Attachment Theory
From Passing your National Licensing Exam by Linton Hutchinson, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC
November 24, 2025 · 6 min
About this episode
This episode explores how attachment theory can be applied in therapeutic settings to facilitate client change.
Send us Fan Mail What if the fastest way to help a client change is to make safety unmistakable? We take you from Bowlby’s core ideas to concrete moves you can use tomorrow, showing how early bonds shape adult relationships, emotion regulation, and the choices people make under stress. Instead of memorizing terms for the licensure exam, we connect secure base behavior—proximity seeking, separation distress, and exploration—to what you can see and name in session. We walk through the major at...
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Host: Linton Hutchinson
Topics covered
- Attachment Theory
- client change
- emotional regulation
- adult relationships
- secure base behavior
Keywords
- attachment theory
- Bowlby
- client change
- emotional regulation
- secure base behavior
- therapy
- mental health
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