Attachment-based Therapists in Buxton, ME
As a spiritual life coach and a clinical therapist, my mission is to guide individuals on their journey of self-discovery, healing, and transformation. I believe that true fulfillment comes from aligning mind, body, and spirit, and I am committed to helping others cultivate inner peace, clarity, and purpose.
As a spiritual life coach and a clinical therapist, my mission is to guide individuals on their journey of self-discovery, healing, and transformation. I believe that true fulfillment comes from aligning mind, body, and spirit, and I am committed to helping others cultivate inner peace, clarity, and purpose.
Are you feeling lost, stuck, or uncertain about the direction of your life? At Wandering Tides Therapy, I believe that every person has the capacity to rewrite their story. I specialize in addressing a range of issues, including anxiety, depression, parenting, stress management, couples and relational issues, LGBTQIA+, and significant life transitions. I work with children, teenagers, young adults, adults, couples, and families.
Are you feeling lost, stuck, or uncertain about the direction of your life? At Wandering Tides Therapy, I believe that every person has the capacity to rewrite their story. I specialize in addressing a range of issues, including anxiety, depression, parenting, stress management, couples and relational issues, LGBTQIA+, and significant life transitions. I work with children, teenagers, young adults, adults, couples, and families.
Hi, I’m Melissa (she/they). I specialize in ADHD, anxiety, and/or grief. I especially love working with adults, young adults and queer folks. My approach is grounded in curiosity and care for your whole self. If you’re feeling big emotions, overwhelmed by life’s demands, or feeling down about never quite “keeping up” or “getting it together,” I may be the therapist for you. Together, we’ll explore what needs attention, nurturing, or change, and discover how to work with your unique and wonderful brain, not against it. You don’t have to navigate this alone—you were never meant to.
Hi, I’m Melissa (she/they). I specialize in ADHD, anxiety, and/or grief. I especially love working with adults, young adults and queer folks. My approach is grounded in curiosity and care for your whole self. If you’re feeling big emotions, overwhelmed by life’s demands, or feeling down about never quite “keeping up” or “getting it together,” I may be the therapist for you. Together, we’ll explore what needs attention, nurturing, or change, and discover how to work with your unique and wonderful brain, not against it. You don’t have to navigate this alone—you were never meant to.
You deserve to feel grounded, connected, and whole. Whether you're navigating anxiety, trauma, life transitions, or simply feeling stuck, I provide a space where your full self is welcomed. You may be sensitive, neurodivergent, introspective, and looking for a deeper kind of therapy. You want to feel safe in your body, regulate your emotions, and live with clarity and resilience. You're ready to reprocess past trauma, heal at the nervous system level and reconnect with yourself, others, and the natural world. I help you slow down, reconnect with your body, and create a felt sense of safety.
You deserve to feel grounded, connected, and whole. Whether you're navigating anxiety, trauma, life transitions, or simply feeling stuck, I provide a space where your full self is welcomed. You may be sensitive, neurodivergent, introspective, and looking for a deeper kind of therapy. You want to feel safe in your body, regulate your emotions, and live with clarity and resilience. You're ready to reprocess past trauma, heal at the nervous system level and reconnect with yourself, others, and the natural world. I help you slow down, reconnect with your body, and create a felt sense of safety.
You may be experiencing stressors related to relational conflicts, family of origin challenges, parenting children (esp. with special needs), neurodivergence/ADHD, life transitions or grief and loss. You may be coping with a disability, chronic illness or trauma. I am passionate about collaborating with you to identify your strengths and how you can leverage those in building solutions that are congruent with your values and goals, as well as ways to increase your resilience. If you would like to explore your relationship with substances or how your family system impacts you, I would be honored to support your process.
You may be experiencing stressors related to relational conflicts, family of origin challenges, parenting children (esp. with special needs), neurodivergence/ADHD, life transitions or grief and loss. You may be coping with a disability, chronic illness or trauma. I am passionate about collaborating with you to identify your strengths and how you can leverage those in building solutions that are congruent with your values and goals, as well as ways to increase your resilience. If you would like to explore your relationship with substances or how your family system impacts you, I would be honored to support your process.
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I individualize treatment to fit each of my clients' needs. I have the ability to be direct yet gentle and serve as a guide for my clients through the healing process. My warmth and genuine caring, as well as my enthusiasm about each client allows them to trust and create a close therapeutic alliance with me. I will help my clients to recognize their inherent strengths and to use them in order to heal themselves. I believe that it is an honor to work with my clients in their time of life transition. To my eating disorder clients; I believe that full recovery is possible.
I individualize treatment to fit each of my clients' needs. I have the ability to be direct yet gentle and serve as a guide for my clients through the healing process. My warmth and genuine caring, as well as my enthusiasm about each client allows them to trust and create a close therapeutic alliance with me. I will help my clients to recognize their inherent strengths and to use them in order to heal themselves. I believe that it is an honor to work with my clients in their time of life transition. To my eating disorder clients; I believe that full recovery is possible.
Current openings for Adult Autism/ADHD Assessments and Group Therapy!
I am committed to creating an empowering space for you to tap into the tools, values, and beliefs already within that can help you thrive. I am especially passionate about holding space for Neurodivergent folks or those exploring neurodivergence as part of their identity, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and anyone healing from trauma or challenging family dynamics.
Current openings for Adult Autism/ADHD Assessments and Group Therapy!
I am committed to creating an empowering space for you to tap into the tools, values, and beliefs already within that can help you thrive. I am especially passionate about holding space for Neurodivergent folks or those exploring neurodivergence as part of their identity, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and anyone healing from trauma or challenging family dynamics.
Hello! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California with over 8 years of clinical experience. I typically work with parents in the perinatal period as they navigate their transition into parenthood or re-adjust to life with a new baby, whether it's their first or the fifth! I screen and treat clients for postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and birth trauma. I rely heavily on aspects of CBT, DBT, and the importance of self-regulation. It is important to me that my practice is trauma-informed and culturally sensitive because therapeutic care should be accessible to everyone.
Hello! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California with over 8 years of clinical experience. I typically work with parents in the perinatal period as they navigate their transition into parenthood or re-adjust to life with a new baby, whether it's their first or the fifth! I screen and treat clients for postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and birth trauma. I rely heavily on aspects of CBT, DBT, and the importance of self-regulation. It is important to me that my practice is trauma-informed and culturally sensitive because therapeutic care should be accessible to everyone.
Getting stuck is easy. Getting unstuck doesn’t have to be as lonely and painful as it sometimes feels and sometimes is.
My path to this career hasn't been linear, and I'm no stranger to feeling stuck at times. Feeling & getting stuck is part of being human. I’m starting out with this to let you know that as a therapist, I won’t be parroting jargon, telling you how to live your best life or telling you what you should do. I’ll listen, then listen some more, then keep listening for patterns. We’ll work together to harness your capacity for change, your ability to get unstuck, and when needed, find other resources and supports.
Getting stuck is easy. Getting unstuck doesn’t have to be as lonely and painful as it sometimes feels and sometimes is.
My path to this career hasn't been linear, and I'm no stranger to feeling stuck at times. Feeling & getting stuck is part of being human. I’m starting out with this to let you know that as a therapist, I won’t be parroting jargon, telling you how to live your best life or telling you what you should do. I’ll listen, then listen some more, then keep listening for patterns. We’ll work together to harness your capacity for change, your ability to get unstuck, and when needed, find other resources and supports.
Some of us come to therapy because we are suffering, or feeling stuck, around a particular issue. Other times, we arrive with a readiness to explore long held beliefs or feelings that are no longer serving us. Some of us have painful experiences from our past that are asking to be looked at, so that we can move forward in our lives, without fear. My goal, as a therapist, is to support individuals and couples to do that work in a way that feels safe and honest.
Some of us come to therapy because we are suffering, or feeling stuck, around a particular issue. Other times, we arrive with a readiness to explore long held beliefs or feelings that are no longer serving us. Some of us have painful experiences from our past that are asking to be looked at, so that we can move forward in our lives, without fear. My goal, as a therapist, is to support individuals and couples to do that work in a way that feels safe and honest.
The emphasis of my practice begins at a foundational level. Approaching our bodies as a container of resources gifted to us at conception. My care for clients is specifically focused on the somatic listening and attunement with self and the natural world. I use mindfulness, trauma informed touch, and Neuro-Sensory-Motor Reflex Integration methods (MNRI). The clients who walk through my door are not looking to be "fixed" with more "go...go...go” but rather to "connect" to a slower, and softer sense of self. I want you to look forward to “Jenna days” as a series of exhaling release valves.
The emphasis of my practice begins at a foundational level. Approaching our bodies as a container of resources gifted to us at conception. My care for clients is specifically focused on the somatic listening and attunement with self and the natural world. I use mindfulness, trauma informed touch, and Neuro-Sensory-Motor Reflex Integration methods (MNRI). The clients who walk through my door are not looking to be "fixed" with more "go...go...go” but rather to "connect" to a slower, and softer sense of self. I want you to look forward to “Jenna days” as a series of exhaling release valves.
Are you feeling anxious or sad? Do you feel very alone in your feelings and don't know where to turn and feel scared of opening up? I want you to know that no matter your situation, your feelings are valid.
By working with me, we will go on a journey within to understand your emotions, validate them, process them and get to a place where you're better able to manage them.
I am a holistic mindfulness-based therapist who specializes in helping motivated adults manage their emotions, heal their inner child wounds, increase their self-esteem, improve their relationships, navigate their career and ultimately create a life they love.
Are you feeling anxious or sad? Do you feel very alone in your feelings and don't know where to turn and feel scared of opening up? I want you to know that no matter your situation, your feelings are valid.
By working with me, we will go on a journey within to understand your emotions, validate them, process them and get to a place where you're better able to manage them.
I am a holistic mindfulness-based therapist who specializes in helping motivated adults manage their emotions, heal their inner child wounds, increase their self-esteem, improve their relationships, navigate their career and ultimately create a life they love.
I help individuals and couples reconnect with their true selves, clarify what they most long for, and begin living and relating from a place of authenticity and power. My approach supports meaningful transformation—within oneself and relationships. I help couples move beyond reactive patterns, communicate with honesty and empathy, and cultivate deeper connection, repair, and vitality. My intention is to guide clients to live freely, authentically, and courageously, shifting old patterns and creating a more empowered life.
I help individuals and couples reconnect with their true selves, clarify what they most long for, and begin living and relating from a place of authenticity and power. My approach supports meaningful transformation—within oneself and relationships. I help couples move beyond reactive patterns, communicate with honesty and empathy, and cultivate deeper connection, repair, and vitality. My intention is to guide clients to live freely, authentically, and courageously, shifting old patterns and creating a more empowered life.
You might look like you’re holding it all together but often feel anxious, resentful, or emotionally drained. You may be caught in overthinking, conflict, or a pattern of putting others’ needs before your own. You want to feel more grounded, confident, and connected, to not just to yourself but also to the people who matter most. Whether you’re navigating relationship stress, burnout, or major life changes, you’re ready to understand yourself better, communicate more clearly, and create space for peace and joy again.
You might look like you’re holding it all together but often feel anxious, resentful, or emotionally drained. You may be caught in overthinking, conflict, or a pattern of putting others’ needs before your own. You want to feel more grounded, confident, and connected, to not just to yourself but also to the people who matter most. Whether you’re navigating relationship stress, burnout, or major life changes, you’re ready to understand yourself better, communicate more clearly, and create space for peace and joy again.
I help people who have anxiety, overwhelm, or stressful relationships find clarity and serenity. In 2014, after years of talk therapy and recovery work, I became frustrated by the lack of progress in a few key areas. I decided to go deeper and I combined "parts work" with a mediation facilitation process. The healing I experienced was astounding. I researched other practitioners who were working at these deep levels, began studying evidence based techniques with Sarah Peyton, and I implemented these life changing models into my work. A past client posted: "Sara’s way of providing help creates peace in the battle zone of my brain."
I help people who have anxiety, overwhelm, or stressful relationships find clarity and serenity. In 2014, after years of talk therapy and recovery work, I became frustrated by the lack of progress in a few key areas. I decided to go deeper and I combined "parts work" with a mediation facilitation process. The healing I experienced was astounding. I researched other practitioners who were working at these deep levels, began studying evidence based techniques with Sarah Peyton, and I implemented these life changing models into my work. A past client posted: "Sara’s way of providing help creates peace in the battle zone of my brain."
I am currently offering only online sessions.
I am currently offering only online sessions.
Diane Harris
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CADC
Westbrook, ME 04092
Waitlist for new clients
During a therapy session, I am very interactive, attentive, compassionate, and holistic based. I'm down to earth, feel that it is a privilege and an honor to work with people where ever they are on this journey called life. I believe having a sense of humor is important. I would be delighted to work with you individually or as a couple, on a short or long term basis. Please call for a free phone consultation.
During a therapy session, I am very interactive, attentive, compassionate, and holistic based. I'm down to earth, feel that it is a privilege and an honor to work with people where ever they are on this journey called life. I believe having a sense of humor is important. I would be delighted to work with you individually or as a couple, on a short or long term basis. Please call for a free phone consultation.
I hope to create a welcoming and open space for you to deepen your relationship with yourself. I work with adults using strategies that focus on listening to your emotions and the wisdom of your body. My practice is informed by several therapeutic modalities including attachment-focused, IFS, ACT, and EMDR. My experience as a therapist has primarily been with people navigating life transitions, complex trauma, and managing minority stress due to being a member of the LGBTQ+ community or disabled.
I hope to create a welcoming and open space for you to deepen your relationship with yourself. I work with adults using strategies that focus on listening to your emotions and the wisdom of your body. My practice is informed by several therapeutic modalities including attachment-focused, IFS, ACT, and EMDR. My experience as a therapist has primarily been with people navigating life transitions, complex trauma, and managing minority stress due to being a member of the LGBTQ+ community or disabled.
You may feel stuck in the same fight with your partner, exhausted by family conflict, or overwhelmed by the weight of mental health challenges. Maybe you’re navigating a painful divorce, struggling to communicate, or coping with complex conditions like bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, autism, or schizophrenia. My ideal clients are couples and families who are tired of repeating painful patterns, and individuals seeking clarity, stability, and healthier ways forward. They want relief, tools that actually work, and hope that change is possible.
You may feel stuck in the same fight with your partner, exhausted by family conflict, or overwhelmed by the weight of mental health challenges. Maybe you’re navigating a painful divorce, struggling to communicate, or coping with complex conditions like bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, autism, or schizophrenia. My ideal clients are couples and families who are tired of repeating painful patterns, and individuals seeking clarity, stability, and healthier ways forward. They want relief, tools that actually work, and hope that change is possible.
I use psychodynamic and attachment-based interventions.
The stories we tend to hold about ourselves can shape our views about the world and our place in it. I am here to help you identify those unconscious beliefs you have about yourself and examine how these beliefs might be holding you back. Often when you are struggling it can feel like you are your own worst enemy. My goal is to help you better understand and accept yourself so that you can begin to work with your brain rather than continuing to fight against it.
I use psychodynamic and attachment-based interventions.
The stories we tend to hold about ourselves can shape our views about the world and our place in it. I am here to help you identify those unconscious beliefs you have about yourself and examine how these beliefs might be holding you back. Often when you are struggling it can feel like you are your own worst enemy. My goal is to help you better understand and accept yourself so that you can begin to work with your brain rather than continuing to fight against it.
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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.