attachment theory

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Understanding Attachment-Based Therapy: Healing Relationship Patterns at the Root

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in the same relationship patterns, feeling anxious, avoidant, or disconnected, you’re not alone. Many of these patterns are rooted in early attachment experiences. Attachment-based therapy helps you understand those patterns and create more secure, fulfilling relationships. At Steffen Counseling Services, we use attachment-focused approaches to help individuals and couples […]

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A Therapist’s Toolkit: How Attachment Patterns Show Up in Relationships

Attachment patterns can shape the way we connect, communicate, and respond to closeness in relationships. For many people, these patterns show up most clearly in moments of stress, uncertainty, or vulnerability; when the nervous system is doing its best to protect connection. At Steffen Counseling Services, we often look at attachment not as a fixed

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Welcome To Our New Intern, Kelsey Tushar!

Please join us in welcoming our new clinical intern, Kelsey Tushar (she/her), to Steffen Counseling Services! She is a clinical mental health graduate student at The Seattle School, currently pursuing her Masters degree. She is now offering affordable, sliding-scale therapy sessions via telehealth for all of Washington State. Kelsey is a Certified Trauma Professional (CTP),

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