Understanding Attachment + Complex Trauma

Attachment and Complex Trauma Therapy focuses on understanding how past experiences—often rooted in our earliest relationships—can shape our emotional well-being, sense of safety, and ability to form healthy connections. Complex trauma may result from prolonged or repeated exposure to distressing events such as childhood neglect, abuse, or unstable environments, leading to feelings of shame, self-doubt, and persistent fear.

My Approach to Complex Trauma Therapy

At Better Life Psychotherapy, we approach Attachment Injuries or Complex Trauma with the belief that the therapist is initially an attachment surrogate through which the client can learn to form a healthy attachment with significant others. Our aim is to help you:

• Recognize and Regulate Trauma Responses: Through trauma-informed counseling techniques, we’ll identify and understand triggers and develop coping strategies to manage overwhelming emotions.

• Rebuild Self-Compassion: We create a safe, empathetic space to gently explore past wounds and the coping mechanism used to protect from pain, allowing you to break free from old coping methods (such as isolation, rage, shame, avoidance) that isn’t serving you now.

• Foster Healthy Relationships: Attachment-focused therapy helps uncover how early bonding experiences may be influencing current relationship patterns, empowering you to create more secure, meaningful connections.

• Grow Resilience and Hope: Using researched-based attachment model, we guide you toward a renewed sense of confidence, stability, and self-worth.

No matter your history, I believe that every person can move toward a more authentic and fulfilling life. At Better Life Psychotherapy, I am dedicated to working alongside you to understand the roots of your attachment injury, tailoring interventions to your unique history. Together, I’ll help you build the inner security and emotional freedom needed to thrive.

Take the First Step

Overcoming attachment and healing from complex trauma is a road to travel, and you don't have to walk it alone. Contact me today to schedule a session and begin your path to healing.