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
Dr. Natalie Fleischacker is a licensed clinical psychologist in Pennsylvania, specializing in neuropsychological assessment. She completed her pre- and post-doctoral training at Yale University and the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Fleischacker's primary practice areas include neurodevelopmental disorders (autism, ADHD, learning disabilities), traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular disorders, and dementia....
Have you been struggling with concerns related to drug/alcohol use, your relationships (with yourself or with others), adoption or attachment issues, and/or gender/sexuality issues? Together we can work in a supportive, non-judgmental, and compassionate space to better understand yourself... why you may choose to do things, and cope in ways, that have been unproductive, problematic or even harm...
Therapy is a relational dynamic process. I work to create a nurturing, compassionate, safe space that honors individual healing processes. My integrative holistic approach to psychotherapy means that I combine attachment theory, neuroscience, cognitive behavioral theory, and psychodynamic theory with the wisdom and insights from mindfulness-based practices, creative expression, and nature. Work...
I provide a safe, compassionate and collaborative environment to help you reach your potential. Using a client-centered approach to treatment, I'll tailor our work to your needs. Together we'll identify what may be holding you back, while you receive the support and guidance needed to achieve your goals. My areas of treatment specialization include Major Life Transitions, Substance Abuse,...
Catherine is a unique therapist with a breadth of lifetime experience that makes her an ideal therapist for adolescents and teens through adulting and on into parenting phases of life. Her background as a coach, entrepreneur, non-profit leader, and mom are life experiences she can draw from to guide you through your journey towards healing. Using a person-centered approach to counseling, Cather...
Are you feeling stuck or like there’s something missing? Do you suffer from anxiety or depression, unable to move forward in the ways that you would like? Is there an issue in a significant relationship in your life that you can’t seem to solve on your own? Are there patterns or habits that you are engaging in that you would like to shift out of, but need help doing so? Do you need someone you ...
Since 2007, I have supported families in crisis through a strength-based approach and focus on problem-solving goal setting. I work with individuals, family and facilitate social skill groups for children ages 3-10 years of age....
You might find yourself feeling lost or stuck in a loop you can't escape. You might wonder to yourself, "Why do I feel on edge all the time?" The stress and hardships of everyday life may be weighing you down to the point where you don't feel like yourself anymore. I can help. Together, we can create a plan for your goals while addressing the experiences and beliefs that may impact your current...
I specialize in working with parents, children, and teens on a variety of presenting issues ranging from anxiety, depression, behavioral problems, crisis management and general relational issues. I prescribe to the belief that in most cases involving children, therapy should be brief and time limited. I have provided counseling services in various settings including local schools, a community...
Hello, I'm Brittany Hicks. If you are looking here, you may be feeling Anxiety? Depression? Perhaps you've experienced a loss and there is grief or anger in your life. Maybe it's a relationship that you want help with? I work with people experiencing all sorts of things that life throws at them. First and foremost, I build a trusting relationship. You'll find that empathy and non-judgment are...
I aim to create a space where you feel recognized, understood, and safe enough to explore whatever pain or experience you need help with. My style is warm, collaborative, and compassionate. I use an individualized approach and tailor my interventions to your unique and specific needs. I also focus on creating a strong therapeutic relationship in which each person I work with feels cared for and...
Do you feel constricted or overwhelmed by unmanageable feelings or thrown off course by difficult life events? Perhaps you have noticed that the same relational patterns keep reoccurring in your life; whether it is in intimate, family, professional, or friend relationships, you find yourself acting out the same dance of dynamics and re-experiencing the same unfulfilling self-concept. In this...
I specialize in parent consultation and coaching, as well as working with families, adolescents, adults whose lives have been impacted by trauma. My primary focus is to help parents of children of all ages who are struggling with the parent/child relationship, as well as helping parents handle behaviors whether they are developmental, impacted by early childhood trauma, and/or other stressors. ...
You want inspiration to pursue what matters, and less anxiety about what doesn’t. You want to stop apologizing for what makes you you, and to speak aloud the fears, fantasies and experiences that have previously been silenced. You want to revel in yourself—maybe for the very first time. Or you know your relationship is on the rocks, but you aren’t sure where to begin. You think you might need...
Life can be full of obstacles, large and small. Often, we are able to navigate them well and move on. Other times, however, we can get caught up in them, knocked off course, and stuck. It is in these times that therapy can be especially helpful in adjusting thinking, learning new skills, and managing intense emotions. Gaining insight is powerful and often the first step to lasting change. My id...
