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Attach Together

Optima Health Services
Attachment Theory
Optima Health Services
Disorganized Attachment
Trauma
Internal Working Models
Avoidant Attachment
Theory Of Mind
Mentalization
Supervision
Secure Base
Trauma and Attachment
Mindfulness Burnout Prevention
Therapy / Psychotherapy
Anxious Ambivalent Attachment
Food
Attachment Styles
Preoccupied Attachment
Attunement
Disordered Eating
Therapy In Relational Context

Attached Together is a podcast exploring attachment theory, attachment styles, and psychotherapy in clinical practice.

Created by the therapists and tutors at Optima Health Services, this podcast is for counsellors, psychotherapists, and mental health professionals who want grounded, thoughtful conversations about attachment, trauma, relationships, and everyday therapeutic work.

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This bonus episode of Attach Together feels different from our usual conversations.

Kiah, who edits the podcast and works alongside Darren and the Optima team, joins not as a clinical host, but as a parent of two young children. After listening back... more

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Mindfulness burnout prevention helps therapists, counsellors and psychologists notice early signs of exhaustion, emotional fatigue and professional disconnection before burnout becomes entrenched.

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Attachment defences in therapy are protective patterns clients use when they feel relationally threatened, emotionally exposed, or unsafe in connection. In this final episode of Season One of Attach Together, Georgina and Darren return to the foundat... more

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Attachment theory, attachment styles, relationships, and therapy are all central to this episode as Darren is joined by Gav, counsellor, tutor, and attachment-based psychotherapist, for a grounded conversation about the link between trauma and attach... more

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Christopher Dines
Author, mindfulness practitioner, former DJ
Episode: Mindfulness Burnout Prevention for Therapists
Georgina Sturmer
BACP-accredited psychotherapist, supervisor and lecturer in attachment to psychotherapy at Optima
Optima Health Services
Episode: Attachment Supervision for Therapists
Joanne Kay
Psychodynamic and attachment-based therapist, trainer
Optima Health Services
Episode: Understanding Mentalization in Attachment Theory
Joe Oxley
Founder of Optima and Tutor for the level five and level seven diplomas in attachment-based psychotherapy
Optima Health Services
Episode: Internal Working Models

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Darren
Host of Attach Together; attachment-based psychotherapist and course tutor; Optima Health Services
Joe Oxley
Founder of Optima and tutor for level 5 & 7 diplomas in attachment-based psychotherapy; host and guest expert

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Anxious Ambivalent Attachment in Relationships
Q: What is done at the point of a door knob confession to maintain boundaries while still supporting the client?
Maintain clear boundaries, acknowledge what has been shared, and plan to address it in the next session, using containment and consistent limits to prevent boundary blur while validating the client's urgency.
Anxious Ambivalent Attachment in Relationships
Q: What do you do in the room when you identify a preoccupied client, and how do you slow things down?
The approach is to slow down the emotional arousal, bring the client from the right brain to the left brain, and help them think about others' perspectives while containing the emotional flood, using boundary setting and pacing to allow sustained insight across sessions.
Anxious Ambivalent Attachment in Relationships
Q: What do we mean when we speak about someone as being preoccupied, or having preoccupied traits?
Preoccupied attachment is an insecure style characterized by a fear of abandonment, over-reliance on others for emotional regulation, and a tendency to seek reassurance and closeness, often with heightened sensitivity to others' responses and a pattern of overthinking.
Attachment Supervision for Therapists
Q: How do you feel about this dilemma where a therapist consistently highlights successes but avoids discussing challenges?
The key is to create a safe space that encourages transparency, balancing celebration with a deliberate focus on areas of risk and difficulty, and asking whether the supervisee feels they got what they needed from supervision.
Understanding Mentalization in Attachment Theory
Q: Is there a final takeaway that you'd like listeners to remember about mentalization?
Mentalization is moving into thinking about feelings rather than just feeling them, and maintaining openness and tentativeness about what we think we know, to stay connected with the client's experience.

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The show centers on attachment theory and its clinical application, trading theory for practice with a focus on how attachment shapes relationships, regulation, and therapy work. Across episodes, listeners hear from attachment-informed clinicians and trainers who discuss supervision, mentalization, trauma, burnout prevention, and practical approaches to working with various attachment patterns in therapy. A recurring strength is connecting rigorous theory to real-world clinical scenarios, often featuring retreats, CPD opportunities, and training paths offered by Optima Health Services. The format tends to mix reflective dialogue with concrete tools and resources, making it useful for practitioners seeking professional development and superv... more

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