We are living in the age of an overall crisis. A crisis is indicated in areas including the country, politics,
society, economy, and church. This crisis is concretely shown through wars, suicide, addiction, diseases,
crimes, poverty, unemployment and so forth. A fundamental cause of the whole crisis, however, is the
crisis of family and it is the crisis of marital relationships. I assure that all the societal problems stems
from marital issues. The basic unit of society is the family, and at the center of the family there is a
couple. The current divorce rate of this country ranks the highest among OECD countries and the
collapse of families has reached a serious level. Consequently, while adolescents' happiness index has been
ranked the lowest for the recent three years, issues such as runaway, crimes, suicide, youth
unemployment, and a phenomenon of avoiding marriage became both societal and national concerns. In
the present situation of Korea, a variety of couples therapy models including those that are popular in
other countries have been introduced and disseminated through academic works and scientific articles.
However, most of these couples therapies are limited to cognitive-behavioral approaches, or centered on
problem-solving on the surface level of marital conflicts. Thus, they fall short of handling deeper issues
which can be inherent in the hidden side of the problems. The present study aims at introducing the
imago marital relation therapy model in the age of an overall crisis comparing it to other models. This
particular therapeutic model has been globally acknowledged for its excellent clinical effect and integrative
perspectives.