Strengthening Attachment Bonds Combining attachment theory, trauma research, and emotionally focused therapeutic techniques, clinicians learn to help modify interactional patterns that maintain traumatic stress, thereby fostering positive, healing relationships among survivors and their partners. In-depth case material details the process of assessment and treatment with couples coping with the impact of different kinds of trauma, including childhood abuse, serious illness, and combat experiences. The concluding chapter features valuable advice on therapist self-care.
