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Rachel Valencia
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Astoria, NY 11105  (Online Only)
Accepting new clients via telehealth! Struggling with your mental health can be difficult, but you don't have to do it alone. Whether it be depression, anxiety, anger, trauma, or other mental health issues, I am here to help you understand where your issues have stemmed from, work on healing them, and learn new ways to cope and interact with your world. In working with me, you can expect to have a safe, non-judgmental space to explore your innerworld. I work with clients of all ages, and in individual, couple, or family modality.
Accepting new clients via telehealth! Struggling with your mental health can be difficult, but you don't have to do it alone. Whether it be depression, anxiety, anger, trauma, or other mental health issues, I am here to help you understand where your issues have stemmed from, work on healing them, and learn new ways to cope and interact with your world. In working with me, you can expect to have a safe, non-judgmental space to explore your innerworld. I work with clients of all ages, and in individual, couple, or family modality.
(718) 400-6205 View (718) 400-6205
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Dr. Jessica Tasca
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10001
I use a psychodynamic, attachment-based framework and balance careful listening with thoughtful probing.
As humans, we tend to avoid our more difficult and complex emotions in hopes that they will disappear. However, it is more often the case that the feelings we turn inward find their way out, and sometimes in a less-than-ideal way. Therapy is a unique space to explore the parts of you that tend to stay hidden. It is a space to “look beneath the hood” to understand more fully who you are and "why" you are. With this newfound insight, we can explore ways for you to engage more fully in your life and relationships, dig into your sense of purpose, and reconnect with (or discover for the first time) feelings of stillness and joy.
I use a psychodynamic, attachment-based framework and balance careful listening with thoughtful probing.
As humans, we tend to avoid our more difficult and complex emotions in hopes that they will disappear. However, it is more often the case that the feelings we turn inward find their way out, and sometimes in a less-than-ideal way. Therapy is a unique space to explore the parts of you that tend to stay hidden. It is a space to “look beneath the hood” to understand more fully who you are and "why" you are. With this newfound insight, we can explore ways for you to engage more fully in your life and relationships, dig into your sense of purpose, and reconnect with (or discover for the first time) feelings of stillness and joy.
(347) 754-3962 View (347) 754-3962
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Emily Feinberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New York, NY 10016  (Online Only)
I also draw from social justice, feminist, attachment-based, traditional Eastern philosophy, and mindfulness modalities.
I have experience working with young adults and adults who struggle with depression, anxiety, relationship and familial conflicts, self-esteem, transitions, and work stress. My goal as your therapist is to assist you in developing coping mechanisms, effective communication skills, and a greater sense of self-confidence to utilize outside the therapy walls. I believe everyone deserves a safe, friendly, and warm environment to decompress and find clarity. I will be patient and empathetic, listening deeply, and guiding a gentle and honest conversation.
I also draw from social justice, feminist, attachment-based, traditional Eastern philosophy, and mindfulness modalities.
I have experience working with young adults and adults who struggle with depression, anxiety, relationship and familial conflicts, self-esteem, transitions, and work stress. My goal as your therapist is to assist you in developing coping mechanisms, effective communication skills, and a greater sense of self-confidence to utilize outside the therapy walls. I believe everyone deserves a safe, friendly, and warm environment to decompress and find clarity. I will be patient and empathetic, listening deeply, and guiding a gentle and honest conversation.
(332) 877-9557 View (332) 877-9557
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Laura Marker
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11215  (Online Only)
I believe that therapy is a space for us to tackle life’s difficulties as well as celebrate life, find joy, and build self-compassion. I provide empathic, nonjudgmental psychotherapy, focused on deepening a sense of self-awareness, gaining insight into your emotional experiences, and empowering you to live a more fulfilling life. My therapeutic approach is rooted in relational and attachment-based theories. I frequently use humanistic, and behavioral interventions tailored to meet the needs of the individual or couple I am working with. I strive to create authentic and collaborative relationships with everyone I work with.
I believe that therapy is a space for us to tackle life’s difficulties as well as celebrate life, find joy, and build self-compassion. I provide empathic, nonjudgmental psychotherapy, focused on deepening a sense of self-awareness, gaining insight into your emotional experiences, and empowering you to live a more fulfilling life. My therapeutic approach is rooted in relational and attachment-based theories. I frequently use humanistic, and behavioral interventions tailored to meet the needs of the individual or couple I am working with. I strive to create authentic and collaborative relationships with everyone I work with.
(347) 754-3357 View (347) 754-3357
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Mara Goldstein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10021  (Online Only)
Deciding to start therapy can be overwhelming, and at the same time, a really exciting moment. Once you make that choice, it is important to find a therapist that makes you feel heard and understood. My name is Mara, I am a licensed clinical social worker, and I have experience working with people who are navigating many different struggles and changes in their lives. My goal is to understand your story and work together to identify and repair patterns that have left you feeling stuck or unfulfilled. You can expect a respectful, non-judgmental, and supportive space while in therapy with me.
Deciding to start therapy can be overwhelming, and at the same time, a really exciting moment. Once you make that choice, it is important to find a therapist that makes you feel heard and understood. My name is Mara, I am a licensed clinical social worker, and I have experience working with people who are navigating many different struggles and changes in their lives. My goal is to understand your story and work together to identify and repair patterns that have left you feeling stuck or unfulfilled. You can expect a respectful, non-judgmental, and supportive space while in therapy with me.
(347) 754-3947 View (347) 754-3947
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Marissa Jaacobi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10011  (Online Only)
Therapy is one of the most worthwhile investments you can make in yourself. Though the decision to start therapy might feel overwhelming, it offers the unique opportunity to reflect, heal, and create a life that feels most authentic to you. With a psychodynamic and attachment-based approach, I work with clients to explore past and present experiences, and enable self-awareness from within. Together, we will focus on transforming your relationship with yourself and others through identifying and repairing patterns that have left you feeling stuck or unfulfilled.
Therapy is one of the most worthwhile investments you can make in yourself. Though the decision to start therapy might feel overwhelming, it offers the unique opportunity to reflect, heal, and create a life that feels most authentic to you. With a psychodynamic and attachment-based approach, I work with clients to explore past and present experiences, and enable self-awareness from within. Together, we will focus on transforming your relationship with yourself and others through identifying and repairing patterns that have left you feeling stuck or unfulfilled.
(646) 461-4206 View (646) 461-4206
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Hanna Brinnier Perrault
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Nyack, NY 10960  (Online Only)
Whether you're transitioning to a new job, anxious about a relationship, navigating a recent loss, these adjustments can feel stressful and overwhelming. I have experience working with trauma, grief, life transitions, depression, anxiety, relational difficulties, and academic/occupational issues. I enjoy working with college/graduate students and young professionals. am trained in a range of modalities including CBT and DBT, but overall, I am person-centered, attachment based and psychodynamically oriented. Thus, I approach therapy from a trauma-focused lens, providing a safe space for clients to process all thoughts and feelings.
Whether you're transitioning to a new job, anxious about a relationship, navigating a recent loss, these adjustments can feel stressful and overwhelming. I have experience working with trauma, grief, life transitions, depression, anxiety, relational difficulties, and academic/occupational issues. I enjoy working with college/graduate students and young professionals. am trained in a range of modalities including CBT and DBT, but overall, I am person-centered, attachment based and psychodynamically oriented. Thus, I approach therapy from a trauma-focused lens, providing a safe space for clients to process all thoughts and feelings.
(845) 539-1242 View (845) 539-1242
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Hannah I. Guz
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
New York, NY 10019  (Online Only)
EFT is an attachment-based therapy that emphasizes how problematic patterns in relationships impact security and trust.
Dr. Guz is a clinical psychologist with specialized training in anxiety, depression, mood, and trauma-related disorders. Dr. Guz provides an empathic and safe environment where patients can process their joys and their pains, while moving towards their goals. Dr. Guz believes that each person is inherently worthy, and that in the process of being seen and understood, people are able to build insight and recognize their strengths. In sessions, Dr. Guz will help patients build practical skills to manage stress and address the unhelpful patterns in thinking and behaving that underpin suffering.
EFT is an attachment-based therapy that emphasizes how problematic patterns in relationships impact security and trust.
Dr. Guz is a clinical psychologist with specialized training in anxiety, depression, mood, and trauma-related disorders. Dr. Guz provides an empathic and safe environment where patients can process their joys and their pains, while moving towards their goals. Dr. Guz believes that each person is inherently worthy, and that in the process of being seen and understood, people are able to build insight and recognize their strengths. In sessions, Dr. Guz will help patients build practical skills to manage stress and address the unhelpful patterns in thinking and behaving that underpin suffering.
(347) 830-7191 View (347) 830-7191
Valerie Ziel
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Flushing, NY 11368
My therapeutic approach is holistic, blending elements from different approaches such as psychodynamic, attachment-based, mindfulness, body-mind, and strength-based.
My name is Valerie Ziel; I am a licensed clinical social worker. My approach to psychotherapy is eclectic, adapting to the unique needs of each patient. I have provided psychotherapy services to a diverse population who present with anxiety, depression, body dysmorphia, codependency, relationship, work, and life transition challenges, as well as childhood abuse and women's issues. I work with adult clients who present with anxiety, depression, body dysmorphia, codependency, relationship, work, and life transition challenges, as well as childhood abuse and women's issues.
My therapeutic approach is holistic, blending elements from different approaches such as psychodynamic, attachment-based, mindfulness, body-mind, and strength-based.
My name is Valerie Ziel; I am a licensed clinical social worker. My approach to psychotherapy is eclectic, adapting to the unique needs of each patient. I have provided psychotherapy services to a diverse population who present with anxiety, depression, body dysmorphia, codependency, relationship, work, and life transition challenges, as well as childhood abuse and women's issues. I work with adult clients who present with anxiety, depression, body dysmorphia, codependency, relationship, work, and life transition challenges, as well as childhood abuse and women's issues.
(929) 463-9663 View (929) 463-9663
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Alexandra K Milak
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, MHC-LP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
My approach includes culturally competent therapies tailored to each individual patient, drawing from Psychodynamic, Narrative, Existential, Dialectical-Behavioral, Cognitive-Behavioral, Attachment-Based, and Family Systems therapies.
I am a mental health counselor with a limited permit, working under the supervision of Dr. Sheila Chiffriller, a licensed psychologist. I provide psychotherapy to a diverse population of clients, specializing in survivors of trauma, borderline personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, LGBTQIA+ issues, anger, family issues, couples' issues, bipolar disorder, chronic illness, grief and bereavement. My practice is rooted in principles of affirmation, intersectional justice, harm reduction, and embodiment and holds the position that social oppressions and systemic problems operate as barriers to wellness.
My approach includes culturally competent therapies tailored to each individual patient, drawing from Psychodynamic, Narrative, Existential, Dialectical-Behavioral, Cognitive-Behavioral, Attachment-Based, and Family Systems therapies.
I am a mental health counselor with a limited permit, working under the supervision of Dr. Sheila Chiffriller, a licensed psychologist. I provide psychotherapy to a diverse population of clients, specializing in survivors of trauma, borderline personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, LGBTQIA+ issues, anger, family issues, couples' issues, bipolar disorder, chronic illness, grief and bereavement. My practice is rooted in principles of affirmation, intersectional justice, harm reduction, and embodiment and holds the position that social oppressions and systemic problems operate as barriers to wellness.
(516) 476-9057 View (516) 476-9057
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Peggy Noel
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, MLSP
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11201
I have extensive training and experience in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), which is a highly effective, attachment-based modality.
Individuals and couples who see me for therapy are typically dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, a low sense of self-worth, grief, and/or trauma. They are struggling to take risks with vulnerability, to process loss, set boundaries, understand the power of no, discern safe spaces, and build trust. Many of my patients are challenged by the stories their anxiety tells them, negative self-talk, sadness that makes it difficult to effectively process their thoughts and feelings, and previous traumatic experiences or vicarious exposure to trauma.
I have extensive training and experience in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), which is a highly effective, attachment-based modality.
Individuals and couples who see me for therapy are typically dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, a low sense of self-worth, grief, and/or trauma. They are struggling to take risks with vulnerability, to process loss, set boundaries, understand the power of no, discern safe spaces, and build trust. Many of my patients are challenged by the stories their anxiety tells them, negative self-talk, sadness that makes it difficult to effectively process their thoughts and feelings, and previous traumatic experiences or vicarious exposure to trauma.
(631) 240-4996 View (631) 240-4996
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Elliott Dalton Skaggs
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, MHC-LP
Verified Verified
Long Island City, NY 11106  (Online Only)
Are you struggling with difficult feelings or a search for meaning? Are you struggling to feel affirmed in your sense of identity as someone different or marginalized? Are you trying to work through trauma, grief, loss, and other concerns with your past? Are you seeking to improve your career path or interpersonal relationships? Or perhaps you simply need a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space to process your day-to-day stress. Utilizing a wide range of therapeutic approaches, I help my clients explore themselves to find resilience, healing, and meaning in their lives.
Are you struggling with difficult feelings or a search for meaning? Are you struggling to feel affirmed in your sense of identity as someone different or marginalized? Are you trying to work through trauma, grief, loss, and other concerns with your past? Are you seeking to improve your career path or interpersonal relationships? Or perhaps you simply need a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space to process your day-to-day stress. Utilizing a wide range of therapeutic approaches, I help my clients explore themselves to find resilience, healing, and meaning in their lives.
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Natalie Zeif
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11242
Natalie practices with a warm and non-judgmental style and prioritizes understanding each client's unique story, challenges, and hopes for therapy. Natalie helps clients understand how their past informs their present. Natalie integrates cognitive behavioral and strengths-based interventions to help clients connect to their inherent capacity for resilience and develop new ways of coping.
Natalie practices with a warm and non-judgmental style and prioritizes understanding each client's unique story, challenges, and hopes for therapy. Natalie helps clients understand how their past informs their present. Natalie integrates cognitive behavioral and strengths-based interventions to help clients connect to their inherent capacity for resilience and develop new ways of coping.
(929) 430-2287 View (929) 430-2287
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Jaclyn Vasaturo
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RYT
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10011  (Online Only)
Recognizing the important of our holistic wellness including our mental, emotional, spiritual and physical health is an impactful and admirable undertaking. Utilizing a mindfulness, strengths-based and solution focused approach, I work with folks from as young as age 5 through adulthood to process emotional reactions, identify their roots and plan for management and implementation of healthy and effective coping skills. In individual, couple or family settings, we will work together to identify needs and expand on strengths to best support you and your network of support, meeting those needs and allowing for relief.
Recognizing the important of our holistic wellness including our mental, emotional, spiritual and physical health is an impactful and admirable undertaking. Utilizing a mindfulness, strengths-based and solution focused approach, I work with folks from as young as age 5 through adulthood to process emotional reactions, identify their roots and plan for management and implementation of healthy and effective coping skills. In individual, couple or family settings, we will work together to identify needs and expand on strengths to best support you and your network of support, meeting those needs and allowing for relief.
(347) 934-8157 View (347) 934-8157
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Genevieve Gellert, Lcsw LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10001  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Do you want to feel stronger, sexier, healthier, more confident, & more empowered? Are you ready to have a deeper, more meaningful relationship with yourself & others? If yes, let's talk. I'm a general wellness & sex therapist, offering individual therapy, behavioral health consultancy, & values coaching for adults, with years of experience in medical social work & talk therapy. My practice is best for high achieving professionals, therapists, healthcare workers, adults, & sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQ+). My style is direct, relational, modern, friendly, interactive, conversational, educational, evidenced-based, & supportive.
Do you want to feel stronger, sexier, healthier, more confident, & more empowered? Are you ready to have a deeper, more meaningful relationship with yourself & others? If yes, let's talk. I'm a general wellness & sex therapist, offering individual therapy, behavioral health consultancy, & values coaching for adults, with years of experience in medical social work & talk therapy. My practice is best for high achieving professionals, therapists, healthcare workers, adults, & sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQ+). My style is direct, relational, modern, friendly, interactive, conversational, educational, evidenced-based, & supportive.
(201) 992-6804 View (201) 992-6804
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Online Virtual Therapy With Alicia Eggleston
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New York, NY 10011
FREE consultations! Are you feeling stuck in negative thoughts, intense emotions, or behavioral patterns that don't serve your best interest? Are you hoping to build more meaning and joy in your life? You may feel hesitant about reaching out for help, especially with pressure from all directions to "have it all together". I'm here to join you on this journey to discover healing and build a balanced life. My goal is to help you find compassion for yourself, develop skills to help you navigate life stressors, and be confident in the resilient person you are.
FREE consultations! Are you feeling stuck in negative thoughts, intense emotions, or behavioral patterns that don't serve your best interest? Are you hoping to build more meaning and joy in your life? You may feel hesitant about reaching out for help, especially with pressure from all directions to "have it all together". I'm here to join you on this journey to discover healing and build a balanced life. My goal is to help you find compassion for yourself, develop skills to help you navigate life stressors, and be confident in the resilient person you are.
(332) 330-3951 View (332) 330-3951
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Kathleen O'Shea
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New York, NY 10010
I am a dedicated psychotherapist committed to guiding individuals through a transformative journey towards mental well-being. Rooted in the transformative practice of Transcendental Meditation, my therapeutic approach is centered on the individual, prioritizing client needs in a collaborative journey. Specializing in anxiety and depression, my focus extends beyond symptom relief to emphasize the profound development of self-acceptance and the cultivation of a positive self-image. I firmly believe that mental health support should be accessible to all, and as such, my practice is designed to be affordable and inclusive, ensuring that
I am a dedicated psychotherapist committed to guiding individuals through a transformative journey towards mental well-being. Rooted in the transformative practice of Transcendental Meditation, my therapeutic approach is centered on the individual, prioritizing client needs in a collaborative journey. Specializing in anxiety and depression, my focus extends beyond symptom relief to emphasize the profound development of self-acceptance and the cultivation of a positive self-image. I firmly believe that mental health support should be accessible to all, and as such, my practice is designed to be affordable and inclusive, ensuring that
(332) 241-5053 View (332) 241-5053
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Gitty Rubin
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10024
Like most human beings, you are doing your best trying to deal with the cards life dealt you. You are motivated and want to improve the quality of your life; only life hasn’t always provided you with the answers. If you are like most people, you have put in a lot of effort and often ended up disappointed in those ‘proven’ methods. However, your life and your brain are unique. Just like you can’t debate whether a hammer or screwdriver is ‘better’, there is no ‘best’ psychological method.
Like most human beings, you are doing your best trying to deal with the cards life dealt you. You are motivated and want to improve the quality of your life; only life hasn’t always provided you with the answers. If you are like most people, you have put in a lot of effort and often ended up disappointed in those ‘proven’ methods. However, your life and your brain are unique. Just like you can’t debate whether a hammer or screwdriver is ‘better’, there is no ‘best’ psychological method.
(646) 257-4170 x4 View (646) 257-4170 x4
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Sophie Matthews
Pre-Licensed Professional, MHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New York, NY 10001
Hello, my name is Sophie and I am interested in holistic health and maximizing our human potential for creativity, connection, and well-being. Life can be confusing, painful, and disorienting sometimes. I'm here to let you know that you don't have to go it alone! As a biracial individual, I embrace intersectionality and the multiplicative challenges and joys that come with a multicultural identity. I also take a feminist approach to my work, so that my clients feel empowered, validated, and valued. I am committed to anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice, wherein we explore power dynamics within and outside of the therapy room.
Hello, my name is Sophie and I am interested in holistic health and maximizing our human potential for creativity, connection, and well-being. Life can be confusing, painful, and disorienting sometimes. I'm here to let you know that you don't have to go it alone! As a biracial individual, I embrace intersectionality and the multiplicative challenges and joys that come with a multicultural identity. I also take a feminist approach to my work, so that my clients feel empowered, validated, and valued. I am committed to anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice, wherein we explore power dynamics within and outside of the therapy room.
(929) 456-5599 View (929) 456-5599
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Arielle Mottes
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11215  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I'm a queer-identified licensed psychologist who provides virtual therapy to adolescents & adults. My specialties include short & long-term therapy focusing on life transitions, anxiety, trauma & abuse, relational concerns, parenting, depression, & cultural humility. I'm passionate about supporting you in your sexual, gender, cultural, &or racial identity development. I'm committed to honoring diverse identities & tailoring treatment to be collaborative & client centered. I work to provide a warm, empathetic, & safe environment that is trauma-informed. Guiding clients toward a path of empowerment & self-advocacy is of central focus
I'm a queer-identified licensed psychologist who provides virtual therapy to adolescents & adults. My specialties include short & long-term therapy focusing on life transitions, anxiety, trauma & abuse, relational concerns, parenting, depression, & cultural humility. I'm passionate about supporting you in your sexual, gender, cultural, &or racial identity development. I'm committed to honoring diverse identities & tailoring treatment to be collaborative & client centered. I work to provide a warm, empathetic, & safe environment that is trauma-informed. Guiding clients toward a path of empowerment & self-advocacy is of central focus
(718) 612-7860 View (718) 612-7860

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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 Biobehavioral 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.