Attachment Therapy for Adults

Healing Adult Attachment Wounds with Trauma-Informed Therapy

What Is Attachment Trauma?

Attachment trauma develops when early relationships—typically with a parent or caregiver—lack the safety, consistency, or emotional connection needed to form a secure bond. These early disruptions in connection can result in attachment wounds and shape how we experience intimacy, trust, and self-worth well into adulthood.

As an adult, attachment trauma may show up as:

  • Repeating painful relationship patterns

  • Fear of abandonment or being “too much”

  • Emotional withdrawal or avoidance

  • Difficulty trusting or opening up

  • A persistent sense of loneliness or disconnection

Many people don’t recognize these struggles as signs of unresolved attachment wounds. They just know something isn’t working—and they feel stuck.

At Cove Counseling Group, we help you identify and heal these patterns. Through trauma-informed attachment therapy, we create space to explore what shaped your relational experiences and guide you toward deeper, healthier connections—with others and with yourself.

What are “attachment wounds?”

Attachment wounds are emotional injuries that occur when early relationships—especially with caregivers—fail to provide the safety, consistency, or attunement a child needs to feel secure. These wounds aren’t always obvious or dramatic, but they can have a deep and lasting impact.

Common sources of attachment wounds include:

  • Emotional neglect: Caregivers were present but emotionally distant, leaving you feeling unseen or invalidated.

  • Inconsistent care: Love, attention, or safety came and went unpredictably—making it hard to trust or relax in relationships.

  • Abandonment or loss: A parent or caregiver left, passed away, or was emotionally unavailable due to their own struggles.

  • Conditional love or criticism: Affection was based on performance or behavior, creating a belief that love had to be earned.

  • Parentification: You were expected to meet others' emotional or physical needs, often becoming “the responsible one” too early.

And these early experiences and wounds shape:

  • How we relate to others (friends, partners, peers etc.)

  • How safe we feel in relationships

  • How we view ourselves and our self-worth

Footprints in the sand near the shoreline, representing the journey of healing childhood attachment wounds through trauma-informed therapy at Cove Counseling Group

What is “attachment” therapy”?

Attachment therapy (aka “attachment-focused therapy”) is a specialized form of psychotherapy that helps adults heal the emotional and relational pain caused by early disruptions in connection.

At Cove Counseling Group, we use trauma-informed modalities such as EMDR, parts work therapy, and self-compassion to help clients gently explore and heal these attachment wounds.

Our goal is to do more than understand the past—we support you in creating real, lasting change:

  • Building a felt sense of internal safety

  • Shifting patterns of disconnection or anxiety

  • Developing secure, fulfilling relationships

  • Reconnecting with your core self—with compassion

Attachment therapy for adults goes beyond surface-level insight—it addresses the deep-rooted emotional patterns shaped by early relational experiences.

At Cove Counseling Group, we use attachment-focused therapy to help you:

  • Understand how early attachment wounds shaped your beliefs and behaviors

  • Reprocess painful memories stored in the nervous system

  • Develop new patterns of emotional regulation and secure connection

  • Strengthen your sense of self, boundaries, and inner safety

These approaches aren’t about fixing what’s “wrong”—they’re about understanding and having compassion for the parts of you that adapted to survive, and helping them feel safe enough to let go.

How Attachment Therapy Helps Adults Heal

A woman smiling while attending an online therapy session from home, representing the accessibility and warmth of virtual trauma therapy and EMDR services offered by Cove Counseling Group across California.

Why Trauma- Informed Care Matters

Healing from attachment trauma requires more than talking about your past—it requires a space where you feel deeply safe, seen, and supported.

At Cove Counseling Group, trauma-informed care isn’t just a framework—it’s the foundation of everything we do.

We understand that trust is built slowly, especially when early relationships taught you that connection isn’t safe or reliable. This means:

  • We move at your pace—there’s no pressure to go “deep” before you're ready

  • Your boundaries and choices are always respected

  • We’re trained to recognize and respond to nervous system cues, not just words

  • Every part of you—especially the ones that feel ashamed or guarded—is welcomed without judgment

This kind of care helps create the safety needed to explore attachment wounds without retraumatization. Over time, this safety becomes internalized—helping you build secure, resilient relationships with others and with yourself.

Our Unique Approach at Cove Counseling Group

Every story is different—which is why our approach to attachment-focused therapy is personalized and grounded in relational safety.

At Cove Counseling Group, our therapists are trained in trauma-focused methods that support deep, lasting healing.

We specialize in:

EMDR Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help process and release painful relational memories

Parts-Work Therapy

Parts-work therapy to connect with and care for younger, protective, or wounded parts of you

Attachment-Focused Therapy

Attachment-focused therapy to rebuild a sense of trust, safety, and connection in real-time with your therapist