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
Everyone experiences emotions and situations in life that can be overwhelming, burdening, and anxiety-ridden. Many of these symptoms reflect inner conflicts and desires, but also early attachment patterns. Talking to a professional can help you develop insight and change patterns. My training as a psychodynamic psychotherapist and my previous work in neuroscience have shaped my practice...
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Celeste is a state licensed therapist with a master's degree in clinical mental health. She takes an integrated approach to counseling by utilizing the client's strengths to foster growth and move into a place of thriving. Celeste has advanced training in DBT, which helps develop emotional regulation, enhance relationships, and learn skills to tolerate distress. When working with couples, Celes...
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Welcome! I help people who are stuck in difficult cycles of behavior in their relationships thru various therapeutic modalities. I help people who are chronically angry or dissatisfied with their work and relationships. I help move people out of despair during dark periods of grief and into more satisfying and honest places in life. I help people who have hit a bump in the road and cant get pas...
My favorite saying right now is “life is messy.” There’s so much weight that lives inside those three words: emotions, questions, uncertainty, especially for those of us who wander, wondering what our purpose is, who we are, and why life hasn’t met our expectations. Maybe we feel like there must be more to this and that life shouldn’t be this messy. The emotions around it are elevated when it’s...
Are you feeling down? Are you experiencing difficulty in relationships? Are you feeling anxious, or just plain stuck? With over 14 years of experience working with adults and children, I can help. If you're ready to look at your life, I am here to support you, and trust that you have what you need to make positive changes in your life. I know it takes courage and I will go at your pace, gently...
