Therapists who work with attachment theory often use this framework to better understand clients’ emotional responses and experiences in relationships. By working together with attachment theory in mind, counsellors can also explore attachment within the therapeutic relationship. The therapist can work as a secure attachment figure where the client can explore the experiences like naming their needs and being tended to within a relationship.

When therapists talk about “regulation,” we’re referring to the nervous system’s ability to move through emotional states without becoming overwhelmed or shut down. Regulation doesn’t mean staying calm all the time. It means being able to experience stress, anger, sadness, or excitement and return to a steady baseline afterward.

It can be a common experience in our busy world where we feel we aren't in touch with our feelings, or our inner experiences. What this can sometimes mean is that our feelings feel overwhelming, confusing, shut down, or hard to name. From a somatic attachment lens, this isn’t a personal failure - it’s actually how we have survived until now. Our capacity to understand and regulate emotions develops in relationship. When early caregivers were consistently attuned, we learned t

Therapy is often seen as a place we can go to talk about what's bothering us or process past experiences. Something that often isn't understood about therapy is the importance and the impact of the therapeutic relationship. Studies have found that the strength of the therapeutic relationship actually predicts symptomatic improvement (Falkenström, Granström & Holmqvist, 2013). This highlights the importance of the relationship between client and therapist. When working from th