Exploring the dynamics of attachment in adult life ongoing group

This monthly group seeks to address the fact that as we work in jobs that require us to respond to the needs of others, too often we don't create the conditions to support our own personal and psychological development, which can lead to depletion and exhaustion.

Experiences of careseeking and caregiving have their roots in infancy and shape our expectations and responses to careseeking and caregiving in adult life. As professionals offering a service in the field of mental health and social care, we will be aware of the many different ways that people express their careseeking needs, and how difficult it is sometimes to interpret these accurately and respond.

Dynamics of attachment 

The course uses Una McCuskey’s dynamics of attachment model, which consists of seven systems. These are careseeking, caregiving, sexuality, exploratory interest sharing with peers, the personal system for self-defence, the internal supportive or unsupportive environments and the personally created external supportive environment (home/lifestyle). The theory suggests that these systems work together as a single process to contribute to and maintain maximum well-being and vitality.

Each session will have a short didactic input on the attachment system to be explored that day, followed by experiential groupwork. There will be time to identify what people are learning, discovering or applying to their own.

Course details

This closed ongoing evening group runs on the first Wednesday of each month, at Saint Michael's Centre, Abergavenny, 6-8.15pm, working through each of the seven attachment systems sequentially, with a reflection session in month eight. The next opening for new members will be in October. Do contact me to enquire or to be put on the waiting list for the next intake. 

Cost: £280 (£35 a session).

Dates: October 1, November 12, December 3, January 7, February 4, March 4, April 1, May 13.