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Suzanne Imes, Ph.D. has been in the private practice of clinical psychology in Atlanta for 25 years, specializing in Gestalt psychotherapy with individuals, couples, and groups. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University, where she provides psychotherapy supervision to advanced graduate students and sits on doctoral exam and dissertation committees. Dr. Imes is co-founder and Director of the Gestalt Institute of Georgia, where she has trained over 80 psychotherapists in the theory and practice of Gestalt therapy. She was named a Fellow of the Georgia Psychological Association for her contributions as chair of the Women’s Division of GPA and conference chair for the Division of Licensed Psychologists.
Dr. Imes has had extensive experience applying the principles of Gestalt therapy and Theme-Centered Interactional group work in consulting with small organizations, in presenting workshops on a variety of topics, and in providing psychotherapy training and supervision. Her presentations and workshops have included such diverse topics as understanding and recovering from betrayal, the use of touch in psychotherapy, creativity and conflict, money issues, two-chair Gestalt work, Gestalt dreamwork, working with intimate systems, understanding and applying the Enneagram in psychotherapy, interactive group psychotherapy, and embodied awareness and movement.
In 1978 Dr. Imes and Dr. Pauline Rose Clance published the seminal article on the Impostor Phenomenon theory (which involves a belief among high achievers that they are fooling people who think they are bright and capable). Subsequently, their work on the Impostor Phenomenon has been the subject of many studies conducted throughout the world, and the topic still continues to elicit interest and new research. The Impostor Phenomenon has been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers, including Time, Self, Shape, Mademoiselle, New Woman, the New York Times, the Boston Globe; the topic has also been discussed on websites worldwide.
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