Psychotherapy Through an Attachment-Informed Lens: How to Work with Individuals to Move Towards Secure Attachment

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dc.contributor.authorKetch, Kyla
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-23T19:53:46Z
dc.date.available2024-04-23T19:53:46Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-14
dc.description.abstractAttachment theory proposes that human patterns of attachment develop as a result of caregiver attentiveness during childhood. Depending on the quality of parental care during the formative years, a child may develop a secure or insecure attachment style, which subsequently informs and influences relationships, both interpersonal and to the self. The impacts of an insecure attachment style can have long-term and even intergenerational negative effects on relational and general well-being and can be predictive of addiction, depression, externalizing problems, psychological dysregulation, chronic pain, neuroticism, and suicidal thoughts. This capstone evaluates existing literature to determine to what extent psychotherapy may be utilized to help adult clients move towards more secure attachment. This capstone concludes that attachment style can be altered consciously and subconsciously throughout the lifespan and that secure attachment can be increased through therapy using approaches that lend themselves to self reflection, self-compassion, and secure attachment priming techniques.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/2433
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.subjectattachment
dc.subjectadult attachment
dc.subjectattachment transmission
dc.subjectattachment stability
dc.subjectattachment fluctuation
dc.subjectattachment prevalence
dc.subjectsecure attachment
dc.subjectattachment resiliency
dc.titlePsychotherapy Through an Attachment-Informed Lens: How to Work with Individuals to Move Towards Secure Attachment
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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