Relational Trauma & Attachment Wounds
Many clients come to us with a wide range of challenges, internal conflicts and defense mechanisms. However, almost always, when we explore the roots of their pain, it leads back to relational trauma or attachment wounding that occurred during their formative years.
By recognising and addressing how these relational ruptures manifest in your life, our therapy provides you with the resources to build healthier relationships, improve self-acceptance, and navigate emotional challenges.
How Relational Trauma & Attachment Wounds Manifest In Our Lives
Relationship with Self: A harsh inner critic, feelings of shame, fear of vulnerability, and difficulty with self-acceptance.
Interpersonal Relationships: Issues such as a lack of boundaries, low tolerance for mistakes, high expectations of others to meet their needs, repeated experiences of being misunderstood by others, and a lack of trust in people.
People-Pleasing and Perfectionism: Engaging in people-pleasing behaviours or striving for perfection as a way to gain approval and avoid rejection.
Activation of Younger Parts: Younger child parts being activated and projected, either internally or outwardly in relationships.
Self and Other Awareness: Challenges in understanding and reflecting on thoughts, emotions, desires, and attitudes in oneself and others.
Emotional Dysregulation: Difficulty managing emotions, leading to intense emotional reactions or emotional numbness, often a response to unresolved relational trauma.
Chronic Anxiety or Depression: Persistent feelings of anxiety or depression.
Trust and Intimacy Issues: Difficulty forming or maintaining close relationships due to fear of abandonment or rejection.
Body-Mind Connection: Somatic symptoms such as chronic pain, fatigue, fibromyalgia, or gastrointestinal issues.
How Does Therapy Help You?
Shift from feelings of shame to self-acceptance and self-compassion.
Improve your tolerance to manage emotional pain and discomfort.
Connect with and nurture your inner child.
Develop a more authentic relationship with yourself.
Build trust and safety in relationships with others.
Learn to prioritise your own needs and set boundaries.
Improve your physical and emotional health.
Improve understanding of yourself and others.
Identify and address root causes of anxiety and depression.
Build internal and external resources to navigate challenges with a sense of empowerment.
Recognise the connection between emotional health and physical symptoms.
