What Exactly is Attachment?
In adulthood, attachment styles are used to describe patterns of attachment in romantic relationships. The concept of attachment grew out of the attachment theory and research that emerged throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Today we typically recognize five main attachment styles. Understanding our attachment styles as children, helps us greatly to understand how we relate to our partners, relatives and friends as adults. That information can guide therapy and open up new possibilities for us. Children can also benefit from therapy for attachment issues and develop a better attachment style.
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Groundhog Days
Depression and anxiety are REAL problems and they are rearing their ugly heads for lots of reasons related to our current pandemic. There are financial concerns, job concerns, kid concerns, health concerns…we are having multiple crises of basic survival needs all at once. So I’m curious when people are surprised that they are feeling uncomfortable.
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I Miss Your Face
Back in the day, my therapist kept all this really cool stuff on her office door. Everyone, even clients of other therapists would stop to read it! She put all kinds of stuff up there…cartoons, cool movie reviews, a question or thought to ponder and often a reflection on what’s going on out there in this crazy world. I enjoyed having a small peek into who she was. It made me feel more connected to her, which definitely made it easier to share myself in session. There and then I knew I wanted to someday do the same. And I did….but now we are in COVID times and no one ACTUALLY comes through my door to see it! Bummer!
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