Attachment & Trauma Therapy
for Adults

William Faulkner said, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Just like smaller Russian nesting dolls are contained in larger ones, everything that’s ever happened to us, good and not so good, are contained in our heart, mind, and body. This means that all the feelings, thoughts, images, and sensations that go with our past experiences are kept inside of our emotional, mental, and physical being.

It’s as though our most grown-up body also contains the younger versions of ourselves who still think, feel, and react to current events, but in the way we would have when we were younger. That mismatch of a “younger, traumatized self” interacting with the real world instead of our “most adult self” can interfere with having a healthy romantic relationship, being a sensitive and attuned parent, or being our most creative, productive self.

These younger selves (or parts) might have become traumatized due to:

• Prenatal stress

• Prenatal exposure to drugs and/or alcohol

• Loss of a parent

• Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse

• Neglect

• Lack of attunement on the part of a parent

• Exposure to parent’s drug or alcohol abuse, parent’s mental illness, or domestic violence

How can attachment & trauma therapy benefit me now that I'm already an adult?

Attachment-focused trauma therapy is a healing, attuned relationship between client and therapist that helps heal our wounded child parts. During each session, we can work together to create calm and safe states, process previous trauma, and allow you, the client, to enhance your ability to form healthy, trusting relationships.