Attachment-based Therapists in Nashville, TN
I use an attachment-based, trauma informed approach to support you in better understanding yourself as you move through greif toward healing.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the emotional aftermath of a breakup or divorce? Do you find yourself struggling to move forward and reclaim your sense of self? It is not uncommon to experience high anxiety after a challenging break up or to have moments of feeling frozen, like you don’t know what to do next. You don't have to navigate this journey alone. I am here to tell you, it can and will get better.
I use an attachment-based, trauma informed approach to support you in better understanding yourself as you move through greif toward healing.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the emotional aftermath of a breakup or divorce? Do you find yourself struggling to move forward and reclaim your sense of self? It is not uncommon to experience high anxiety after a challenging break up or to have moments of feeling frozen, like you don’t know what to do next. You don't have to navigate this journey alone. I am here to tell you, it can and will get better.
Joash Koh
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, TLMFT, MMFT, MAPC, EFT-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37211 (Online Only)
My approach is grounded in emotion-focused, attachment-based modalities and integrates somatic experiencing, blending existential and spiritual philosophies.
I curate my sessions to help you navigate these difficulties, allowing you to live with a greater sense of safety, connection, and satisfaction. I am a Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in relationships and intimacy. With years of clinical experience, I help clients to heal from anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, feeling stuck, or relationship issues, including infidelity, complex trauma, and abuse. I have many years of clinical experience working with diverse individuals and couples. My clients love my authenticity and healing space to nourish and grow in a safe space that aligns with their goals and values.
My approach is grounded in emotion-focused, attachment-based modalities and integrates somatic experiencing, blending existential and spiritual philosophies.
I curate my sessions to help you navigate these difficulties, allowing you to live with a greater sense of safety, connection, and satisfaction. I am a Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in relationships and intimacy. With years of clinical experience, I help clients to heal from anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, feeling stuck, or relationship issues, including infidelity, complex trauma, and abuse. I have many years of clinical experience working with diverse individuals and couples. My clients love my authenticity and healing space to nourish and grow in a safe space that aligns with their goals and values.
Reece Thomas
Pre-Licensed Professional, LPC, MHSP, (temp)
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37212
I utilize an attachment-based, relational approach to therapy.
Are you exploring your identities outside the limitations of who you grew up being taught you were "allowed" to be? Maybe you are curious about neurodivergence and want to understand yourself more deeply. Maybe you are queer and haven't found a therapist you feel safe with yet.
I utilize an attachment-based, relational approach to therapy.
Are you exploring your identities outside the limitations of who you grew up being taught you were "allowed" to be? Maybe you are curious about neurodivergence and want to understand yourself more deeply. Maybe you are queer and haven't found a therapist you feel safe with yet.
Emily Simpson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCMHSP, RPT-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37210
I am certified in EMDR and play therapy, and trained in Somatic Experiencing and attachment-based therapies.
All of us can benefit from having someone walk with us through life's challenges. Reaching out takes courage. I'm passionate about building relationships with clients of all ages, rooted in developing trust and safety, to create the space and awareness to be who you were created to be. I believe we are designed to heal. Sometimes the strategies we developed to navigate the world initially helped us to survive, but they are no longer serving us, and are actually keeping us from living life fully. I journey alongside my clients as they reconnect with their true selves, rediscover hope, and step into a richer experience of life.
I am certified in EMDR and play therapy, and trained in Somatic Experiencing and attachment-based therapies.
All of us can benefit from having someone walk with us through life's challenges. Reaching out takes courage. I'm passionate about building relationships with clients of all ages, rooted in developing trust and safety, to create the space and awareness to be who you were created to be. I believe we are designed to heal. Sometimes the strategies we developed to navigate the world initially helped us to survive, but they are no longer serving us, and are actually keeping us from living life fully. I journey alongside my clients as they reconnect with their true selves, rediscover hope, and step into a richer experience of life.
Alyssa Walden Durdunji
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
13 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37212 (Online Only)
Through a collaborative process, integrating cognitive-behavioral, emotionally-focused, attachment-based, and trauma interventions, my clients and I work to find insight and develop skills that lead to healing.
I am passionate about seeing lives and relationships restored. I recognize the courage it takes to come to therapy and believe that transformation happens in the context of relationships when people feel heard and understood. My hope is to invite clients into a safe space where we have the opportunity to honestly confront painful and uncomfortable issues.
Through a collaborative process, integrating cognitive-behavioral, emotionally-focused, attachment-based, and trauma interventions, my clients and I work to find insight and develop skills that lead to healing.
I am passionate about seeing lives and relationships restored. I recognize the courage it takes to come to therapy and believe that transformation happens in the context of relationships when people feel heard and understood. My hope is to invite clients into a safe space where we have the opportunity to honestly confront painful and uncomfortable issues.
Niamh Rawlins
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPCMHSP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37203
I utilize Internal Family Systems, existential, systemic, and attachment-based modalities.
Whether you are dealing with anxiety, questions of identity, relational issues, trauma, or are transitioning into a new phase of life, sometimes life demands more of us than we know how to give. If this is where you are today, I commend your courage for seeking help. Where you are at today is not where you need to remain. I will meet you where you're at, and work with you to find meaning, solutions, and next steps in your life and relationships.
I utilize Internal Family Systems, existential, systemic, and attachment-based modalities.
Whether you are dealing with anxiety, questions of identity, relational issues, trauma, or are transitioning into a new phase of life, sometimes life demands more of us than we know how to give. If this is where you are today, I commend your courage for seeking help. Where you are at today is not where you need to remain. I will meet you where you're at, and work with you to find meaning, solutions, and next steps in your life and relationships.
Sarah’s approach to therapy is founded in her belief that all people have the ability to heal, and she is honored to walk with her clients on their journey towards health. With acceptance, empathy and curiosity, Sarah supports her clients as they uncover, process and heal the emotional wounds at the root of their struggles. She views symptoms through an emotionally focused, attachment-based lens, and utilizes associated evidence-based treatment interventions.
Sarah’s approach to therapy is founded in her belief that all people have the ability to heal, and she is honored to walk with her clients on their journey towards health. With acceptance, empathy and curiosity, Sarah supports her clients as they uncover, process and heal the emotional wounds at the root of their struggles. She views symptoms through an emotionally focused, attachment-based lens, and utilizes associated evidence-based treatment interventions.
I practice from an attachment-based psychodynamic perspective which gets interested in both your past and present, and I also use some cognitive behavioral interventions.
As a therapist, I approach our work together with warmth and curiosity. I seek to nurture a holding space that feels safe to address whatever unique concerns you bring, starting with your present concerns and also facilitating interest in your deeper self. I believe each of us has the courage to successfully navigate the change that we seek, and I consider it a privilege to walk alongside you in that endeavor. I enjoy working with adults dealing with life transitions, grief and loss, family of origin concerns, relationship issues, trauma, and anxiety among other concerns.
I practice from an attachment-based psychodynamic perspective which gets interested in both your past and present, and I also use some cognitive behavioral interventions.
As a therapist, I approach our work together with warmth and curiosity. I seek to nurture a holding space that feels safe to address whatever unique concerns you bring, starting with your present concerns and also facilitating interest in your deeper self. I believe each of us has the courage to successfully navigate the change that we seek, and I consider it a privilege to walk alongside you in that endeavor. I enjoy working with adults dealing with life transitions, grief and loss, family of origin concerns, relationship issues, trauma, and anxiety among other concerns.
Dr. Megan Cecelia Fowler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37206
I offer in person & virtual talk therapy, specializing in attachment work, life transitions, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting stress, & pre/postnatal mental health. I aim to create a space of nonjudgement & compassion, focusing on your strengths. Together, we will explore what I call the "crunchy stuff"- that is, the interplay of your past & present. My integrative, psychodynamic approach allows you to delve deeper but also maintain a focus on the here and now, working towards realistic goals that will help you build the life you deserve. I also believe in the power of laughter and light- let's explore how we can infuse that!
I offer in person & virtual talk therapy, specializing in attachment work, life transitions, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting stress, & pre/postnatal mental health. I aim to create a space of nonjudgement & compassion, focusing on your strengths. Together, we will explore what I call the "crunchy stuff"- that is, the interplay of your past & present. My integrative, psychodynamic approach allows you to delve deeper but also maintain a focus on the here and now, working towards realistic goals that will help you build the life you deserve. I also believe in the power of laughter and light- let's explore how we can infuse that!
Sadie Miller-Daley
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCMHSP, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37215 (Online Only)
Do you feel like you have talked through everything but still don't feel better? Are you a motivated client or couple looking to shift patterns no longer serving you? I enjoy meeting clients in this space of healing, utilizing EMDR to help shift prior trauma, negative beliefs, anxieties and more. I encourage you to reach out, and explore through a free consultation how a holistic approach to healing may help you. Taking a more body focused and holistic approach to healing can lead to a more comprehensive and long lasting healing. I enjoy working with teens up through adults, individuals and couples from an attachment based lens.
Do you feel like you have talked through everything but still don't feel better? Are you a motivated client or couple looking to shift patterns no longer serving you? I enjoy meeting clients in this space of healing, utilizing EMDR to help shift prior trauma, negative beliefs, anxieties and more. I encourage you to reach out, and explore through a free consultation how a holistic approach to healing may help you. Taking a more body focused and holistic approach to healing can lead to a more comprehensive and long lasting healing. I enjoy working with teens up through adults, individuals and couples from an attachment based lens.
It’s taken me a long time to write this because I desperately wanted my bio to communicate my heart for counseling, people, and the work that I do, but I also feel that words fall short when you’re trying to communicate something so intimate. First of all, you are brave for taking a step toward deeper healing, and I am honored that you might consider me as a support alongside you in your journey. Whether this is your first time seeking counseling or your 10th time, I hope to encourage and help empower you in your fight to become who you want to be. Whatever next step you decide to take, I hope the best for you.
It’s taken me a long time to write this because I desperately wanted my bio to communicate my heart for counseling, people, and the work that I do, but I also feel that words fall short when you’re trying to communicate something so intimate. First of all, you are brave for taking a step toward deeper healing, and I am honored that you might consider me as a support alongside you in your journey. Whether this is your first time seeking counseling or your 10th time, I hope to encourage and help empower you in your fight to become who you want to be. Whatever next step you decide to take, I hope the best for you.
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Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPCMHSP, NCC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37207
My practice is attachment-based, incorporates mindfulness, DBT, and somatic techniques to help you befriend your nervous system.
Are you looking to break free from suffering and overcome your reluctance to be your authentic self? I know how hard it can be to try to cope and be in the struggle alone. As a licensed therapist in Nashville, Tennessee, I help clients navigate complex trauma and mental health challenges like depression, anxiety and interpersonal difficulties, as well as OCD, ADHD, and PTSD. I deeply believe that cost should not be a barrier to accessing quality mental health care and healing, so I offer a sliding-scale. My approach is integrative – tailored to your unique story and needs. We can walk together, grow together, and heal together.
My practice is attachment-based, incorporates mindfulness, DBT, and somatic techniques to help you befriend your nervous system.
Are you looking to break free from suffering and overcome your reluctance to be your authentic self? I know how hard it can be to try to cope and be in the struggle alone. As a licensed therapist in Nashville, Tennessee, I help clients navigate complex trauma and mental health challenges like depression, anxiety and interpersonal difficulties, as well as OCD, ADHD, and PTSD. I deeply believe that cost should not be a barrier to accessing quality mental health care and healing, so I offer a sliding-scale. My approach is integrative – tailored to your unique story and needs. We can walk together, grow together, and heal together.
I include elements of IFS or "parts work," EMDR, and attachment-based therapy in my work.
Hello and welcome! I am so glad you’re here. I recognize that finding a new therapist takes courage. My primarily goal is to create a calm, safe, non-judgmental space where every part of you feels welcomed. I empower individuals by being curious about their experiences, understanding their goals, and celebrating all the victories - big or small. As a trauma therapist, I know how easy it is to feel disconnected, fragmented, or isolated. Therapy is an incredible tool for restoring your sense of self and healing the parts of you that experience pain.
I include elements of IFS or "parts work," EMDR, and attachment-based therapy in my work.
Hello and welcome! I am so glad you’re here. I recognize that finding a new therapist takes courage. My primarily goal is to create a calm, safe, non-judgmental space where every part of you feels welcomed. I empower individuals by being curious about their experiences, understanding their goals, and celebrating all the victories - big or small. As a trauma therapist, I know how easy it is to feel disconnected, fragmented, or isolated. Therapy is an incredible tool for restoring your sense of self and healing the parts of you that experience pain.
I work with my clients to challenge negative core beliefs, heal attachment-based wounds and guide the restoration of relationship to self and others.
After experiencing my own life-changing therapeutic journey, it is my greatest honor to hold space for others during theirs. I enjoy working with adults, teens, couples and families to facilitate healing from trauma, codependency, eating disorders, addiction, anxiety, intimacy issues, maladaptive coping skills, partner betrayal, low self-worth and life transitions.
I work with my clients to challenge negative core beliefs, heal attachment-based wounds and guide the restoration of relationship to self and others.
After experiencing my own life-changing therapeutic journey, it is my greatest honor to hold space for others during theirs. I enjoy working with adults, teens, couples and families to facilitate healing from trauma, codependency, eating disorders, addiction, anxiety, intimacy issues, maladaptive coping skills, partner betrayal, low self-worth and life transitions.
Our life and relationship experiences can take us to places where we feel stuck, hopeless and overwhelmed. My therapy practice exists to provide a safe place for you to explore, listen, reconnect, and experience change. I have experience working with couples, individuals, and families who are dealing with disconnection in relationship, infidelity, unhealthy conflict, failures in communication, trauma, grief, divorce, depression, anxiety, and difficult life transitions. My aim is to provide you with a therapeutic space where you can experience yourself and others in a new, hopeful, transformative way.
Our life and relationship experiences can take us to places where we feel stuck, hopeless and overwhelmed. My therapy practice exists to provide a safe place for you to explore, listen, reconnect, and experience change. I have experience working with couples, individuals, and families who are dealing with disconnection in relationship, infidelity, unhealthy conflict, failures in communication, trauma, grief, divorce, depression, anxiety, and difficult life transitions. My aim is to provide you with a therapeutic space where you can experience yourself and others in a new, hopeful, transformative way.
Elizabeth J. Burton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, PMH-C
Verified Verified
10 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37203
My therapy style is client-centered and attachment-based, integrating individualized therapeutic approaches.
Hi! I’m Elizabeth and am so glad you are here looking for a safe space to heal and process life. I support adults navigating anxiety, OCD, depression, grief, behavioral issues, and trauma recovery. I specialize in therapy for attachment & relationship dynamics, trauma & abuse, and perinatal mood & anxiety disorders for expectant and postpartum parents.
My therapy style is client-centered and attachment-based, integrating individualized therapeutic approaches.
Hi! I’m Elizabeth and am so glad you are here looking for a safe space to heal and process life. I support adults navigating anxiety, OCD, depression, grief, behavioral issues, and trauma recovery. I specialize in therapy for attachment & relationship dynamics, trauma & abuse, and perinatal mood & anxiety disorders for expectant and postpartum parents.
Hey, I’m glad that you are here taking the first step towards your healing journey. My name is Laura Lara Salazar, I'm a Latina therapist. My goal is to provide you with a safe, supportive space where you can explore personal growth, healing, and mental well-being. I believe that everyone has the strength within them to overcome challenges, and I'm here to guide you on that journey. Whether you're navigating through life transitions, managing stress, or healing from trauma, we'll work together to help you feel more grounded, empowered, and at peace.
Hey, I’m glad that you are here taking the first step towards your healing journey. My name is Laura Lara Salazar, I'm a Latina therapist. My goal is to provide you with a safe, supportive space where you can explore personal growth, healing, and mental well-being. I believe that everyone has the strength within them to overcome challenges, and I'm here to guide you on that journey. Whether you're navigating through life transitions, managing stress, or healing from trauma, we'll work together to help you feel more grounded, empowered, and at peace.
Haley Kisner
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, TLMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37203
I utilize trauma-informed and attachment-based practices such as EMDR, IFS/parts work, somatic therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions.
Has traditional talk therapy fallen short in helping you find the root of the issues you repeatedly face? Are you struggling to understand and change the patterns that keep you feeling stuck and disconnected? You may be struggling to navigate relationships, battle loud negative self-talk, or experience debilitating feelings of shame, guilt and embarrassment. If these experiences sound all too familiar, you're in the right place. I aim to equip my clients with the skills to manage difficult thoughts and emotions, navigate relationship struggles, and heal their trauma from the root.
I utilize trauma-informed and attachment-based practices such as EMDR, IFS/parts work, somatic therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions.
Has traditional talk therapy fallen short in helping you find the root of the issues you repeatedly face? Are you struggling to understand and change the patterns that keep you feeling stuck and disconnected? You may be struggling to navigate relationships, battle loud negative self-talk, or experience debilitating feelings of shame, guilt and embarrassment. If these experiences sound all too familiar, you're in the right place. I aim to equip my clients with the skills to manage difficult thoughts and emotions, navigate relationship struggles, and heal their trauma from the root.
If you tell yourself: “I can’t keep living like this,” we'll be a good fit. I specialize in individuals, couples, and families who've been impacted by suicidal thoughts and related concerns, such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and identity-related stress (gender, sexual orientation, ethnic/racial). These people are cycle-breakers who want to change old family patterns; stonecatchers who try to protect others from mistreatment because they know how it feels; or those who are simply tired of feeling “just ok.” Ultimately I blend the nerdy science of psychology with humility and humor to support you in building a more meaningful life.
If you tell yourself: “I can’t keep living like this,” we'll be a good fit. I specialize in individuals, couples, and families who've been impacted by suicidal thoughts and related concerns, such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and identity-related stress (gender, sexual orientation, ethnic/racial). These people are cycle-breakers who want to change old family patterns; stonecatchers who try to protect others from mistreatment because they know how it feels; or those who are simply tired of feeling “just ok.” Ultimately I blend the nerdy science of psychology with humility and humor to support you in building a more meaningful life.
Alyssa Birmingham
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
16 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37212
There is something beautiful about becoming the most authentic version of yourself. My passion lies in helping individuals and couples work to uncover what is keeping them stuck and develop a more fulfilling life. Through therapy, we will develop a relationship where you feel heard, understood, and respected while working to recognize and change the unhelpful thoughts, behaviors, and patterns in your life that are no longer serving you. Our sessions will feel like a conversation, where I will offer a fresh perspective and tangible ways to achieve your therapy goals.
There is something beautiful about becoming the most authentic version of yourself. My passion lies in helping individuals and couples work to uncover what is keeping them stuck and develop a more fulfilling life. Through therapy, we will develop a relationship where you feel heard, understood, and respected while working to recognize and change the unhelpful thoughts, behaviors, and patterns in your life that are no longer serving you. Our sessions will feel like a conversation, where I will offer a fresh perspective and tangible ways to achieve your therapy goals.
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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.