by Terry Levy | Jul 25, 2018 | Attachment, Parenting
This is the 10th part of a series we have titled “Concepts and Skills of Parenting.” It is adapted from the book Healing Parents: Helping Wounded Children Learn to Trust and Love. To read Part 1 — which provides a look at secure attachment at the start of life — click...
by Terry Levy | Jun 15, 2018 | Attachment, Parenting
This is the sixth part of a series we have titled “Concepts and Skills of Parenting.” It is adapted from the book Healing Parents: Helping Wounded Children Learn to Trust and Love. To read Part 1 — which provides a look at secure attachment at the...
by Terry Levy | May 6, 2018 | Attachment, Parenting
This is the third part of a series we have titled “Concepts and Skills of Parenting.” It is adapted from the book Healing Parents: Helping Wounded Children Learn to Trust and Love. To read Part 1 — which provides a look at secure attachment at the...
by Terry Levy | Apr 22, 2018 | Attachment, Parenting
This is the first of a series we have titled “Concepts and Skills of Parenting.” It is adapted from the book Healing Parents: Helping Wounded Children Learn to Trust and Love. Before you were born, you were floating warmly, comfortably and securely in your...
by Terry Levy | Feb 20, 2018 | Attachment, Psychology, Theory & Research
This is an adaptation of a 1999 article co-authored by Evergreen Psychotherapy Center’s co-founders, psychologists Terry Levy and Michael Orlans, and published in Forensic Examiner. There is a serious and rapidly escalating problem throughout our society. More...
by Terry Levy | Jan 29, 2018 | Attachment, Theory & Research, Trauma
The stress response is critical to the understanding of the neurobiology of trauma and attachment disorder. Stress is an automatic physiological response to any situation that is threatening, overwhelming or requires adjustment to change. The stress response includes...
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: