Attachment-based Therapists in Seattle, WA
I generally work from a psychodynamic, attachment-based perspective, but often incorporate other approaches in order to best meet the needs of my clients.
You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. - C.S. Lewis. I am interested in how early attachment relationships impact how we see ourselves and relate to others. I believe our adult relationships reflect in part what we did or did not experience growing up. A safe therapeutic relationship creates space to unpack what is getting in our way, help us make sense of emotions and reactions, and learn skills and strategies to bring more peace and stability into our lives.
I generally work from a psychodynamic, attachment-based perspective, but often incorporate other approaches in order to best meet the needs of my clients.
You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. - C.S. Lewis. I am interested in how early attachment relationships impact how we see ourselves and relate to others. I believe our adult relationships reflect in part what we did or did not experience growing up. A safe therapeutic relationship creates space to unpack what is getting in our way, help us make sense of emotions and reactions, and learn skills and strategies to bring more peace and stability into our lives.
Breanna Peter
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98107 (Online Only)
I enjoy supporting those in their journey of healing, reflection, and growth throughout life. I work with those who have a desire to move towards a place of thriving, while addressing topics that may have you feeling stuck or alone. Perhaps you are someone who never feels like you are good enough, has difficulty setting boundaries, is experiencing burnout, anxiety, or frustration. There might be dynamics from childhood that you’re curious about and how they may be impacting you today. In safely exploring some of these areas, together we can work in moving you towards a more fulfilled life.
I enjoy supporting those in their journey of healing, reflection, and growth throughout life. I work with those who have a desire to move towards a place of thriving, while addressing topics that may have you feeling stuck or alone. Perhaps you are someone who never feels like you are good enough, has difficulty setting boundaries, is experiencing burnout, anxiety, or frustration. There might be dynamics from childhood that you’re curious about and how they may be impacting you today. In safely exploring some of these areas, together we can work in moving you towards a more fulfilled life.
I am particularly influenced by Existential, Humanist, Systems, Feminist, and Attachment-Based therapies.
Life is wild, being a person is hard and everyone deserves support. I am a Mental Health Counselor who works with individuals (18+), couples and polyamorous partners. As a writer and former journalist, I am compassionate, nonjudgemental and curious. I see beauty and humor in the hard and I believe our struggles can help us find meaning, build connections and foster growth.
I am particularly influenced by Existential, Humanist, Systems, Feminist, and Attachment-Based therapies.
Life is wild, being a person is hard and everyone deserves support. I am a Mental Health Counselor who works with individuals (18+), couples and polyamorous partners. As a writer and former journalist, I am compassionate, nonjudgemental and curious. I see beauty and humor in the hard and I believe our struggles can help us find meaning, build connections and foster growth.
Caitlin Noelani Minniear
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CST, MDFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98109
Waitlist for new clients
I believe that healing occurs when people are given the space to explore their unique emotional experience to better understand how it colors their worldview, sense of self, and relationships with others. Within a safe therapeutic relationship, I work with my clients to make meaning out of both mundane and extraordinary moments, unlocking their ability to live a more fully present, authentic life.
I believe that healing occurs when people are given the space to explore their unique emotional experience to better understand how it colors their worldview, sense of self, and relationships with others. Within a safe therapeutic relationship, I work with my clients to make meaning out of both mundane and extraordinary moments, unlocking their ability to live a more fully present, authentic life.
Humanistic, narrative-focused, trauma-informed, somatic, attachment-based, cultural sensitivity, and Body Liberation approaches are foundational to my therapeutic orientation.
I have experience serving children, adolescents, and families in varied mental health settings. These have included working at an inpatient behavioral health hospital, supporting adults & youth with eating disorders, and providing individualized therapy in my private practice. Amongst a long list of various jobs, I also have lived experience with an eating disorder, as a full spectrum doula, and as a caregiver of children. I am passionate about helping people find their voice and developing a liberating relationship with themselves.
Humanistic, narrative-focused, trauma-informed, somatic, attachment-based, cultural sensitivity, and Body Liberation approaches are foundational to my therapeutic orientation.
I have experience serving children, adolescents, and families in varied mental health settings. These have included working at an inpatient behavioral health hospital, supporting adults & youth with eating disorders, and providing individualized therapy in my private practice. Amongst a long list of various jobs, I also have lived experience with an eating disorder, as a full spectrum doula, and as a caregiver of children. I am passionate about helping people find their voice and developing a liberating relationship with themselves.
I believe that all mental anguish begins with loneliness and disconnection. This is why my approach to psychotherapy is grounded fundamentally in the relationship that we build together. Together we will move through suffering, creatively identifying new possibilities and ways of experiencing life. We will find hope and build your capacity to love both yourself and others more fully. From within this relationship, you will be able to safely try new things, to see what works for you, to ultimately move forward in your life with more ease. I like the expression "human flourishing" to describe this process.
I believe that all mental anguish begins with loneliness and disconnection. This is why my approach to psychotherapy is grounded fundamentally in the relationship that we build together. Together we will move through suffering, creatively identifying new possibilities and ways of experiencing life. We will find hope and build your capacity to love both yourself and others more fully. From within this relationship, you will be able to safely try new things, to see what works for you, to ultimately move forward in your life with more ease. I like the expression "human flourishing" to describe this process.
Dr. Dani Baker
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98101 (Online Only)
My therapeutic framework is informed by an attachment-based, whole-person perspective of wellness across the lifespan.
Every year, many people are impacted by profound grief after a significant loss event. Yet, we live in a society that struggles to understand or support the ongoing complexities experienced after loss. For over 20 years, I have had the opportunity to assist grieving individuals, families, and groups in finding the therapeutic resources needed to traverse the bio/psycho/social/spiritual/cultural landscape of natural grief and sorrow. Through an integrative, trauma-informed, culturally sensitive approach to cultivating meaning after a significant loss, clients and I have co-created a space where healing and growth have flourished.
My therapeutic framework is informed by an attachment-based, whole-person perspective of wellness across the lifespan.
Every year, many people are impacted by profound grief after a significant loss event. Yet, we live in a society that struggles to understand or support the ongoing complexities experienced after loss. For over 20 years, I have had the opportunity to assist grieving individuals, families, and groups in finding the therapeutic resources needed to traverse the bio/psycho/social/spiritual/cultural landscape of natural grief and sorrow. Through an integrative, trauma-informed, culturally sensitive approach to cultivating meaning after a significant loss, clients and I have co-created a space where healing and growth have flourished.
Our emotions are a biochemical reality in our bodies; we deserve to have a safe space to discover what they are telling us and how to fully express them. Oftentimes, our feelings today are based on belief systems we created in childhood to keep us safe from painful experiences. The way we made sense of our world when we were young influence and shape the quality of our relationships, how we feel about ourselves, and how we fit into the world as adults today. Sometimes this can be limiting. This whole process occurs in our body - our emotions and old belief systems that we may be unaware of ultimately guide our choices and behavior.
Our emotions are a biochemical reality in our bodies; we deserve to have a safe space to discover what they are telling us and how to fully express them. Oftentimes, our feelings today are based on belief systems we created in childhood to keep us safe from painful experiences. The way we made sense of our world when we were young influence and shape the quality of our relationships, how we feel about ourselves, and how we fit into the world as adults today. Sometimes this can be limiting. This whole process occurs in our body - our emotions and old belief systems that we may be unaware of ultimately guide our choices and behavior.
The harm caused from being raised by emotionally immature parents (EIP) impacts you as an adult in so many ways. You experience anxiousness, self-doubt, overthinking, people pleasing, poor boundaries, exhaustion, shame & guilt often. I specialize in helping millennial women who were raised by EIPs using a holistic approach to therapy. My clients don't want traditional talk therapy- they want a structured AND compassionate approach. I combine skills training, DBT-PE, CBT, attachment-based techniques & mindfulness practices to heal at the root of your issues, discover what you want out of life & create lasting changes to break cycles.
The harm caused from being raised by emotionally immature parents (EIP) impacts you as an adult in so many ways. You experience anxiousness, self-doubt, overthinking, people pleasing, poor boundaries, exhaustion, shame & guilt often. I specialize in helping millennial women who were raised by EIPs using a holistic approach to therapy. My clients don't want traditional talk therapy- they want a structured AND compassionate approach. I combine skills training, DBT-PE, CBT, attachment-based techniques & mindfulness practices to heal at the root of your issues, discover what you want out of life & create lasting changes to break cycles.
My therapeutic orientation is rooted in a relational and attachment-based lens that helps clients explore their values and patterns with others and themselves.
I am accepting new clients! Finding the right therapist can be so overwhelming yet so important in your healing. I work with teenagers and young adults navigating the many changes and life transitions this time presents. This period can be filled with excitement, uncertainty, and expectation for what 'should be happening.' These significant life transitions can trigger depression, anxiety, stress, and rumination about who we are. Therapy offers a supportive space for clients to build self-trust, deepen their understanding of what they want, and feel more connected and aligned.
My therapeutic orientation is rooted in a relational and attachment-based lens that helps clients explore their values and patterns with others and themselves.
I am accepting new clients! Finding the right therapist can be so overwhelming yet so important in your healing. I work with teenagers and young adults navigating the many changes and life transitions this time presents. This period can be filled with excitement, uncertainty, and expectation for what 'should be happening.' These significant life transitions can trigger depression, anxiety, stress, and rumination about who we are. Therapy offers a supportive space for clients to build self-trust, deepen their understanding of what they want, and feel more connected and aligned.
Jen Hargrove
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, CMHS
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98115 (Online Only)
Stress, perfectionism, and relationship challenges can leave us feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected. Sometimes we need support to enhance communication, foster respectful relationships, and cultivate loving connections with those we care about. I am an attachment-based therapist who believes that through a trusting and secure therapeutic relationship, we can all access what we need to make changes and strengthen our connection to ourselves and others. I hold a special affinity for supporting neurodivergent individuals as well as LGBTQ+ teens and their families. Having supportive, affirming care is essential to well-being.
Stress, perfectionism, and relationship challenges can leave us feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected. Sometimes we need support to enhance communication, foster respectful relationships, and cultivate loving connections with those we care about. I am an attachment-based therapist who believes that through a trusting and secure therapeutic relationship, we can all access what we need to make changes and strengthen our connection to ourselves and others. I hold a special affinity for supporting neurodivergent individuals as well as LGBTQ+ teens and their families. Having supportive, affirming care is essential to well-being.
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My primary therapy methods are attachment-based, psychodynamic, and narrative.
I work often with clients on issues such as learning to set and hold boundaries, unpacking codependency, and understanding why they are unhappy in relationships. We all find ourselves repeating behaviors and patterns that once helped but begin to no longer work for us. Often my clients are in a stuck place, a life transition, grieving a loss, or wanting to change relational patterns. Other areas of interest and experience include identifying and addressing current patterns of abuse or healing from past abuse (emotional, sexual, physical, spiritual).
My primary therapy methods are attachment-based, psychodynamic, and narrative.
I work often with clients on issues such as learning to set and hold boundaries, unpacking codependency, and understanding why they are unhappy in relationships. We all find ourselves repeating behaviors and patterns that once helped but begin to no longer work for us. Often my clients are in a stuck place, a life transition, grieving a loss, or wanting to change relational patterns. Other areas of interest and experience include identifying and addressing current patterns of abuse or healing from past abuse (emotional, sexual, physical, spiritual).
Darby Robertson
Mental Health Counselor Associate, MA, LMHCA, MHP, SUDPT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98119 (Online Only)
Whether you're hoping to process past events, address specific patterns of behavior, or figure out how to navigate an uncharacteristically difficult time—I'm glad you're here. I aim to create a warm, supportive environment for clients to explore the parts of themselves and their experiences that feel challenging, shameful, or unknown. Using an attachment-based approach, my goal is to assist you in better understanding yourself, the people around you, and how your relationships and life experiences have shaped who you are. Together, we will work to identify the ways you want to invite change into your life, and how to get there.
Whether you're hoping to process past events, address specific patterns of behavior, or figure out how to navigate an uncharacteristically difficult time—I'm glad you're here. I aim to create a warm, supportive environment for clients to explore the parts of themselves and their experiences that feel challenging, shameful, or unknown. Using an attachment-based approach, my goal is to assist you in better understanding yourself, the people around you, and how your relationships and life experiences have shaped who you are. Together, we will work to identify the ways you want to invite change into your life, and how to get there.
My approach is rooted in attachment-based counseling, where we explore how early relationships shape our sense of self and our connections with others.
Life can sometimes leave us feeling stuck, especially when we’re navigating significant changes, evolving identities, or adapting to new environments and relationships. These transitions can feel isolating and overwhelming, causing us to lose touch with who we are. But in these moments, there is also potential for healing and growth. I specialize in supporting those facing such transitions, including Third Culture Kids (TCKs), adult TCKs, military families, international adoptees, college students, immigrants, and individuals navigating cross-cultural experiences.
My approach is rooted in attachment-based counseling, where we explore how early relationships shape our sense of self and our connections with others.
Life can sometimes leave us feeling stuck, especially when we’re navigating significant changes, evolving identities, or adapting to new environments and relationships. These transitions can feel isolating and overwhelming, causing us to lose touch with who we are. But in these moments, there is also potential for healing and growth. I specialize in supporting those facing such transitions, including Third Culture Kids (TCKs), adult TCKs, military families, international adoptees, college students, immigrants, and individuals navigating cross-cultural experiences.
In my psychotherapy work, I draw from psychodynamic, mindfulness-based cognitive and behavioral therapies, and attachment-based therapies.
Thank you for visiting my profile. I provide psychotherapy and assessment services to adults (individuals, couples, and groups) who are struggling to thrive. I help others increase insight into their struggles and make concrete changes toward experiencing a more fulfilling life. During difficult times it is common to struggle with daily functioning while also trying to heal broader psychological and emotional concerns (e.g., trauma, relational struggles, problematic behavior). Therefore, I often will establish short-term and long-term goals, collaboratively with you, so that counseling can be sustainable, supportive, and effective.
In my psychotherapy work, I draw from psychodynamic, mindfulness-based cognitive and behavioral therapies, and attachment-based therapies.
Thank you for visiting my profile. I provide psychotherapy and assessment services to adults (individuals, couples, and groups) who are struggling to thrive. I help others increase insight into their struggles and make concrete changes toward experiencing a more fulfilling life. During difficult times it is common to struggle with daily functioning while also trying to heal broader psychological and emotional concerns (e.g., trauma, relational struggles, problematic behavior). Therefore, I often will establish short-term and long-term goals, collaboratively with you, so that counseling can be sustainable, supportive, and effective.
Since no two people are alike, I specifically craft a treatment for each client, drawing from a psychodynamic, relational, and attachment-based model, as well as insights from mindfulness practices, body-based trauma treatments, and Acceptance-Commitment therapy.
I work primarily with individuals who feel bound in aversion toward themselves. Whether concerns manifest as self-hatred, shame, relational difficulties, terminal regret, questions around spirituality, depression, anxiety, or in any number of other ways, I wholeheartedly trust there is more to the story than meets the eye. I support our exploration by opening a receptive and creative space for truths that might not feel at home elsewhere. As we shift painful thought patterns out of isolation and into dialogue between two minds, new and surprising truths emerge. These can form the basis for new peace and possibilities.
Since no two people are alike, I specifically craft a treatment for each client, drawing from a psychodynamic, relational, and attachment-based model, as well as insights from mindfulness practices, body-based trauma treatments, and Acceptance-Commitment therapy.
I work primarily with individuals who feel bound in aversion toward themselves. Whether concerns manifest as self-hatred, shame, relational difficulties, terminal regret, questions around spirituality, depression, anxiety, or in any number of other ways, I wholeheartedly trust there is more to the story than meets the eye. I support our exploration by opening a receptive and creative space for truths that might not feel at home elsewhere. As we shift painful thought patterns out of isolation and into dialogue between two minds, new and surprising truths emerge. These can form the basis for new peace and possibilities.
These attachment-based, trauma-informed modalities aide clients in gently re-processing trauma, rebuilding a stronger sense of self, and deepening their ability to connect with others.
I believe that humans are inherently relational. When our basic needs for love and safety are left unmet, we can experience loneliness, low self-worth, and mistrust in relationships. My focus in therapy is to highlight the cycles of pain you may find yourself and/or your relationship in, and to assist you in building greater self-awareness, sustainable coping strategies and ways of relating to others. I am passionate about helping my clients to develop greater self-compassion and deeper connections in their relationships.
These attachment-based, trauma-informed modalities aide clients in gently re-processing trauma, rebuilding a stronger sense of self, and deepening their ability to connect with others.
I believe that humans are inherently relational. When our basic needs for love and safety are left unmet, we can experience loneliness, low self-worth, and mistrust in relationships. My focus in therapy is to highlight the cycles of pain you may find yourself and/or your relationship in, and to assist you in building greater self-awareness, sustainable coping strategies and ways of relating to others. I am passionate about helping my clients to develop greater self-compassion and deeper connections in their relationships.
My approach to therapy is relational, attachment-based, and humanistic with a feminist lens.
We often place pressure on ourselves to be okay, power through, and be strong. Yet there are times when we need extra support. You may be navigating a major transition, experiencing anxiety or overwhelm, or grappling with grief. You may be a new parent trying to make it through the early postpartum months. You may be pregnant and preparing for big unknowns, or feeling alone in a struggle with fertility. You may be a parent wanting to reconnect with yourself. You may be navigating loss and grief and feeling totally under water. These are vulnerable, tender times when we most need to feel seen and supported with compassion and care.
My approach to therapy is relational, attachment-based, and humanistic with a feminist lens.
We often place pressure on ourselves to be okay, power through, and be strong. Yet there are times when we need extra support. You may be navigating a major transition, experiencing anxiety or overwhelm, or grappling with grief. You may be a new parent trying to make it through the early postpartum months. You may be pregnant and preparing for big unknowns, or feeling alone in a struggle with fertility. You may be a parent wanting to reconnect with yourself. You may be navigating loss and grief and feeling totally under water. These are vulnerable, tender times when we most need to feel seen and supported with compassion and care.
I am a systemic and attachment-based therapist that works with individuals, couples, families, and other multisystem clients. My passion lies in working with those with queer, trans, and gender non-conforming identities, as well as interests or concerns surrounding sex, intimacy, kink, and polyamorous/non-traditional relationships. I aim to create a safe and affirming space for clients to explore their identities and relationships. I recognize the unique challenges and experiences faced by individuals within marginalized communities and am committed to providing culturally competent care within my therapeutic practice.
I am a systemic and attachment-based therapist that works with individuals, couples, families, and other multisystem clients. My passion lies in working with those with queer, trans, and gender non-conforming identities, as well as interests or concerns surrounding sex, intimacy, kink, and polyamorous/non-traditional relationships. I aim to create a safe and affirming space for clients to explore their identities and relationships. I recognize the unique challenges and experiences faced by individuals within marginalized communities and am committed to providing culturally competent care within my therapeutic practice.
I employ an integrative approach grounded in attachment-based, relational-psychodynamic, and existential perspectives.
Are you feeling disconnected from yourself or your life’s purpose? Are stress and uncertainty making it tough to envision what you truly desire? I’ll work with you to better understand yourself, leverage strengths, and align with your most meaningful goals. I’m particularly attuned to working with creative, high-intensity, and out-of-the-box thinkers. Constellations of these traits often include aspects of ADHD, giftedness, high sensitivity, and other forms of neurodivergence. I also specialize in issues that emerge at midlife, a unique time in which new stressors and shifting priorities can manifest in unexpected ways.
I employ an integrative approach grounded in attachment-based, relational-psychodynamic, and existential perspectives.
Are you feeling disconnected from yourself or your life’s purpose? Are stress and uncertainty making it tough to envision what you truly desire? I’ll work with you to better understand yourself, leverage strengths, and align with your most meaningful goals. I’m particularly attuned to working with creative, high-intensity, and out-of-the-box thinkers. Constellations of these traits often include aspects of ADHD, giftedness, high sensitivity, and other forms of neurodivergence. I also specialize in issues that emerge at midlife, a unique time in which new stressors and shifting priorities can manifest in unexpected ways.
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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.