Attachment styles aren’t fixed traits—they’re flexible strategies your mind and body use to navigate relationships. By understanding these strategies and practicing secure responses, especially through trauma-informed approaches like Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), you can shift patterns and build deeper, more connected relationships. Real change happens when you actively engage in therapy with a trained professional.

It’s easy to be fascinated by shows like Couples Therapy and hope we can learn how to fix our own relationships from watching them. But real therapy isn’t about observing—it’s about engaging and doing the work in session. Couples therapy helps partners navigate patterns, improve communication, process past hurts, and reconnect emotionally. Common themes include trust issues, communication breakdown, unresolved trauma, and differing attachment styles. By living the experience with a trained therapist, couples can develop deeper understanding, stronger bonds, and healthier relationship patterns.