by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 12, 2014 | Attachment, Uncategorized
Before you were born you were floating warmly, comfortably, and securely in your mother’s womb. You were snug, safe, and content. You basked in the biochemical messages that you are loved, wanted, and all is well. Then suddenly one day you were thrust into a...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 8, 2014 | Attachment, Parenting
Attachment is the deep and enduring biological, emotional, and social connection caregivers and children establish early in life. The attachment relationship is the core of a child’s world and the foundation on which life is built. Attachment security is the most...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 1, 2014 | Attachment, Parenting
Communication is the key to secure attachment. Sharing and understanding emotional information enables us to feel deeply connected. Communication begins even before birth. Pregnancy is the dawn of attachment, the time in which parents and unborn baby begin to...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Nov 17, 2014 | Attachment, Theory & Research
Research suggests that attachment at sensitive periods in a child’s development plays a critical role in brain and psychosocial development, including IQ development. That’s according to The Bucharest Early Intervention Project, who “studied the...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Oct 18, 2014 | Attachment, Training, Trauma
Dr. Terry M. Levy and Mr. Michael Orlans are scheduled to appear in several spots around the country this fall and winter for seminars and trainings — perhaps in a city near you. Their services and expertise in trauma and attachment theory are in big demand...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Sep 3, 2014 | Attachment, Parenting, Theory & Research
Sometimes it’s near impossible to predict what kind of parent someone will be before the child is born, but one study suggests parenting style can be predicted by having the potential parents play with dolls. According to a recent TIME article,...
