Attachment Theory Books
Attachment and Development
First published in 2000. Attachment Theory is the current dominant theory of parent-child relationships and their influence on development. The theory has generated an ever-expanding body of... (more)
The Politics of Attachment: Towards a Secure Society
The contributors - all distuinguished authorities from a variety of backgrounds in public, professional and academic life - share a common conviction that we all have a powerful need to belong, to be... (more)
Violent Attachments
Examines the diagnosis of individuals who show physical violence as a manifestation of their emotional attachments. (more)
Pre-Object Relatedness: Earliest Attachment and the Psychoanalytic Situation
Explores the primitive (yet highly complex) emotional world of the infant, a preverbal world that predates memory, symbolic representation, self-reflection and verbal description. With detailed... (more)
Tailoring Treatment to Attachment Patterns: Healing Trauma in Relationship
Research shows that attachment patterns—our patterns of relating to others, which develop in early childhood—affect far more aspects of our lives than was previously thought. Given how crucial these... (more)
Practical Applications of Transforming the Attachment Relationship to God: Using Attachment-Informed Psychotherapy
Practical Applications of Transforming the Attachment Relationship to God discusses four distinct attachment relationships to the God of personal spiritual experience and considers how each of these... (more)
Attachment: New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis - Vol.17 No.2
Attachment: New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis is a leading edge journal for clinicians working relationally with their clients. It is published in conjunction with The... (more)
Attachment Theory: The Basics
This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to key concepts of attachment theory, from the work of its founder John Bowlby to the most recent research within the field.
The... (more)
Attachment: New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis - Vol.16 No.2: Special issue – Fathers
EDITORIAL
by Dr Aysha Begum
ARTICLES
– Sigmund Freud as the Father of Attachment Theory by Prof. Brett Kahr
– The Father in Psychoanalysis by Gordon Alderson
– Double Father... (more)
Attachment: New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis - Vol.15 No.2
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
John Southgate: pioneer of attachment-based psychotherapy by Brett Kahr
ARTICLES
– The attachment antecedents of shame: mothers’ representations of the shamed... (more)
Trauma and Loss: Key Texts from the John Bowlby Archive
During his lifetime John Bowlby, the founder of attachment theory, was unable to publish as he wished due to strong opposition to his ideas. Now, with the support of the Bowlby family, several... (more)
Attachment Theory and Psychosis: Current Perspectives and Future Directions
Attachment and Psychosis: Current Perspectives and Future Directions is the first book to provide a practical guide to using attachment theory in the assessment, formulation and treatment of a range... (more)
Handbook of Attachment-Based Interventions
The first volume to showcase science-based interventions that have been demonstrated effective in promoting attachment security, this is a vital reference and clinical guide for practitioners. With a... (more)
Addiction, Attachment, Trauma and Recovery: The Power of Connection
Understanding addiction is no longer just about understanding neurons or genes, broken brain functioning, learning or faulty choices. Oliver J. Morgan provides a fresh take on addiction and recovery... (more)
Loss, Grief, and Attachment in Life Transitions: A Clinician's Guide to Secure Base Counseling
Loss, Grief, and Attachment in Life Transitions gives readers an attachment-informed grief counseling framework and a new way of understanding non-death loss and its treatment. Loss and grief are... (more)
Transference and Countertransference from an Attachment Perspective: A Guide to Clinical Practice
Locating the phenomenon of transference within an evolutionary perspective, this important book develops a new form of dynamic therapy that focuses on the dynamics of attachment in adult life and... (more)
The Attachment-Based Focused Genogram Workbook: Expanding the Realms of Attachment Theory
The Attachment-Based Focused Genogram Workbook is a hands-on guide for clinicians looking to integrate attachment research and family systems theory into their practice, with particular attention to... (more)
Attachment: New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis - Vol.13 No.1
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL – Betrayal trauma: how do we hear it, how do we heal it? by Sue Richardson
ARTICLES
– Developmental trauma and unresolved loss in the Adult Attachment Interview by... (more)
The Simple Guide to Attachment Difficulties in Children: What They Are and How to Help
Full of helpful information and advice, this is the perfect introduction for any adult parenting or caring for a child who has experienced attachment difficulties. (more)
Attachment Centered Play Therapy
Attachment Centered Play Therapy offers clinicians a holistic, play-based approach to child and family therapy that is presented through the lens of attachment theory. Along the way, chapters explore... (more)
Help! My Feelings Are Too Big!: Making Sense of Yourself and the World After a Difficult Start in Life - for Children with Attachment Issues
Emotions can be complicated at the best of times. If something goes wrong right at the beginning of someone's life things can often feel painful and confusing. This book will help explain that there... (more)
Attachment: New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis - Vol.12 No.2
Attachment: New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis is a leading edge journal for clinicians working relationally with their clients; it is a professional journal, featuring... (more)
Attachment Theory in Practice: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with Individuals Couples and Families
Drawing on cutting-edge research on adult attachment--and providing an innovative roadmap for clinical practice--Susan M. Johnson argues that psychotherapy is most effective when it focuses on the... (more)
Attachment: New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis - Vol.12 No.1
Attachment: New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis is a leading edge journal for clinicians working relationally with their clients; it is a professional journal, featuring... (more)
Ethics and Attachment: How We Make Moral Judgments
Why are we disgusted when an elderly woman is robbed but sympathize with the actions of a Robin Hood? Why do acts of cruelty against a helpless kitten bother us more than does the trampling of ants?... (more)
Why Don't I Feel Good Enough?: Using Attachment Theory to Find a Solution
Why Don't I Feel Good Enough? Using Attachment Theory to Find a Solution offers a guide to how early emotional bonds affect our adult relationships and how psychological theory can help us to find... (more)
Promoting Healthy Attachments: Hands-on Techniques to Use with Your Clients
Attachment theory is all the rage in therapy these days. But what does a therapist do with all the theory? This book presents successful attachment-oriented interventions for clinicians to use with... (more)
Healing Relational Trauma with Attachment-Focused Interventions: Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy with Children and Families
DDP is an attachment-focused treatment for children and adolescents who experience abuse and neglect and who are now living in stable foster and adoptive families. Its central interventions are... (more)
Wisdom, Attachment, and Love in Trauma Therapy: Beyond Evidence-Based Practice
Wisdom, Attachment, and Love in Trauma Therapy focuses on the creation of the therapist as healing presence rather than technique administrator-in other words, how to be rather than what to do.... (more)
Mother Infant Attachment and Psychoanalysis: The Eyes of Shame
Brings together theoretical interpretations of shame with clinical studies and integrates major concepts from psychoanalysis, Jungian analysis, developmental psychology and anthropology. The result... (more)