Therapy for Attachment Wounds
RELATIONSHIPS & ATTACHMENT WOUNDS
You want to feel close to people, but connection can bring anxiety, self-doubt, or the feeling that you have to earn your place. You might even push people away when they get to close. Relationships may have been chaotic or unpredictable for you.
Therapy provides space to understand the origin of these feelings, beliefs and patterns and confidently explore relationships with more room for your needs.
When Closeness Feels Complicated
Attachment patterns can influence how you experience closeness, conflict, and distance. We’ll explore what happens in your relationships with partners, friends, or family, and how earlier experiences may shape those responses.
Do any of these sound like you?
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You give a lot but find it hard to receive support.
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You worry that expressing your needs will push people away.
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Familiar family roles show up in your adult relationships.
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You want closeness but feel uneasy when it becomes possible.
These patterns may have helped you manage relationships in the past. Understanding them can create room to consider what you need now.
Therapy Shaped Around You
Our work is shaped around your experiences, needs, and goals.
Individual Therapy
Weekly or biweekly sessions to explore complex trauma, relationship patterns, ADHD masking, and burnout.
Group Therapy
Therapist-led groups focused on people-pleasing, emotional boundaries, and connection.
Tools for Everyday Life
Practical strategies developed together, with room to adjust as you learn what works for you.
Understand the Past. Explore New Choices.
We can explore how early experiences affect what you expect from others and how you respond when a relationship feels uncertain.
Together, we’ll consider trust, boundaries, and the roles you tend to take on. The aim is to give you more understanding and more choice in how you relate.
“I greatly value my network with Irene as a referring clinician. Clients report that Irene brings a rare combination of compassion, patience, and thoughtful challenge to her practice that creates a space where growth feels both safe and possible.”
- Melissa Snyder, LCSW
What We Can Explore Together
Our sessions are a place to slow down and notice what happens before, during, and after difficult interactions.
Recognize when you pull away, overgive, or seek reassurance.
Practice communicating needs and responding to conflict.
Explore boundaries that support closeness and self-respect.
Notice what helps you feel supported in a relationship.
We’ll shape the work around the relationships and goals that matter to you.
Still not sure?
That’s okay.
A free 15-minute consultation is a chance to tell me what you’re looking for, ask questions, and decide whether my approach feels like a fit. You don’t need to know exactly where to start.
Make Room for Your Needs
You can care about others and make room for yourself. Therapy offers a place to explore that balance and practice expressing what matters to you.
If you’re ready to begin, let’s talk about what you’re looking for.