Therapist Attachment Style

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Date and Time: Monday, 11th November 2019, 9.30am – 3.00pm
Workshop Leader: Sarah Pennock
Where: ASCA (Addiction Support Care Agency) 233 Lower Mortlake Road, Richmond, TW9 2LL

Why attend this workshop?

  • Research demonstrates:
    • A client’s sense of security during therapy is crucial for facilitating therapeutic work 
    • A therapist’s own sense of security contributes to positive therapeutic outcomes

    It is through our attachment style that we interpret and relate to the subjective experience of our clients. David Wallin suggests the healing potential of therapy “is ultimately determined by the interaction of the attachment patterns of patient and therapist.”

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Addiction as an Attachment Disorder: Attachment gone wrong

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Date and Time: Saturday 19th June 2021, 10am – 4pm
Workshop Leader: Sarah Pennock
Where: Online (Zoom platform) for Westminster Pastoral Foundation, London Bridge

Why attend this workshop?

Attachment is defined as the lifelong need human beings have for affectionate ties with significant other human beings. It is a biological necessity for us to have a secure attachment relationship. Although much of the research on attachment has focused on infants and children, attachment theory is also applicable to adults in a psychodynamic framework, as 75% of attachment patterns remain stable through to adulthood.

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Hard-wired for Attachment

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Title: Hard-wired for Attachment
Author: Sarah Pennock

Working as an Attachment-Based Therapist I try to support my clients in understanding why they respond to others in relationships the way they do. How loved or unloved we feel as children deeply affects the formation of our self-esteem and self-acceptance. It shapes our expectations of others, if we ‘deserve’ having our needs met, and how we seek love.

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