Elizabeth A Willems, PsyD
Psychologist | Claimed

From infancy and early childhood, we develop an attachment style to our primary care providers that usually continues throughout our lives. This attachment style has a significant effect on how we develop emotionally as well as the way we related with others in adulthood. Researchers have identified methods to identify our attachment style. Once identified, we can begin to notice patterns in the ways in which we related to friends, members of our family of origin, our children, and our romantic/sexual partners. The most frequent attachment styles are Secure, Anxious-Ambivalent, Dismissive-Avoidant, Fearful-Avoidant. Once you have identified your attachment style (within the therepeutic process), you can begin to understand and improve the ways in which you related to others.