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Attachment-based Therapists in California

Find the right therapist in California for you. Each profile lists the insurances the provider takes, typical costs per session, and how to get in contact.
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Sharon MeinsS

Sharon Meins

LPCC
Online & In-PersonAccepting New Clients
How does attachment-based therapy work and how can it help?
Attachment-based therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships and life experiences influence the way we connect with ourselves and others today. Many struggles with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationship conflict, or emotional disconnection can be linked to patterns developed to cope with past experiences. Through a supportive and collaborative process, we explore these patterns, identify underlying emotional needs, and develop healthier ways of relating. Using evidence-based approaches such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST), clients learn to build greater self-compassion, emotional security, resilience, and deeper, more satisfying relationships.
I specialize in working with couples who are committed to their partners, but due to high levels of conflict and patterns of distress, are having difficulty feeling close and connected. I also specialize in working with individuals who keep feeling baffled that they continue to feel insecure, anxious, depressed, or unhappy despite their logical understanding that they are OK. I use two primary models that are proven to be effective for trauma and distress: EFT and TIST. They are both experiential, integrative, and rooted in attachment theory. I am certified in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples and find it to be highly effective in helping people make sense of their negative patterns, share more connectively and vulnerably, and find new positive patterns together. I am also certified as a level 3 TIST practitioner, which is a model that helps people with past traumatic experiences work gently with themselves in safe, gradual, and stabilizing ways.
Christina DeeC

Christina Dee

LMFT Psychotherapist
Online & In-PersonAccepting New Clients
How does attachment-based therapy work, and what do sessions look like?
Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships and experiences can shape the way you connect, communicate, and seek safety in relationships today. It can help you understand patterns such as fear of abandonment, difficulty trusting, people-pleasing, emotional withdrawal, or feeling anxious about closeness. In sessions, we’ll explore your relationship history and identify attachment patterns as they emerge in your current life. Through conversation, reflection, and the therapeutic relationship itself, you’ll have an opportunity to experience a safe, consistent connection while developing new ways of responding to your emotions and relationships. Over time, this work can help you build greater emotional security, strengthen self-trust, and create relationships that feel more connected, balanced, and fulfilling.
Whether you're starting therapy for the first time or returning to the work, I look forward to meeting you where you are. I support individuals and couples navigating a wide range of psychological and emotional challenges, including trauma, grief, stress, anxiety, panic, depression, burnout, relational wounds, and the impact of abuse, misconduct, coercion, and other harmful experiences. In addition to working through emotional pain and past experiences, I help clients strengthen self-connection, navigate life transitions, establish healthy boundaries, and cultivate a deeper sense of internal security, resilience, and self-trust. In our work together, we'll take the time to understand where you are in your life and the experiences that have shaped you. My aim to create a space where you feel seen, understood, reassured, and genuinely supported. No matter what brings you to therapy, I'm here to support you in your healing and help you reconnect with yourself and those around you. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and grounded in fostering insight, resilience, and meaningful change. I offer a warm, nonjudgmental space and hold deep respect for each person’s innate capacity for growth and healing. It’s an honor to walk alongside you and support you in this process.
Margaret BrownM

Margaret Brown

LMFT
Online TherapyAccepting New Clients
How does attachment-based therapy work, and what do sessions look like?
Attachment-based therapy explores how our early relationships and experiences can shape the way we connect, communicate, and respond to others. In sessions, we’ll identify patterns that may be affecting your relationships and develop greater awareness of your emotional needs and responses. Through a supportive, compassionate process, we’ll work toward building more secure connections, improving communication, and creating healthier relationship patterns.
Are you in your 40's and 50's looking for support with your relationship, parenting, aging parents? Do you feel like you "have it all" and want to feel better? I specialize in evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Oriented Therapy, which have been proven to deliver optimal clinical results and foster rapid improvement. By integrating a humanistic approach and Adlerian style, I create sessions intending to make you feel supported and empowered to address your concerns. Drawing from my rich life experiences, I work to understand the complexities of life's journey and bring a deep commitment to social awareness and justice to our work together. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, relationships, parenting, or other challenges, I'm here to guide you toward greater self-awareness, resilience, and fulfillment. As a lifelong learner and advocate for staying current with the latest therapeutic techniques, I prioritize attending workshops and collaborating with colleagues to ensure I'm equipped with the most effective approaches to therapy. Additionally, staying abreast of the social climate enables me to understand the world you inhabit. Together, we'll navigate your challenges with empathy, insight, and the most relevant tools available.