The Trauma Therapist

Courtney Armstrong. Attachment Styles & Complex Trauma: from the archives

Jul 12, 2023
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INSIGHT

New Neuroscience Reframes Trauma Care

  • Recent neuroscience and clinical discoveries changed how we treat trauma and should be integrated across models.
  • Courtney Armstrong emphasizes a cross-model guide focusing on attachment and relationship repair.
INSIGHT

Relationship Often Trumps Technique

  • Attachment and the therapeutic relationship often determine treatment success more than techniques.
  • Armstrong found clients repeatedly named how they were treated as the most helpful factor.
ADVICE

Use Attachment To Guide Interventions

  • Assess clients' attachment style to choose appropriate tools and pace of treatment.
  • Modify your approach rather than labeling resistance when you suspect avoidant attachment.
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