by Terry Levy | May 16, 2017 | Attachment, Books, Trauma
While it is common for children with histories of developmental attachment trauma to display both caregiving and control behavior, it is the latter form — angry, manipulative, threatening, and coercive control — that is most typical of children who enter...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | May 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
After several years of collaboration with mental health and child welfare professionals in Japan, we are pleased to announce the opening in Tokyo of the Attachment Treatment and Training Institute (ATTI) of Japan. For years, Evergreen Psychotherapy Center’s...
by Terry Levy | Dec 30, 2016 | Parenting, Psychology
The ability to regulate and control impulses, emotions, and level of arousal is usually learned in the context of the secure attachment relationship during the first three years of life. A child with relational trauma has often failed to master this stage-specific...
by Terry Levy | Dec 7, 2016 | Psychology
Committing acts of kindness increases and sustains happiness and well-being. Kindness improves health. Volunteering to reduce suffering and improve others’ lives has been found to increase physical health, life satisfaction, and sense of purpose and meaning. Acts of...
by Terry Levy | Nov 20, 2016 | Psychology
A large body of research has shown that close relationships and social support have a profound effect on health and well-being. Adults in close and secure romantic relationships have more positive emotions, hope, optimism, social competencies, and emotional...
