Clients' and Therapists' Attachment Styles: Do They Influence the Alliance?

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dc.contributor.authorOrcajada, Stacey
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-13T21:50:41Z
dc.date.available2025-02-13T21:50:41Z
dc.date.issued2024-12-15
dc.description.abstractThis capstone answers two questions related to attachment styles and the working alliance: does the client's attachment style matter and does the therapist's attachment style matter? While the research is mixed regarding the ways that attachment styles interact within the alliance, the consensus is that secure attachment styles enable the strongest alliances. Clients and therapists with insecure attachment styles can nevertheless develop secure, relationship-specific attachments. Therapists with insecure attachment styles can learn to meet clients' needs for safety and security through the core caregiving behavioural system functions of attunement, responsiveness, and emotional regulation.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/2674
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectclient attachment style
dc.subjecttherapist attachment style
dc.subjectworking alliance
dc.subjecttherapeutic alliance
dc.subjectalliance
dc.titleClients' and Therapists' Attachment Styles: Do They Influence the Alliance?
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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