by Terry Levy | Feb 7, 2020 | Attachment, Foster care, Uncategorized
When children with unresolved grief and loss enter a foster home, they bring their pain with them. Their main priority is self-protection against future loss and vulnerability. These children avoid intimacy, closeness and dependence at all costs. They are fearful of...
by Terry Levy | Jan 24, 2020 | Foster care, Trauma
One of the most wounded populations of children and adults we work with at Evergreen Psychotherapy Center are those who have been through the foster care system. Unfortunately, this is also the population that is often the most disenfranchised, with the least access...
by Terry Levy | Jan 9, 2020 | Theory & Research, Wellness
As the new year gets underway, resolutions and fresh starts are on many people’s minds. Practicing better eating, exercise and financial habits are frequently in the mix of changes we want to make. But what about better self-care when it comes to your mental and...
by Terry Levy | Dec 10, 2019 | Attachment, Evergreen Psychotherapy Team, Uncategorized
Over more than 30 years of building Evergreen Psychotherapy Center to be an internationally recognized practice with expertise in the treatment of attachment and trauma issues, we have worked with thousands of children and adults. We have also collaborated with many...
by Terry Levy | Dec 2, 2019 | Attachment, Theory & Research
As we discussed in the first blog of this series on Experiential Change and Healing, research shows the critical impact of negative early childhood experiences such as trauma, abuse or abandonment on everything from brain development to an individual’s ability to form...
It is the deep and enduring connection established between a child and caregiver in the first several years of life. However, more and more children are failing to develop secure attachments to loving, protective caregivers. These children are left without the most important foundation for healthy development and are at risk for: