Publisher's Synopsis
This is a concise, accessible introduction to the basic principles of attachment theory, and their application to therapeutic practice. Bringing together 70 years' of theory and research, its expert authors provide a much-needed user-friendly guide to attachment-informed psychotherapy.
The book covers:
- The history, research base, and key figures and concepts of attachment theory
- The key concepts of attachment theory, and their implications for practice
- Neuroscience implications of attachment and its therapeutic relevance
- The parallels and differences between parent-child attachment and the therapeutic relationship
- The application of attachment in adult individual psychotherapy across a number of settings, also to couples and families
- The applications of attachment to working with complex disorders
- The applications of attachment in child psychotherapy
