Trauma and the Avoidant Client
Attachment-Based Strategies for Healing

Excellent book. This hit the trifecta for me: it's relevant to my clinical experience; it includes useful interventions, as well as believable theory; and it's very readable. Even clinical texts in the areas that interest me most can be hard for me to read all at once; but this one was compelling en......more

I’ve listened to the audiobook version of the book for several months. Not because it wasn’t good, but because I didn’t want to miss anything and to take in and process what I learnt. There isn’t much focus on treatment plans for the avoidant clients, and the attachment needs of the group is easily......more

A highly clinically focused book, but I disagree with another review that says it's only of benefit to therapists. As a therapist I learned a lot from it, particularly given the lack of books and readable material on the presentation and treatment of predominantly avoidantly attached clients in ther......more

A fascinating look at avoidant attachment through the lens of a therapist-client relationship. I learned that attachment style can show up quite prominently in a clinical relationships and even evoke “countertransferrence” in therapists. Some takeaways: challenging deactivation is important/effectiv......more

Sebenarnya saya mencari buku tentang Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD), namun rupanya buku ini menjelaskan persoalan yang sepintas mirip tapi sebenarnya lain, yaitu avoidant of attachment. Lebih khususnya lagi, buku ini menyasar kepada terapis dalam menghadapi klien yang mengalami persoalan terse......more