Attachment

I have been trained in attachment theory and utilize it in my work with clients. I believe that the impacts of attachment styles developed in early childhood can show up in relationships through adulthood, and in the importance of working with and challenging them in a compassionate way to ensure healthy relational outcomes.

I specialize in helping clients understand and heal attachment-related issues, whether stemming from early relationships or current dynamics. Using an attachment-based approach, I guide clients in exploring how past experiences impact their ability to connect with others. Together, we will work to develop healthier attachment patterns, foster stronger, more fulfilling relationships, and build greater self-compassion along the way.

I understand how deeply attachment wounds can shape how you connect with others and see yourself. If relationships feel like walking on eggshells or like you’re always chasing love that feels just out of reach, you’re not alone. Together, we’ll untangle old patterns, build a sense of security from the inside out, and rewrite the story of how you give and receive love. My goal is to help you feel grounded in who you are so you can create relationships that feel safe, fulfilling, and truly yours.

Through a safe, nurturing environment, I guide clients in unpacking and transforming early wounds into sources of empowerment and growth. With a deep understanding of how early interactions with caregivers shape future relationships, I utilize experiential modalities that empower individuals to overcome trauma and foster authentic connections.

Attachment theory informs how I choose to treat clients who have challenges in relationships, especially romantically and with caregivers. I have worked with client's who are struggling in partnerships, singleness, and with parent/child relationships. Oftentimes, healthy attachment is disrupted by trauma. Exploration of this area through art therapy intervention and psychodynamic approaches have been a part of my work with all clients.

With extensive training in psychodynamic and attachment theories, I focus on how early relational patterns shape current relationship health, especially for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ individuals. Psychodynamically, I explore how unconscious processes and early life experiences influence current relationship dynamics, often reflecting internalized societal messages and early relational dynamics.

I work with individuals struggling to ground and regulate themselves, feel very deeply about things, and struggle within relationships.

I am a Neuro-Affective Relational Model (NARM®) Master Level Therapist trained in working with people who have experienced early developmental and relational trauma.

Are you struggling with communication blocks, grieving, or dealing with loss or betrayal? Trusting again can be difficult if you have been hurt. However, healing comes from finding relationships that show you that you are lovable, worthy, and resilient. Let’s begin to repair this deeply painful relational wound. You matter, and you are worth it!

Attachment-based psychotherapy is an approach that emphasizes the importance of understanding and healing the bonds between a primary caregiver and a child. The primary goal of this therapy is to address mood and anxiety issues, childhood trauma, and relationship problems by enhancing an individual's ability to form secure and healthy connections with others and effectively manage their emotions.

Attachment Theory examines the emotional and social development of a person based on their early childhood relationships with caregivers. I utilize this theory in session to give us an understanding of why we may react to certain people/situations/relationships in different ways. While we may not start out with a secure attachment style, we can learn our reactions to change the dynamics with others and can create new, trusting relationships to build secure attachment later in life.

There is a theory that all psychologic issues stem from attachment wounds and that everyone one has attachment wounds. Now, I'm not sure if that is really true, but we at least all have a first heartbreak. I have helped with deep attachment issues such as, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and chronic codependence. Your attachment wounds may not be that severe, but they are may still be negatively affecting your relationships in ways you don't realize.

Attachment challenges underly so many of the challenges folks come to therapy for. For so many of us, our brains are wired based on problematic models of connection with others. We may have younger parts of our brains that take over and cause chaos, push others away, or simply avoid connection. I have experience helping these parts as a way to rewire our brains so that we can be freed up to connect in the ways we deeply want to.

If you struggle to feel calm, connected, and confident in your close relationships, this may be due to your attachment style. Attachment is a term to describe how we connect to ourselves, others, and environments. You can think of attachment as a spectrum between the competing needs of freedom and security. In our work together, we will destigmatize your attachment style and get curious about providing new experiences to support your missing needs.

Our attachment styles with original caretakers inform the way we relate to others as adults, including partners, friends, and even coworkers. I help patients untangle their feelings and experiences located in the past from their present relationship patterns, decide what’s still needed and useful, and what they can let go of.

Much of our mental health in life depends on the strength and quality of our relationships with others. If we find ourselves stuck in a cycle of people pleasing, avoidant behavior, or self talk that discourages connection, it might be time to take a closer look at how we relate to others. In work with clients, it is essential to provide psycho education on different attachment styles. I take pride in assisting clients in forming new ways to relate to others that challenge their current beliefs.

I recognize the importance of attachment style and early childhood experiences on how to navigate relational issues and insecurities.

I believe that attachment is the foundation for all relationships. I help my clients to understand their attachment style and how this may be preventing them from developing healthy relationships and ultimately living the life that they want.

Do you have difficulty being vulnerable in your relationships? Do you find yourself unable to reach the level of closeness or emotional depth you desire? I would love to help. I deeply enjoy helping people connect with others in their lives in ways they never thought possible. This usually entails giving yourself a chance to explore what has been getting in the way, which often means taking a compassionate look at the first relationships you developed in your life.