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...
by Terry Levy | Nov 12, 2019 | Attachment
This is the first in a series of articles about the critical role of experience in shaping attachment patterns and in healing unhealthy or negative patterns once they have formed. The experience of a healing relationship, whether it is between a therapist and client,...
by Terry Levy | Oct 24, 2019 | Attachment
Since we first began looking at violence among young people and school safety in the late 1990s, we have seen some very encouraging trends. Despite the perceptions that schools are less safe, data show that bullying, violence and crime have actually decreased over the...
by Terry Levy | Oct 9, 2019 | Family, Parenting
In the previous blog in this series, we covered basic principles of problem solving that can allow you to have a positive mindset and attitude at the outset and avoid common pitfalls and self-defeating strategies. In this article, we introduce you to a problem-solving...
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: