Attachment

Most of my work includes an attachment perspective and the development of our attachment styles to understand the re-emergence of relational patterns in our current life. I utilize a combination of evidenced-based treatment modalities to create a robust understanding of the interpersonal system. Attachment work can include individual, couples, family, or group work.

Attachment is the basis of everything in our lives. I have done extensive work with attachment in all areas including parent - child, child-parent, partner-partner etc. By healing attachment issues, many other mental health needs are relieved or lessened.

Attachment wounds are at the core of many of our struggles, and this lens comes into all the work I do. I also have specific training in modalities such as EFT, and Attachment Focused EMDR.

Currently completing a Somatic Attachment Therapy certificate, completed coursework in Attachment & Complex Trauma.

My clinical training has been largely in psychoanalytic and psychodynamic modalities, which place emphasis on early relationships, rupture and repair, and the intersubjective space between client and therapist.

I utilize inner-child work and parts work to strengthen the secure attachment bonds within your own system. As we work with your deepest attachment wounds and traumas, you grow in your ability to engage in healthy relationships with others. Your self-confidence and sense of security deepens. You get a clearer vision of the types of connection you need with others, how to communicate those needs, and how to utilize boundaries.

Our relationship with those closest to us affects how we form our own identities, and impacts how we interact with everyone else around us. Attachment and trauma experiences go hand in hand, and play a huge role in how and why one experiences mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, low self-worth, anger, dissociation, and so much more. I aim to help you recognize these attachment concerns and how they affect you, and work through them.

I've worked for the past 8 years with clients on Attachment issues and how it affects their relationships. I've also done extensive therapy for my own attachment issues and taken several CEUs on attachment work.

Our relationship with those closest to us affects how we form our own identities, and impacts how we interact with everyone else around us. Attachment and trauma experiences go hand in hand, and play a huge role in how and why one experiences mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, low self-worth, anger, dissociation, and so much more. I aim to help you recognize how you identify attachment concerns and how they affect you, and work through them in sessions.

I offer a supportive space to explore and address attachment issues. Grounded in Attachment Theory, I recognize the crucial role early relationships play in shaping our emotional well-being, influencing how we connect with others throughout our lives. We'll navigate feelings of insecurity, fear, or avoidance that may arise, fostering a healthier, more secure sense of attachment.

Sometimes you wonder, "Is there something about ME that makes me unlovable to my mom, or is there something about HER and she is not able to show love in a way that feels like love." An infant's ability to trust her mother to meet her needs affects the parent/child relationship through their life. The need for connection, acceptance, and consistent love & support from a mom does not go away when a child moves out. If your relationship with your mom hurts, I can help. I've been there myself.

Clients who have childhood trauma or relationship issues will work with me on overcoming attachment wounds. We will use inner child tools to understand what needs were neglected and how to give yourself the care your younger self needs. I also assist clients in building communication and boundary tools to improve current relationships.

Lastly, while training in Somatic Experiencing®, I was introduced to the work of Dr. Diane Poole Heller.I have completed Modules I – IV of Dr. Heller’s Dynamic Attachment Re-patterning experience (DARe). DARe is an approach that focuses on helping individuals create more meaning, connection, and emotional intimacy in their relationships by processing early attachment wounds and identifying individual attachment styles.

My goal is to empower clients to both understand and communicate their needs within their relationships. I focus on attachment experiences, trauma, & family history & how it is observed through communication styles, relational & security needs, etc.

I utilize an approach that blends attachment work, insight and skills needed to thrive in relationships or change faulty relational patterns.

Neuroscience shows us that we operate in patterns, based on past experience. Your sense of safety and connectedness with caregivers growing up, friends, and significant others impacts how you move through your world, and keeping this lens in mind can be hugely helpful. We can earn secure attachments with others and ourselves, no matter what our pasts held!

I completed a post-grad program at Denver Family Institute that resulted in a certificate in Marriage/Couples and Family Therapy. During my 3.5 years at Denver Family Institute, I received instruction on a variety of attachment theories. I have worked with many clients over my 6 years as a therapist, using attachment theories to help them understand themselves and others by thoughtfully examining behaviors and reflecting on both past and present, significant relationships.

Do you feel responsible for making sure everyone and everything is okay? Do you hide your feelings and needs, because you are afraid to inconvenience, annoy, or disappoint other people?