We are brought into this world attached to another human being and we learn to regulate our emotions, physical state and even create our belief systems in conjunction with the responsiveness of our primary caregivers. We develop ways of relating to others and relating to our own needs in response to these very early experiences of caregivers attending to us, often pre-verbal experiences. Out of our early childhood attachment experiences often comes relational pain or relational trauma wounds. Sometimes trauma comes out of what was not received, like neglect or absence of a trusted adult.

In order to help repair old relational attachment wounds in my clinical work I help client’s harness the power of imagination to repair what was wounded and help provide the body with the felt sense of repair, comfort and a corrective experience. We cannot go back in time to change history but we can eliminate the emotionally-laden painful stories our mind and body continuously recall over and over again. We can allow the body to experience what it was needing, often a sense of protection, nurturing, wisdom, or guidance in order to move forward.

Please reach out to me if you’d like to learn more about healing your own attachment wounds.