Attachment-Based Therapy That Helps You (Re)connect
Healing relationships through connection, trust, and emotional understanding.
The attachment based approach to therapy focuses on how our earliest relationships influence the way we connect throughout life. It’s grounded in attachment theory—the understanding that humans are wired for connection and that our emotional bonds play a central role in mental health.
At ReConnect Therapy Center, we use attachment based therapy with both individuals and couples. For individuals, this work helps improve self-esteem, reduce anxiety, and create more balanced relationships. For couples, it helps partners rebuild trust, increase intimacy, and strengthen emotional safety within the relationship.
Attachment based therapy is relational, collaborative, and deeply human—it’s about learning how to feel secure enough to love and be loved fully.
What Is the Attachment Based Approach to Therapy?
Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT) is a structured model that helps families repair ruptures in trust and communication. While our work at ReConnect Therapy Center focuses on adult family relationships, the principles of ABFT still guide our approach.
The five core tasks of attachment-based family therapy include:
Relational Reframing – Helping family members see the problem not as one person’s fault but as part of a relationship pattern that can be healed.
Alliance Building – Establishing a foundation of safety and trust between therapist and each family member so everyone feels heard and supported.
Repairing Attachment Bonds – Guiding open conversations that allow family members to express hurt, disappointment, or unmet needs.
Promoting Emotional Expression – Encouraging honest communication of emotions like sadness, fear, and anger in ways that strengthen connection instead of creating distance.
Building Competence and Closeness – Helping families create new ways of relating that promote understanding, respect, and enduring emotional connection.
What Are the 5 Tasks of Attachment-Based Family Therapy?
What Is the Best Therapy for Attachment Disorder in Adults?
At ReConnect Therapy Center, our therapists use evidence-based modalities that complement attachment work, such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and trauma-informed practices. These methods help adults develop secure attachment patterns—meaning you can feel close to others without losing your sense of self.
Attachment trauma occurs when the bonds we depend on for safety and comfort are inconsistent, unsafe, or broken.
Common symptoms of attachment trauma may include:
Difficulty trusting others or forming close relationships
Fear of abandonment or rejection
Emotional numbness or detachment
Intense reactions to conflict or criticism
Low self-esteem and self-doubt
Feeling unworthy of love or support
Repeating relationship patterns that lead to disappointment or isolation
What Are the Symptoms of Attachment Trauma?
Modalities That Help You Heal
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Creative approaches that help you connect with your emotions in real time
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Repairing relational wounds that often begin in early life and impact current relationships
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Understanding how past pain influences present struggles
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Supporting individuals and families impacted by substance use
Take the First Step Toward Healing
Take the First Step Toward Healing
You don’t have to keep repeating painful relationship patterns alone. With attachment-based therapy in Towson, MD, you can begin to rebuild trust, reconnect with yourself and others, and create relationships that feel safe and supportive.