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 each person has inherent value and worth. Through lived experiences, one can cease living from a space of inherent worth, authenticity, and connection with others. I believe therapy can be a place to be heard, witnessed, practice new ways of experiencing the world, and to find authenticity and connection. Therapy can lead to a reconnection to positive self-worth and value. Commitment ...
Melissa focuses on providing a safe, healing environment while utilizing a client-centered and strength-based approach. This ‘client first’ focus speaks life into what clients are doing well, emphasizes the human to human connection, and builds a strong therapeutic relationship. Client care is individualized by using a variety of tools, skills, and interventions to meet clients’ diverse needs a...
I love helping people address needs related to relationships, family, children, faith, and self-development. I am interested in the intricacies, challenges, and healing of relationships which involves honest appraisal and assessment of interpersonal communications which affect the most important aspects of personhood and human interactions. I enjoy the adventure of accompanying clients as they...
I have expertise in the following: Depression, anxiety, PTSD, relationship difficulties, self-identity exploration, ADHD and disruptive behavioral disorders, school concerns, effective parenting, and strengthening parent-child relationships. I also help people navigate life transitions, such as early adulthood, career choices, grief and loss, and retirement, in addition to other life transition...
My approach is collaborative, flexible, and engaging. I believe that change is sustainable when it involves community support, so I like to get everyone involved in the solution! In both therapy and assessment, I utilize a strengths-based perspective that highlights clients' natural resources and supports and makes space for positive change. More than anything else, I believe in the importance ...
My philosophy is simple. I believe we all have the capacity and innate strength to engage in the healing process. Through a psychodynamic and humanistic approach, I cater and support our sessions around your level of comfort, readiness and willingness for engagement. As an alternative to talk therapy, I offer the creative arts therapies as a means to safely and comfortably facilitate...
Hello folks! Due to a full caseload, I am not accepting new clients at this time however we have other Therapists in our practice who are accepting new clients. At this time in light of COVID-19 and the wellness for all clientele, therapy is primarily provided via tele-health (HIPAA-secure web video) with a few exceptions for EMDR. Accepting private pay and BCBS for Florida residents, and most...
I provide individual and group psychotherapy to adolescents and adults. My work with children is specific to gender identity. My clinical work is focused on eating disorders, gender identity, LGBTQQ+ concerns, multicultural counseling, survivors of sexualized violence and trauma. I work with clients through a social justice and holistic health lens that emphasizes the inseparable connection...
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We believe that tending to your mental health is just as important as your physical health. We have three Mental Health professionals at Vancouver Wellness Studio (Kendall Hagensen, LMHC, Lemecia Lindsey, LICSW, Greg Robillard, LMFTA) who have different types of expertise to meet your needs. Our therapists use a holistic, collaborative, and client-centered approach, and are able to provide clie...
I have experience working with Complex Trauma, Depression and Anxiety, among other struggles. I do not locate the difficulties clients face within the person, but in the relations between people, and the systems they are involved in. I work to support the client creating their preferred life narrative. We work together to understand and limit what is getting in the way of the client living and...
Connecting with clients on a deep level is absolutely vital as a therapist. I take pride in getting to know YOU personally, and tend to take more of a coaching role throughout therapy. Our sessions together are all about your journey, no issue is too big or small. My specialty and first therapeutic love is working with couples. I believe that all couples have the ability to get back to the...
Are you a survivor of trauma? Are you a POC (person of color), LGBTQ+, immigrant or 1st-generation American in your 20s, 30s, or 40s? Do you feel lost, hopeless, anxious, or isolated, like no one "sees" you for ALL of who you are? Do/did you have narcissistic or borderline parents -- and trouble living up to their (or your) perfectionist standards? Do you often feel "not good enough" or even ba...
I am intuitive, open minded and direct in my practice. I help people when they are feeling overwhelmed by life and unsure how to move forward. I work with people struggling with their relationships, professional or family stresses and life transitions. As a couples therapist I support partners to improve communication, increase intimacy, identify yearnings, co-parent more effectively and mediat...
Life can be rough. Perhaps you are wondering if things will ever get better. Perhaps you want to learn more about yourself and the patterns that are linked to your unhappiness. Perhaps you want to explore your relationships, or work life. Whatever the challenge, psychotherapy can serve as powerful means to get curious and institute the growth and change you are seeking. I commend you for taking...
