Avoidant attachment (online event)

Avoidant attachment: Working with emotional neglect, rejection, and criticism (online event)

With Linda Cundy

Led by psychotherapist and attachment expert Linda Cundy, this workshop will explore how avoidant strategies develop, how they show up in therapy, and how we as therapists can work with the ambivalence, defences, and relational ruptures that often arise. Linda Cundy is an attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and author. She has twenty-five years’ experience of teaching, providing training and presentations, and is the attachment consultant to the Bowlby Centre.

Avoidant attachment is a pattern of relating shaped by early relational experiences such as emotional neglect, rejection, or criticism. While individuals with an avoidant style may deeply long for intimacy, they often experience closeness as overwhelming or unsafe, leading to patterns of emotional withdrawal and self-protection.

This workshop will include an exploration of the therapist’s own emotional responses, such as frustration or disconnection, and how these can offer insight into the client’s inner world. We’ll identify early signs of avoidance, reflect on its developmental origins, and consider ways to build trust without overwhelming the client. Through discussion and reflection, participants will deepen their understanding of how to remain emotionally present and engaged even when the work feels stuck.

This event is also offered as an in-person event at the Freud Museum in London. See website for details.

Cost: £80 (£68 Trainee/NHS)

For full details, CPD credits information and booking, see 
https://trtogether.com/events/avoidant-attachment-online

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