{"id":7677,"date":"2021-06-24T22:39:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T20:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imagoafrica.co.za\/for-professionals\/?page_id=7677"},"modified":"2021-06-24T22:48:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T20:48:22","slug":"kobus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imagoafrica.co.za\/for-professionals\/kobus\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Nunito||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#076392&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;Raleway|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#414042&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Kobus van der Merwe <\/h1>\n<p>Kobus van der Merwe is a faculty member of Imago International Training Institute and has been training clinicians in Imago Relationship Therapy (Clinical Training) and other professionals in the Imago Relationship Theory (Imago Professional Facilitator Training) since 1998.<\/p>\n<p>He was a winner of the Harville Hendrix Award for Clinical Excellence in 2016 and is currently a Professor of Imago Studies at Daybreak University, California USA.<\/p>\n<p> Kobus is a remarkable teacher and couples\u2019 therapist who seamlessly weaves theory and Imago relationship constructs into his practice and supervision with students.<\/p>\n<p> He has made a significant contribution to the development of Imago globally and particularly in South Africa.  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