Attach Together

What Happens to Our Attachment Patterns When We’re in a Group?

What happens to attachment patterns when therapy moves from a one-to-one relationship into a group? In this episode of Attached Together, attachment-based psychotherapis

When Culture and Faith Change the Attachment Story

What happens when attachment theory is applied without enough attention to culture, faith, migration, identity or power? In this episode of Attached Together, Optima lec

What Happens When We Start Getting Attached to AI?

What happens when an AI relationship starts to feel safer, easier or more dependable than a relationship with another person? In this episode of Attached Together, Jo, p

What Do Our Dreams Reveal? Attachment, Relationships & the Therapy Room

Dreams can reveal parts of a client’s inner world that are not always easy to reach through conversation alone. Through attachment theory, they may offer clues about atta

Attachment Theory Beyond the Parent-Child Relationship

Attachment theory child therapy looks beyond a child’s behaviour to the relationships and systems around them. In this episode of Attach Together, Georgina Sturmer and ch

Attachment & Burnout: Why Therapists Keep Going When They’re Running on Empty

Attachment and burnout in therapy raises an uncomfortable question: why can therapists be so good at noticing distress in other people, yet struggle to recognise when the

Attachment and EMDR: What Happens When the Processing Gets Stuck?

How do attachment styles and relationships influence EMDR and trauma therapy? In this episode, Jo Oxley and attachment and relationship therapist Jo Bealey explore EMDR a

Attachment and Adoption: Beyond the “Lucky” Narrative

Attachment and adoption in therapy requires an understanding of attachment theory, attachment styles, relationships and the ways early separation may emerge within counse

Attachment-Informed Therapy for Neurodivergent Parents: Why “Good Parenting” Can Look Different

In this episode of Attach Together, Joanne Kay is joined by Lyn Coombs and Alison Cunningham to explore what therapists need to understand when working with parents of ne

Attachment Ruptures in Therapy: What If Getting It Wrong Is Where Healing Begins?

Attachment rupture and repair sits at the heart of attachment theory, attachment styles, relationships and therapy. But what happens when a client feels misunderstood, re

Attachment and Couple Conflict: Why the Argument Is Never Just the Argument

CPD Certificate Attachment theory helps us understand how attachment styles shape relationships, particularly when conflict enters the therapy or counselling room. In th

Attachment and Creative Approaches in Therapy: Working Beyond Words

CPD Certificate In this episode, Georgina Sturmer and Darren look at creativity through the lens of attachment theory, asking how play, metaphor and objects can open up

Attachment Parenting Repair, Good Enough Parenting & the Pressure to Get It Right

This bonus episode of Attach Together feels different from our usual conversations. Kiah, who edits the podcast and works alongside Darren and the Optima team, joins not

Mindfulness Burnout Prevention for Therapists

Mindfulness burnout prevention helps therapists, counsellors and psychologists notice early signs of exhaustion, emotional fatigue and professional disconnection before b

Attachment Defences in Therapy: Understanding Protective Patterns in Clients

Attachment defences in therapy are protective patterns clients use when they feel relationally threatened, emotionally exposed, or unsafe in connection. In this final epi

Attachment and Trauma in therapy: How Trauma and Attachment Show Up in the Counselling Room

Attachment theory, attachment styles, relationships, and therapy are all central to this episode as Darren is joined by Gav, counsellor, tutor, and attachment-based psych

Attachment and the Emotional Meaning of Food

Attachment theory, attachment styles, relationships and therapy all shape how clients experience food, soothing and care. In this episode of Attach Together, Darren is jo

Attachment Supervision for Therapists

🎓 Get your CPD certificate from our website. Attachment Supervision for Therapists: Understanding Attachment Styles in Therapy & Professional RelationshipsAttachment the

Understanding Mentalization in Attachment Theory

🎓 Get your CPD certificate from our website. Attachment theory, attachment styles, relationships, and therapy are all deeply connected through the concept of mentalizati

Working with Disorganised Attachment in Therapy

🎓 Get your CPD certificate from our website. Understanding Disorganised Attachment in Relationships, Trauma & Attachment-Informed TherapyDisorganised attachment is one o