ABSTRACT

In recent decades, attachment theory has gained widespread interest and acceptance, although the relevance of attachment theory to clinical practice has never been clear. The Search for the Secure Base shows how attachment theory can be used therapeutically. Jeremy Holmes introduces an exciting new attachment paradigm in psychotherapy with adults, describing the principles and practice of attachment-informed therapy in a way that will be useful to beginners and experienced therapists alike. Illustrated with a wide range of clinical examples, this book will be welcomed by practitioners and trainees in psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and in many other disciplines.

chapter 1|5 pages

The psychological immune system

An extended analogy

chapter 2|14 pages

The six domains of attachment theory

chapter 3|15 pages

Attachment theory and psychoanalysis

Finding a common language

chapter 4|6 pages

Attachment in clinical practice

chapter 7|15 pages

Attachment and the ‘storied self’

chapter 8|15 pages

Attachment and narrative in psychotherapy

chapter 9|13 pages

Abuse, trauma and memory

An attachment perspective

chapter 10|13 pages

Art, attachment and psychotherapy

chapter 11|9 pages

Money and psychotherapy

chapter 12|14 pages

Endings in psychotherapy