Couples Trauma Therapy

Childhood maltreatment is associated with insecure attachment style in adulthood.  Survivors of physical, emotional, and sexual childhood abuse may not form secure attachments with their romantic partners thus negatively impacting relationship satisfaction. 

Physical, emotional, and sexual child abuse is linked to anxious adult attachment and emotional neglect is associated with avoidant adult attachment. Adult survivors of childhood maltreatment can experience abandonment anxiety and poor self-image, demand their partner’s attention, and avoid bonding with their romantic partners. 

Counseling with Jennifer provides healing solutions to adult couples who experienced physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, emotional neglect, emotional and physical abandonment in childhood. Learning to connect with one's inner child who is longing to be heard, seen, and loved while reconnecting with an adult partner to form effective communication strategies is an effective approach to couples counseling.