Does attachment theory add value to the practice of couple psychotherapy?
Couple psychotherapists must select from a range of conceptual narratives to inform their work. Their selection will be influenced by the training they have received and by what they find helpful in their practice. This seminar will propose ways in which attachment theory ‘adds value’ to the practice of couple psychotherapy. Linking mirroring processes in child development with what takes place between partners and in relation to their therapists it will focus on familiar themes from an attachment perspective, and ask whether and in what ways this perspective helps shape therapeutic process and build an evidence base for clinical conviction. The seminar will: highlight key aspects of attachment theory that can inform practice suggest ways in which attachment-based child development research is relevant to understanding couple relationships and therapeutic process apply an attachment perspective to thinking about clinical practice with a couple consider implications for therapeutic prac
