Attachment Theory

I understand the profound impact early relationships have on our well-being. I will create a secure and empathetic therapeutic space, mirroring the dependable support of a secure attachment. Through attentive listening and validation, I help clients explore and understand their attachment patterns, unraveling any past wounds that may affect current relationships. Together, we work towards fostering a more secure sense of self-worth, allowing for healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

I work from an attachment lens, which just means I think about problems from a more relational and systems lens. I believe dysfunctional or oppressive systems and social environments are at the root of much of our suffering and am looking to identify, unpack, explore, and expand my clients' self-understanding within this context.

If you find yourself struggling with fear and reactivity in your relationships, you might be suffering from an attachment issue. If you grew up with inconsistent, unreliable, fearful or frightening parents, you might find intimacy uncomfortable, or never feel like you can never get as close to your partner as you would like to be. You might become fearful or angry at your partner in ways that don't seem to make sense. It does make sense, though, truly... please reach out and I'll tell you more!

Working with attachment theory means I pay close attention to how a person shows up in relationships which includes strangers.

Attachment theory (by John Bowlby) explores the impact of early relationships on individuals' emotional development and interpersonal patterns. In therapy, clients may examine their attachment history and how it influences their current relationships and sense of self. The therapeutic process often involves exploring attachment styles, such as secure, anxious, or avoidant, and working towards developing more secure attachment patterns.

Attachment-Based Therapy is a wonderful, life-changing approach to healing and psychological restoration. It helps adults and children build strong and meaningful relationships with their family members, friends, significant others, and communities. A lot of times, childhood trauma leads to unsatisfying relationships. This type of therapy allows clients to identify and heal from their trauma in order to live a fulfilling life.

Attachment theory is way for us to understand our patterns, traits, behaviors and developmental experiences and how they impact us from a relational perspective today. We examine attachment styles to better understand how we relate to partners, family, and even friends, which gives us the ability change things we would like to do differently or improve.

Attachment theory explores how early relationships with caregivers shape emotional bonds and influence behavior throughout life. It identifies four styles: secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized. Secure attachment fosters trust and healthy connections, while insecure styles may lead to fear of abandonment or emotional distance. These patterns impact relationships, self-esteem, and coping strategies.

Where we come from shapes who we are and how we relate to others. Utilizing attachment theory allows an evaluation of early relationships, how functional and dysfunctional they were, and the impact or lack or impact that has on current relationships. This kind of work requires great trust and vulnerability. I am truly honored and consider it a privilege when a client is willing to do this work.

Attachment Theory is about discovering that how a person was cared for & related to in their early years still effects them today especially in close relationships. When we were young we learned if the world was safe or not. To make us feel safe we isolated or became people pleasers. These patterns continue on into adulthood & can be very disruptive in all relationships. There are ways to feel emotionally safe so you can thrive.

As a therapist whose foundations began in psychodynamic and family systems modalities, I do believe there is an intrinsic link between our family history, our born entry into the world, how we were nurtured as children, and how we see and relate to the world as adults. I will be curious about your childhood and the histories of your caregivers because it helps to inform how you see yourself as it relates to others and the goals you may discover you have for your present-day attachments.

Attachment-Based Family works by rebuilding trust within the parent-child relationship—providing a solid foundation that promotes authentic connection and enhances teen mental health. This type of family counseling provides a clear path to achieving what both parents and children want most: closer, more meaningful relationships with one another. As a result, teens feel safe turning to their parents for support—and that leads to improvements in teen mental health and reductions in suicide risk.

My approach is kind and thoughtful, but I am relentless in seeking to understand how a client's attachment patterns hold sway over their relational life. The words I use with clients are intentionally attuned to give voice to their deepest longings. When clients express these needs and experience validation is when the deep healing begins. Hidden push-pull forces of anxiety and disconnection give way to vulnerable requests and acceptance.

I believe attachment theory is an essential part of understanding humans and how we relate to ourselves and others. Attachment is a powerful connection we experience with others including our relationships with our caregivers, our friends, and our romantic partners. In order to preserve these connections, we develop patterns of relating to ourselves and other. Therapy is a space to understand these patterns and sort through which patterns are working for us and which ones are not.

Attachment is created when we are children, but affects all of us as adults. If you have an Anxious or Avoidance Attachment Style, then you can face a lifetime of challenges with connecting in family or romantic relationships. If you need support in creating healthy balanced relationships, I can guide you to changing the way that you connect.

All of our counselors focus in attachment theory. Not only is the relationship in counseling important but the relationships to those around us. Oftentimes issues arise when our caregivers weren't there for us and caused issues that still plague people as adults. Let's heal together!

Zach uses Attachment Theory to help clients understand how early relationships shape their emotional bonds and behavior in adulthood. By exploring attachment styles, he helps individuals recognize patterns in their relationships and develop healthier ways of connecting with others. This approach fosters emotional growth, improves communication, and supports clients in building secure, fulfilling relationships with themselves and others.