Avoidant Attachment

Understanding How it Develops, How it Shows Up & How to Open Toward Connection

9 Page Handout

You Will Receive:

• Attachment Theory: A Brief Foundation

• What is Avoidant Attachment?

• How Avoidant Attachment Develops

• Two Avoidant Subtypes: Dismissive vs. Fearful-Avoidant

• How Avoidant Attachment Presents: Thoughts & Behaviors

• Deactivation Strategies: How Avoidant Attachment Maintains Distance

• Avoidant Attachment in the Therapy Room

• Evidence-Based Therapeutic Approaches

• Coping Skills & Healing Strategies

• The Path to Earned Secure Attachment

• What Healing Looks Like

• A Note for Partners of Avoidant Individuals