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
Whether you are feeling sad, anxious, or frustrated in your life or in your relationships, I am passionate about helping people to reduce the gap between how they are and how they want to be. I specialize in working with adults who have experienced various forms of trauma in their lives, and I work with couples facing challenges in their relationship. I will provide a safe, supportive, and...
***CURRENTLY NOT TAKING NEW CLIENTS*** As a therapist, I use a more holistic approach to therapy and to meet my clients where they are currently at in life. I collaboratively work with you in order to find balance in your life and in your relationships with others. As humans, we can become codependent with our own behaviors, relationships, and feelings that have had a negative impact on the min...
Whatever your reasons for coming to therapy, I will meet all parts of you with respect and non-judgment. My sense of humor and realness helps you get comfortable, and even laugh sometimes; my grounded, caring presence makes it safer to talk about and experience challenging emotions. Therapy work with me involves thoughts and insights from the mind, feelings and sensations living in the body, an...
Greetings. I love to help others. I have 25 years experience working with a variety of clients and a variety of issues. I provide quality counseling services to address anxiety, depression, PTSD, Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury, youth and family concerns, Major Mental Disorders such as Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse. Myself and my agency, Liberty Services, are considered...
My process is one that enhances each person's potential and honors everyone's unique path. I believe it is important to embrace each other's differences, and that we all have inside of us the capacity to feel loved and happy. Sometimes we need help to get there. We all want to be validated and to give and feel love. Changes in your family, friendships or community can challenge your skills....
Perhaps you are ready to dive deeper into your story. Perhaps you are on the edge of new thoughts, feelings or life transitions and could use a fellow traveler. Whatever brings you here, welcome. I am a psychodynamic therapist who works with teens (13+) and adults. I have years of experience working with anxiety, depression, PTSD, identity issues, and life transitions. I work within the context...
"We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness and affection." -Brené Brown. So often it is the sense of connection between us that leads to, or at least contributes to, our distress. As a marriage and family therapist, I believe it is...
Are you looking for an experienced, local therapist for yourself or a family member? I have had extensive experience, both professionally and personally, in treating both adults and children. who have suffered loss, childhood abuse, depression and shame. I offer my clients a choice of being seen in my Oak Park office or the unique option of experiencing the convenience and comfort of in-home...
Living a life that feels true to ourselves may take additional support and understanding. Sometimes life becomes overwhelming, either because we are faced with trauma, loss, illness and other transitions, or because we are experiencing unexplained feelings that are keeping us in a stuck place. I would like to work together with you to help you better understand yourself and create the changes t...
We all experience distressing emotions and are faced with challenging times in our lives. Sometimes additional support is needed because these experiences can be overwhelming and too much to handle on our own. Sharing your thoughts, feelings, and personal experiences can feel uncomfortable. This is why it is so important to me to provide a safe and caring environment for clients to feel underst...
My treatment approach places an emphasis on the mind-body relationship and is both experiential and pragmatic. I specialize in the treatment of mood and behavior related disorders as well as culture-based identity conflict. I work with adolescents, teens, individuals and couples to help them develop deeper connections to themselves, and stronger more fulfilling relationships with others, result...
Through working with people from all walks of life, I have seen trauma's life-altering impact. Maybe you have experienced an accident, loss, or assault, or maybe you witnessed a horrendous crime or suffered from verbal or emotional abuse. Whatever your experience with trauma has been, and however this may be affecting you now, there is help and hope available for you. Trauma treatment is not a...
My name is Sarah Kwan and I am a Licensed Psychologist located in breathtaking San Francisco. My adult psychotherapy practice focuses on women's mental health, with an eye towards the multiple, and often competing, roles that we navigate throughout a lifetime. Making sense of personal identity within these roles can often fall by the wayside, impacting both emotional and physical well-being. I...
The COVID 19 pandemic has left many children’s counselors searching, brainstorming, and testing out new ways to support children and families in the safest way possible. I am proud to be one of them and utterly amazed at the creative, fun, and innovative ways children and families can be served via TelePLAY! As a nationally recognized Registered Play Therapist, I specialize in using play therap...
"A ship in harbour is safe-but that is not what ships are built for."John A. Shedd. I encourage risk taking aligned with inner resources, a support system, wellness and mindfulness practices. Helping clients face their deepest fears and getting unstuck are my primary goals. Practicing as a clinician in foster programs, county behavioral health, and private practice, I have learned many skills...
