Attachment-based Psychologists and Therapists in Richmond-Tweed, NSW
As a psychologist, I have the privilege of working with you to identify and heal the core issues driving the behaviour causing you pain. It gives me great joy to meet people who are eager to know themselves better and awaken their spiritual essence. When Life is going wrong, I believe life isn’t just happening to you; it’s happening for you to heal parts of self that are caught in a negative emotional cycle.
As a psychologist, I have the privilege of working with you to identify and heal the core issues driving the behaviour causing you pain. It gives me great joy to meet people who are eager to know themselves better and awaken their spiritual essence. When Life is going wrong, I believe life isn’t just happening to you; it’s happening for you to heal parts of self that are caught in a negative emotional cycle.
People who feel something in their life is no longer working, yet are unsure how to shift it. They may notice repeating patterns in relationships, feel disconnected from themselves, or carry unresolved pain, grief, or trauma. Often they are thoughtful, self-aware, and ready to look beneath the surface. They want more than coping strategies, they want deeper understanding, healing, and a more authentic way of living. Their goal is greater vitality, clarity, and freedom to meet life, relationships, and themselves with more presence, choice, and compassion.
People who feel something in their life is no longer working, yet are unsure how to shift it. They may notice repeating patterns in relationships, feel disconnected from themselves, or carry unresolved pain, grief, or trauma. Often they are thoughtful, self-aware, and ready to look beneath the surface. They want more than coping strategies, they want deeper understanding, healing, and a more authentic way of living. Their goal is greater vitality, clarity, and freedom to meet life, relationships, and themselves with more presence, choice, and compassion.
I’m a clinically registered psychotherapist and counsellor with nearly a decade of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through trauma, addiction, and mental health challenges. I specialise in couples and relationship therapy, drawing on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Relational Life Therapy (RLT), and somatic approaches to support deeper connection and lasting change. My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and person-centred, focused on creating a compassionate space where clients feel seen, understood, and empowered to build more authentic and satisfying relationships.
I’m a clinically registered psychotherapist and counsellor with nearly a decade of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through trauma, addiction, and mental health challenges. I specialise in couples and relationship therapy, drawing on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Relational Life Therapy (RLT), and somatic approaches to support deeper connection and lasting change. My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and person-centred, focused on creating a compassionate space where clients feel seen, understood, and empowered to build more authentic and satisfying relationships.
Dr Dale Leslie Davidson
Psychologist, PhD, PsyBA - Clin. Psych
1 Endorsed
Tweed Heads South, NSW 2486
I'm a clinical psychologist with a special interest in working with adolescents, adults and couples presenting with a variety of psychological difficulties. I also work with athletes who are looking to optimize their sporting performance.
I'm a clinical psychologist with a special interest in working with adolescents, adults and couples presenting with a variety of psychological difficulties. I also work with athletes who are looking to optimize their sporting performance.
You may feel consumed by thoughts of someone, caught in cycles of longing, uncertainty, and emotional highs and crashes. Limerence can feel confusing, addictive, and destabilising. You might know the relationship is not healthy, yet struggle to let go. I work with individuals and couples experiencing limerence, obsessive love, attachment anxiety, betrayal, or relationship distress who want clarity, emotional steadiness, and healthier connection. I am also the author of Limerence: The Psychopathology of Loving Too Much (Routledge, 2025).
You may feel consumed by thoughts of someone, caught in cycles of longing, uncertainty, and emotional highs and crashes. Limerence can feel confusing, addictive, and destabilising. You might know the relationship is not healthy, yet struggle to let go. I work with individuals and couples experiencing limerence, obsessive love, attachment anxiety, betrayal, or relationship distress who want clarity, emotional steadiness, and healthier connection. I am also the author of Limerence: The Psychopathology of Loving Too Much (Routledge, 2025).
Play Therapy & Trauma Support for Children, Families & Parents
Many families reach out while navigating big emotions, behavioural changes, anxiety, or withdrawal. Some seek support after trauma, sexual abuse, or family disruption, while others want help with emotional regulation, sibling conflict, or developmental changes. Parents hope to feel more connected and work with someone who meets their child through play rather than pressure. I also offer Becoming Through Play — a gentle program helping adults reconnect with playful, nurturing experiences.
Play Therapy & Trauma Support for Children, Families & Parents
Many families reach out while navigating big emotions, behavioural changes, anxiety, or withdrawal. Some seek support after trauma, sexual abuse, or family disruption, while others want help with emotional regulation, sibling conflict, or developmental changes. Parents hope to feel more connected and work with someone who meets their child through play rather than pressure. I also offer Becoming Through Play — a gentle program helping adults reconnect with playful, nurturing experiences.
I work with individuals, couples and families on their relationships - addressing challenges in some stages of the relationship, communication issues, relational crisis/trauma, or other complex matters (neurodiversity, psychosexual issues, parenting).
I help my clients improve communication and connections with others, identify obstacles, remove them, and support relational and personal growth.
I work with individuals, couples and families on their relationships - addressing challenges in some stages of the relationship, communication issues, relational crisis/trauma, or other complex matters (neurodiversity, psychosexual issues, parenting).
I help my clients improve communication and connections with others, identify obstacles, remove them, and support relational and personal growth.
We all hit bumps in the road of life.
It could be you’ve had something big happen, like the end of a relationship, the loss of someone you loved, or being let go from a job.
It might be you don’t feel happy, even tho’ your life appears pretty good from the outside. Maybe you feel disconnected or overwhelmed emotionally, or you feel tired and stuck and lack the motivation to go after the life you want.
You may realise that you keep sabotaging yourself or choosing unsuitable or unavailable partners but you can’t work out why. Maybe you want to get to know yourself better and feel comfortable about who your are. Therapy can help.
We all hit bumps in the road of life.
It could be you’ve had something big happen, like the end of a relationship, the loss of someone you loved, or being let go from a job.
It might be you don’t feel happy, even tho’ your life appears pretty good from the outside. Maybe you feel disconnected or overwhelmed emotionally, or you feel tired and stuck and lack the motivation to go after the life you want.
You may realise that you keep sabotaging yourself or choosing unsuitable or unavailable partners but you can’t work out why. Maybe you want to get to know yourself better and feel comfortable about who your are. Therapy can help.
I am a qualified, skilled and highly experienced therapist with over 20 years in practice. My approach is warm, compassionate and effective. I am committed to working in collaboration with you to develop an individualised and specifically tailored course of therapy that works. I offer short term counselling to target specific issues, and longer term therapy to identify, explore, and resolve the deeper underlying patterns and drivers of distress. I will help you understand yourself better, gain the skills you need to stay well and happy, and move towards living a life of choice, freedom and peace.
I am a qualified, skilled and highly experienced therapist with over 20 years in practice. My approach is warm, compassionate and effective. I am committed to working in collaboration with you to develop an individualised and specifically tailored course of therapy that works. I offer short term counselling to target specific issues, and longer term therapy to identify, explore, and resolve the deeper underlying patterns and drivers of distress. I will help you understand yourself better, gain the skills you need to stay well and happy, and move towards living a life of choice, freedom and peace.
My ideal client is someone who is reflective and open to exploring the deeper layers of their experience. They may be navigating challenges such as anxiety, neurodivergence, or past trauma, but they are also seeking more than symptom relief—they want to reconnect with meaning, purpose, and joy. They are curious, engaged in their personal growth, and ready to foster a greater sense of fulfillment and authenticity in their lives.
My ideal client is someone who is reflective and open to exploring the deeper layers of their experience. They may be navigating challenges such as anxiety, neurodivergence, or past trauma, but they are also seeking more than symptom relief—they want to reconnect with meaning, purpose, and joy. They are curious, engaged in their personal growth, and ready to foster a greater sense of fulfillment and authenticity in their lives.
I enjoy working with people from all walks of life, on a wide range of challenges across the lifespan. I have extensive knowledge in providing interventions for young people and their families to support their mental health. I also see huge value in supporting Parents from the perinatal period all across their parenting journey. I’m skilled in diagnostic assessment and work collaboratively with your treating team toward achieving your health goals.
I am a psychology board of Australia, approved supervisor and I am available to provide professional supervision to individuals and groups.
I enjoy working with people from all walks of life, on a wide range of challenges across the lifespan. I have extensive knowledge in providing interventions for young people and their families to support their mental health. I also see huge value in supporting Parents from the perinatal period all across their parenting journey. I’m skilled in diagnostic assessment and work collaboratively with your treating team toward achieving your health goals.
I am a psychology board of Australia, approved supervisor and I am available to provide professional supervision to individuals and groups.
I use cognitive and behavioural, and attachment-based interventions, delivered with care and compassion to help individuals and families.
Life rarely follows a straight line. It can be overwhelming, messy and empty. Sometimes we just feel stuck, not knowing what to do. The ways we try to cope - like cutting off from things or people we value - often make us feel more sad or worried. I work with young people, adults and families to develop new perspectives, learn strategies to cope and build meaningful lives.
I use cognitive and behavioural, and attachment-based interventions, delivered with care and compassion to help individuals and families.
Life rarely follows a straight line. It can be overwhelming, messy and empty. Sometimes we just feel stuck, not knowing what to do. The ways we try to cope - like cutting off from things or people we value - often make us feel more sad or worried. I work with young people, adults and families to develop new perspectives, learn strategies to cope and build meaningful lives.
I work with people who are thoughtful, reflective, and ready to actively engage in therapy. Many of my clients are functioning well on the outside yet feel anxious, burnt out, stuck, or caught in repeating relational patterns. They’re not looking for quick fixes, but for a deeper understanding of how their nervous system shapes their emotions, body, and relationships. Through somatic psychotherapy, we work at a steady and supportive pace to build regulation, capacity, and trust in yourself. Over time, clients often feel more grounded, less reactive, and more able to meet life and relationships with clarity, choice, and ease.
I work with people who are thoughtful, reflective, and ready to actively engage in therapy. Many of my clients are functioning well on the outside yet feel anxious, burnt out, stuck, or caught in repeating relational patterns. They’re not looking for quick fixes, but for a deeper understanding of how their nervous system shapes their emotions, body, and relationships. Through somatic psychotherapy, we work at a steady and supportive pace to build regulation, capacity, and trust in yourself. Over time, clients often feel more grounded, less reactive, and more able to meet life and relationships with clarity, choice, and ease.
Work towards achieving your goals with the help of our experienced and compassionate therapists. You can book an appointment online or face-to-face at one of our 7 clinics. Our therapists work with a range of issues, including: depression; anxiety; stress; grief; personality disorders; bi-polar disorder; grief and loss; and dealing with life transitions. Access to evidence based, effective therapy to anyone living within Australia who has access to the internet via our Telehealth services. Group Therapy available in some clinics.
Work towards achieving your goals with the help of our experienced and compassionate therapists. You can book an appointment online or face-to-face at one of our 7 clinics. Our therapists work with a range of issues, including: depression; anxiety; stress; grief; personality disorders; bi-polar disorder; grief and loss; and dealing with life transitions. Access to evidence based, effective therapy to anyone living within Australia who has access to the internet via our Telehealth services. Group Therapy available in some clinics.
Do you want to get to the root cause of your challenges? Are you ready for sustainable change through inner work? Are you yearning to transform your relationship to yourself & those around you? I support uncommonly curious, sensitive, and deep feeling humans access truth, authenticity & freedom from within. I meet you in the depths of your inner world, so that you can dissolve shame, welcome home the suppressed parts of yourself & return to a sense of wholeness & humanness. I work with both youth & adults, online & in person Byron Bay. Please book in for a free connection call to see if we are the right fit, via my website.
Do you want to get to the root cause of your challenges? Are you ready for sustainable change through inner work? Are you yearning to transform your relationship to yourself & those around you? I support uncommonly curious, sensitive, and deep feeling humans access truth, authenticity & freedom from within. I meet you in the depths of your inner world, so that you can dissolve shame, welcome home the suppressed parts of yourself & return to a sense of wholeness & humanness. I work with both youth & adults, online & in person Byron Bay. Please book in for a free connection call to see if we are the right fit, via my website.
Jane is passionate about supporting people to create sustainable lives, and joyful, nurturing, kind relationships with themselves and others using Mindful and Compassion focused therapies, Cognitive and Dialectical Behaviour Therapies, EMDR, and Trauma informed interventions, Sandtray, Play and Attachment-Based Family Behavioural interventions.
Jane is an experienced Clinical Psychologist and Board-approved Supervisor with a warm, compassionate and integrative therapeutic approach. She offers therapy for adults, children, youth, and parents. Jane supports people experiencing a wide range of challenges, including: anxiety (including separation anxiety and social anxiety), depression, stress and adjustment, grief and loss, trauma (including complex trauma and PTSD), attachment and parenting, behaviour and emotion regulation, addiction problems, and social and relationship difficulties.
Jane is passionate about supporting people to create sustainable lives, and joyful, nurturing, kind relationships with themselves and others using Mindful and Compassion focused therapies, Cognitive and Dialectical Behaviour Therapies, EMDR, and Trauma informed interventions, Sandtray, Play and Attachment-Based Family Behavioural interventions.
Jane is an experienced Clinical Psychologist and Board-approved Supervisor with a warm, compassionate and integrative therapeutic approach. She offers therapy for adults, children, youth, and parents. Jane supports people experiencing a wide range of challenges, including: anxiety (including separation anxiety and social anxiety), depression, stress and adjustment, grief and loss, trauma (including complex trauma and PTSD), attachment and parenting, behaviour and emotion regulation, addiction problems, and social and relationship difficulties.
I have worked as a Psychologist for the last 17 years, developing my own unique way of seeing what is going on for clients, along with approaches to working with them that provide release and relief of symptoms of distress and disconnection. I provide a safe, supportive and empowering space where you can explore areas of worry, disconnection or uncertainty in your life. Most people just need some practical and embodied tools, and a safe harbour in which to land for a while, in order to grow and heal. If given the space to express freely and become more fully themselves, I find healing naturally begins to take place.
I have worked as a Psychologist for the last 17 years, developing my own unique way of seeing what is going on for clients, along with approaches to working with them that provide release and relief of symptoms of distress and disconnection. I provide a safe, supportive and empowering space where you can explore areas of worry, disconnection or uncertainty in your life. Most people just need some practical and embodied tools, and a safe harbour in which to land for a while, in order to grow and heal. If given the space to express freely and become more fully themselves, I find healing naturally begins to take place.
We are a team of nature-loving psychologists and clinical psychologists, with a special focus on supporting children, teens, families, and adults with trauma, ADHD, Autism, anxiety, and NDIS support. We offer sessions from our peaceful 80 acre farm-based clinic, where clients enjoy our office, creek, walking trails, horses, and wildlife. This is a perfect clinic for those who struggle to thrive in traditional, clinical environments. Please visit our website for more information: www.byronbayequinetherapy.com.au, or call us today.
We are a team of nature-loving psychologists and clinical psychologists, with a special focus on supporting children, teens, families, and adults with trauma, ADHD, Autism, anxiety, and NDIS support. We offer sessions from our peaceful 80 acre farm-based clinic, where clients enjoy our office, creek, walking trails, horses, and wildlife. This is a perfect clinic for those who struggle to thrive in traditional, clinical environments. Please visit our website for more information: www.byronbayequinetherapy.com.au, or call us today.
Love Life Matters helps individuals and couples to work through relationship issues in the areas of commitment, communication, emotional connection, sexual intimacy, dealing with emotional hurts, conflict and crisis.
Love Life Matters helps individuals and couples to work through relationship issues in the areas of commitment, communication, emotional connection, sexual intimacy, dealing with emotional hurts, conflict and crisis.
Natalie works with clients in a number of ways- privately, through referral under MHCP (gap payment), DVA, EAP (Converge), WorkCover QLD and NDIS.
Natalie works with clients in a number of ways- privately, through referral under MHCP (gap payment), DVA, EAP (Converge), WorkCover QLD and NDIS.
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Attachment-based Therapists
Is attachment-based therapy the same as attachment therapy?
Attachment-based therapy may be confused with what is called “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy”), a discredited and dangerous approach to treating children with attachment disorders, autism, or other mental health concerns. Attachment therapy—not attachment-based therapy—may involve restraining a child, forcing eye contact, and other coercive or abusive techniques. None of these practices are used in attachment-based therapy and the two modalities are in no way related.
What should I expect from attachment-based therapy?
Attachment-based therapy is based on attachment theory, which posits that children’s early relationships with their caregivers strongly influence their ability to navigate the world later in life. Thus, adults who seek attachment-based therapy should expect to deeply explore their childhood, identifying the dynamics or experiences that disrupted their attachment and the steps necessary to overcome challenges that arose as a result. Parents and children should expect to explore the possible factors that disrupted the parent-child relationship and work toward restoring trust and connection.
How long does attachment-based therapy last?
Certain forms of attachment-based therapy, especially those designed for parents and children, last for a set number of sessions; for example, Attachment and Biobehavioural Catch-Up, a specific attachment-based approach for young children who have undergone early adversity, unfolds over 10 one-hour sessions. When attachment-based therapy is practiced on adults or combined with other modalities, it may not last a specific length of time; clients may wish to ask prospective therapists how long they expect treatment to take.
Does attachment-based therapy work?
Most of the research on attachment-based therapy focuses on children and adolescents. Some of this research shows a positive effect, especially for attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). Other studies, however, have found that attachment-based therapy is no more effective than other approaches to childhood depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Less is known about the therapy’s efficacy on adult populations.