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 that the power of therapy lies within the creation of a strong, collaborative relationship. I am passionate about creating a safe space for my clients to enable them to feel heard, while also empowering them to take ownership of their goals. My goal is to help my clients adopt coping skills and tools to use daily in facing difficult emotions and distressful situations. My approach is...
As a licensed marriage and family therapist associate and art therapist, I treat children, adolescents, couples and families in a collaborative process to explore concerns and challenges that have arisen in their lives. I work from a strength-based, family oriented perspective. I utilize opportunities to reframe negative family dynamics and emphasize positive strengths to find the possibility o...
Please call regarding schedule availability. For the remainder of 2020, appointments are online. I am licensed in Indiana and Virginia. I have over 20 years of experience in the social services industry, serving adult populations, in clinical and crisis settings. My work is focused on adults with an emphasis on treating those with depression, anxiety, prolonged stress, and unresolved traumas. I...
I enjoy working with adolescents and adults that are struggling with the challenges of everyday life. My focus areas are trauma, mental health, and substance abuse. I enjoy supporting people through life's transitions, such as divorce, job change, and taking care of elderly parents and children with special needs. Life is challenging, and I work from a systems and solution focused approach to h...
Is your family navigating significant changes, transitions, or a recent diagnosis or identified learning difference? Is your child struggling with self-esteem, behavior challenges, or anxiety and depression? Do you want to break a cycle of blame and resentment in your intimate relationship, or need a couples tune-up? Are you searching for more fulfillment and less stress in your busy life? Thes...
I am a licensed clinical psychologist in Washington and Oregon with a conveniently located practice in Ft. Vancouver, Washington. I approach psychotherapy collaboratively, with the assumption that you are the expert of your experiences and the psychotherapist is a guide toward increasing awareness and insight regarding how to make effective changes in your life. Psychotherapy is a powerful tool...
I specialize in working with clients who are struggling with stressful life transitions, anxiety, feelings of inadequacy, emotional connection, intimacy and sexual issues. I help clients identify and change the unhealthy cycles that may be creating feelings of being stuck. With respect, sensitivity, and expertise I will help you improve your relationships, create more meaningful connections and...
I welcome those who find themselves in the unknown spaces of their lives, when transitions or change are calling them to shed what no longer serves them, and become more of who they truly are. I sit with you as a collaborative ally in the discovery of your own unique inner voice. While we may seek to understand old limiting beliefs, our deeper journey is toward uncovering the part of you that...
You are the expert of your own life and I will work alongside you to tailor a treatment plan and interventions to help you achieve your therapeutic goals. I have experience working with but not limited to abuse, trauma, foster care system/families, juvenile offenders, ADHD, Adjustment Disorder, PTSD, anger management, Anxiety, Depression, sexual orientation and gender issues, grief and loss, an...
Searching for a psychotherapist can be difficult. My practice is focused on providing an empathic, compassionate, and non-judgmental therapeutic approach. I provide a warm collaborative environment respecting each person's unique history, culture, struggles, strengths, and goals. Like many people, you may feel stuck in your life and may be encountering repeated difficulties. When left untreated...
Are you having difficulty with depression, anxiety, parenting or a traumatic experience? I welcome you to work with me to create new thoughts, behaviors and solutions for a more calm and balanced state. I am a relational therapist who is interested in helping people recognize their roles in relationships and to address long-term emotional distress as it relates to concerns involving family, new...
My approach to therapy is collaborative, whether you come in alone, with a partner, or with your family. Together we explore your therapeutic goals. I firmly believe in the power of relationships to foster resilience and healing. In my work, I strive to cultivate connection and curiosity in an active, direct, and compassionate manner as you explore life's challenges -- deepening your understand...
I love working in a profession that redeems pain and unlocks untold possibilities. I work with clients experiencing a number of issues including: depression, trauma, anxiety, parenting, blended families, marital conflicts, relationship issues, premarital counseling, and divorce recovery. I have special interests in healthy sexuality and cultural identity issues. As a Marriage and Family therapi...
***I am currently not accepting new clients, at this time. I can provide referrals, if needed.***In my practice I honor each client's unique life experience, history, and current ways of viewing and coping with our world. As relationships influence our lives in many ways, I promote a safe, trusting, caring, and collaborative environment to allow my clients to address their particular needs, at...
( English | español ) Feeling overwhelmed by your emotions due to a difficult, disturbing or frightening life event? Need to process out loud with someone in a safe and an intentional space? Call me. I've been working with individuals, like you, for over 10 years on healing emotionally through the process of therapy. ¿Te sientes abrumado por tus emociones debido a un evento difícil, inquietante...
