Attachment-Based Therapy relies on John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory to inform the therapeutic process. Attachment Theory emphasizes the quality of an infant’s connection to its parent, most primarily its mother. If a child is adequately cared for and responded to, they will grow up to form healthy relationships. If a mother is too distant, unresponsive, or overly cautious, the infant is more likely to grow up to experience unhealthy relationships. Children must get adequate care and love to learn to trust others and themselves.
Attachment-Based Therapy’s goal is to help you rebuild the context of your relationships in more healthy, positive ways. Your therapist will show you openness, caring, and empathy. You can experience what a healthy relationship looks and feels like through this therapeutic relationship.
Although therapists can use it for individual or group therapy, you may benefit from Attachment-Based Therapy in a family therapy setting.
Your therapist will help you discover your particular attachment style based on your relationship with your parents and your early memories of family relationships. They also will explore your current relationship dynamics as they relate to your upbringing. With this understanding, you and your therapist can then begin to restructure your existing relationships based on a foundation of love and trust.
Therapists Who Specialize in Using Attachment-Based Therapy
I believe individuals come to therapy with concerns that are becoming problematic to their lives. However we were raised, along the way, we picked up traits that grew along with us, and manifested themselves in our everyday living; traits, such as abandonment, mistrust, defectiveness, vulnerable to harm/illness, entitlement, unrelenting standards/hypercritical, and dependence. I believe these...
"The world breaks everyone, but some are strong at the broken places." -Ernest Hemingway. We all encounter challenges from time to time that seem to break us but with support we can strengthen the broken places to become whole again. If you are facing challenges in life with PTSD, depression, anxiety, relationship challenges or parenting needs I will help come alongside you to find the strength...
Making the decision to begin therapy may be a scary and difficult one, but making the choice to heal is one of the bravest things a person can do. It is my belief that healing is always a possibility and with the combination your willingness and my experience we will navigate the process of increasing your sense of well-being, health, happiness, or whatever it is you seek to improve. Together w...
“As a therapist, I hold on the vision of your possible future even when you are in so much pain you cannot see beyond today. I wait patiently for the day when you can see the beauty inside yourself that I saw from the first day we met." (asiansformentalhealth) My therapeutic style is warm, engaging and genuine. I take an eclectic approach to counseling in which I enjoy working with people from ...
As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist, I am passionate about using action-oriented therapies with my clients. For the past ten years, I have provided therapeutic services and parenting support for families, utilizing play as the common language. In addition, I facilitate Equine Assisted Therapy with military personnel and their families. My favorite approaches to...
Some concerns that bring people to me are their experience of loneliness, depression, and anxiety; feelings of worry, emptiness, and sadness; a search for connection and meaning in relationships and work; life transitions; perfectionism; self-doubt; relationship difficulties; divorce; searching for life direction and a sense of purpose; loss and grief; and exploration of identity. I work with...
I recognize and understand that the decision to seek therapy and receive help in a time of frustration and possible hopelessness is typically not one sought out overnight. I work to co-create meaning and goals with you to better to fit your own personal strengths and life experiences. You are courageous in seeking out help, and we can build hope together. Some areas I have focused on in my work...
My approach to therapy is down to earth, compassion-focused and non-judgmental. My goal is to assist you to live a life that is satisfying, to change problematic patterns, and pursue a relationship with yourself and others that is infused with fearless authenticity. By exploring issues related to family and upbringing as well as problems with self-esteem, we can work to resolve feelings of...
In our sessions together you'll encounter an open, affirming, and non-judgmental healing space to process challenges and transitions in your life. I'm passionate about helping you to both build and recognize the resiliency within yourself in relation to life's stressors. I'm particularly interested in working with adults and older adolescents who hope to gain greater self-confidence, sustain...
I believe one of the most powerful tools we have in life is our voice. When we are silenced and not allowed the opportunity to express ourselves it can result in depression and anxiety. Over time it will impair our self-efficacy and value. It is vital to have a safe space to express your thoughts and feelings without judgment. When individuals are in an empathetic atmosphere and feel honored th...
I have complete confidence in the power of a healing, corrective experience & helping clients to move in the direction of improving their resilience, independence, decision-making & life competency. The best predictor of a successful therapeutic experience is a strong therapeutic alliance & rapport between the therapist & client. I believe in fostering feelings of trust, respect and hope. I fos...
Jessica works primarily from a psychodynamic perspective: she focuses on the underlying causes to the struggles clients face and believes that deeper self-understanding promotes meaningful and lasting change. Integrating techniques from other approaches, such as mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral therapy, she tailors the work for each client’s unique goals and needs. Jessica has worked with...
Javier's approach to therapy is primarily person-centered and cognitive-behavioral. However, he also utilizes techniques from other modalities as well including DBT, mindfulness, Gestalt therapy, and motivational interviewing. His therapy involves actively listening to clients' needs and concerns, while engaging them in whichever therapeutic intervention may best be suitable for them in a...
It is an honor to be trusted to collaborate with my clients on their healing journey. I work diligently to empower clients to help acknowledge their own innate wisdom and strengths within a stigma-free and judgment-free environment. I specialize in addiction, which I believe ultimately stems from unresolved trauma, attachment wounds, and adverse life experiences that cause toxic shame and patte...
Clients I work with have an element of wanting to restore hope in themselves, their professions, their relationships, and their life overall. We work together to restore hope in the areas of their choosing, using experiential and psychodramatic methods to achieve those results more effeciently and more impactfully. Within that modality, we work on making small degrees of difference vs a whole 1...
