Episode 9- Attachment Messages

Evan, Melissa, and Eli explore the way in which attachment styles impact peoples’ messages, perceived messages, and counselors’ countertransference. This conversation also generated discussions related to:Career Counseling: benefits of personifying a job (helps identify abuse)Clinical Directors: being the log in a wood splitterCommunication: how do people express needs & wishes, how effective are their messagesAttachment Styles . . . what am I seeing, is client anxious/avoidant or adhering to cultural norms & core values regarding conflictImagine seeing & comparing a client through the lenses of individual, couple, and family therapy; what are consistencies and variations in a person’s presentationAttend to client . . . not other players in a client’s storySubstance Use/Abuse as a “shiny object” … what are we missing if we focus exclusively on substance useSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave any questions or insights about this episode? Reach out to us at [email protected]