am that the space between communicating human beings can be hallowed ground." – Mr. Rogers.

Josh Stanley, LCSW

Prior to being a therapist, I was a hairstylist for a decade, which was a lot of fun and allowed me to be creative. Prior to that, I was a teacher. I find I am the type of person who will do whatever it takes to complete what I set my mind to, even if it seems ridiculous to others. I learned we only live once, and we have to take charge of our lives and make things happen. So I decided to go to graduate school to become a Social Worker. While I was in graduate school, I knew I wanted to be in a private practice working with sex and the LGBTQIA+ community.

I grew up in central Indiana and graduated from Franklin College with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education, and received my Master's Degree from Indiana University School of Social Work, Indianapolis campus.

I specialize in trauma and how it impacts relationships. I love working with couples, especially couples who have experienced the hurt from infidelity. It provides a wonderful opportunity for couples to re-envision what their relationships can become by connecting, while also learning how to face the pain and hurt they experienced. Working with non-traditional relationships has been a lot of fun. We get to explore how each person wants to share and receive love from their partners, while maintaining an open dialogue to share what wounds and adaptations come up along the way.

Regardless of the client, helping anyone engage, resolve and reinvent through life’s challenges is a calling I humbly accept. Helping increase awareness for each client so they can make intentional choices for their life is so rewarding. I also enjoy helping those who are empathic learn how to establish routines for self-care and ways to work with their emotions so they can engage with life and others in a way that can help reduce anxiety.

I am trained in Brainspotting, which is a brain-body relational psychotherapy, that is shown to work well with many areas of struggle, including trauma, depression, and anxiety to name a few. It uses feelings in the body and one’s visual field to process events in the subconscious or non-verbal parts of the brain. It has helped so many clients gain freedom after their trauma.

I am also working on my certification in Imago, which is a dialogical therapy (based on having specific types of conversations with another). Imago focuses on the wounding experienced early in life and how we adapt to those hurts. When in a relationship, our adaptations can cause conflict. Imago seeks to find the source of the adaptations and provides the space necessary for partners to connect, heal, and grow, by providing corrective emotional experiences for each other.

I invite individuals, relationships (traditional and non-traditional), and families who seek deeper, more meaningful connections to themselves and those around them. I am committed to building and maintaining a therapeutic relationship that will support healing and foster a deeper sense of awareness for my clients.

If you would like to know more about my therapeutic processes, please reach out. I would love to speak to you about how we can work together to help you reach your goals.