ABOUT

“Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.”
― David Richo

Cindy Bonacorso LaTour

Cindy holds a Masters in Marriage Family Therapy, certification in IMAGO Relationship therapy and is a facilitator of PRE and POST marriage counseling.

She has worked with adolescents, individuals, and couples using systemic, person centered, solution focused, and cognitive therapy to empower clients to find solutions that can be applied in their personal and professional life. She has handled a wide spectrum of issues including, mood disorders, stress management, conflict resolution, life transitions, and communication skills.

Her marital expertise includes affairs, sexual and intimacy problems, divorce and separation, parenting through separation, and abuse recovery. With domestic helpers being common in Hong Kong, she has also assisted domestic helpers deal with culture shock, unresolved issues and separation from their families.

Cindy has lived in Hong Kong since 2004, married for 19 years and has three children. 

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): The aim of ACT is to maximize human potential for a rich and meaningful life by the following two ways:

• Teaching psychological skills to deal with painful thoughts and feelings effectively in such a way that they have much less impact and influence over you (mindful skills)
• Helping clarify what is truly important and meaningful (i.e. your values) and then uses that knowledge to guide, inspire and motivate you to change your life for the better.

IMAGO: Developed by Dr. Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt, IMAGO recognizes that an inherent nature of human beings is a “push towards wholeness”. Wholeness consists of Maslow’s qualities of a self actualized person: spontaneity and creativity, acceptance in life, a need to have solitude and deep intense relationships, a sense of humor, caring and compassion for others, inner directions, and an open and fresh attitude of life. IMAGO allows couples to discover their lost self, understand what made them attractive to their partner and ultimately connect through an effective dialogue gaining control of each person’s unique behaviors.

PREPARE/ENRICH: This tailor-made assessment allows couples to see strengths and growth areas. It is a universal, cultural sensitive tool that has been used by over three million people to improve communication, enrich relationships, manage stress, and address issues such as assertiveness, active listening, family origins, personality traits, sex and affection, and financial management. This assessment consists of at least seven sessions.