Attachment, Trauma & Relationships

A New Experience of Connection

Therapy at Making Space offers more than tools, it offers a new kind of relationship. One that is consistent, warm and safe.

One where you can feel seen, supported, and empowered.

We know it takes courage to reach out, especially if trust has been broken before.

You do not have to do this alone. If you are ready to begin the journey toward healing, we are here to walk with you.

How We Support You to Heal

At Making Space Psychotherapy, we specialize in helping people heal from trauma and transform relationship patterns. Whether you are navigating the effects of childhood experiences, struggling in adult relationships, or feeling disconnected from yourself, our work is grounded in attachment theory, neuroscience, and mind-body approaches.

Our work is rooted in the understanding that healing happens through connection -- within your nervous system, your relationships and the therapeutic space itself. 

Why Does Attachment Matter?​

Attachment theory gives us a framework to understand how early relational experiences shape the way we connect with others, and with ourselves. When those early experiences were marked by inconsistency, emotional neglect, or fear they can leave behind nervous system patterns that make closeness feel unsafe or connection feel out of reach.

These patterns are not personality flaws, they are protective adaptations and they can be healed!

Trauma is Stored in the Body and Nervous System​

Trauma is not just what happened to you, but also what happened inside of you as a result. Attachment wounds are a form of relational trauma that often show up in the nervous system as anxiety, shutdown, reactivity, people-pleasing or difficulty trusting. Your body may stay on alert even when you are safe, or you may find yourself pulling away just when you most want closeness.

At our clinic, we approach this with deep respect for how your mind and body have learned to survive. Through the lens of neuroscience we understand that your brain and nervous system are shaped by experience, but they are also capable of change.

Therapy that is Attachment-Informed and Integrative

We don’t just talk about attachment (or attachment styles - that's such a small piece of what it's about)...we actually embody attachment best practices in the way we work. Healing happens through safe, attuned and consistent relationships, including the one you have with your therapist. Our team brings warmth, patience and deep respect to the therapeutic relationship, offering a secure base from which healing can unfold.

The way we work is deeply informed by attachment theory, mind-body approaches, and the latest research in neuroscience. 

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Internal Family Systems (IFS): IFS helps you explore your internal system: the different parts of you that carry fear, pain or protective roles. Many of these parts were shaped by attachment wounds. IFS invites you to approach them with compassion and curiosity, and to connect with your calm, wise core Self.

Attachment-Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR): AF-EMDR blends trauma processing with an intentional focus on building safety and connection in the therapy room. This method supports healing from early relational trauma and emotional neglect, allowing you to reprocess the past while anchored in present-day support.

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Somatic and Mind-Body Therapies: Our bodies carry the imprint of our attachment history. We incorporate somatic practices that help regulate your nervous system, support emotional processing, and build the felt sense of safety: an essential part of trauma recovery and relational healing.

Healing in Relationship -- With Others and With Yourself

Attachment patterns show up not only in romantic relationships but also in friendships, parenting, work dynamics, and self-worth. You may notice patterns like fearing abandonment, avoiding conflict, shutting down emotionally, or losing yourself in relationships.

In therapy, we help you understand where these patterns come from and begin to shift them. Over time, you can start to feel more grounded in who you are, more empowered in your relationships, and more at home in your body.

Therapy as a Secure Base

We know that showing up for therapy takes courage -- especially if trust has been broken in the past.

At Making Space Psychotherapy we don’t take that lightly. We work slowly, relationally, and respectfully, making a space where you are met with curiosity (not judgment); and care (not pressure). We also stay with you in your experience. 

If you're ready to explore how your early attachment experiences may be affecting your present, and how you can begin to heal, we are here to support you.

Want to Transform Your Relationship Patterns?

Attachment wounds shape how we parent, set boundaries, ask for help, and relate to ourselves.

With therapy you can recognize, shift, heal, strengthen, improve and connect better in your relationships.​

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We Can Help

Healing attachment wounds requires more than insight. It requires a new experience of connection!

Attachment issues are our specialty. We take a secular approach, and can support you with complex trauma, family conflicts, intergenerational trauma, friendships, boundaries, infidelity, gaslighting, power struggles, LGBTQIA2+, extended family issues, codependency, non-monogamy, polyamory, bullying, abuse and much more.

What is Possible?

Connection & Joy

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