Attachment-focused Family Therapy » (1st Edition)

Daniel A. Hughes, is a noted practitioner, consultant, and educator of attachment-focused family therapy, and founder of the Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Institute. He lives in Annville, PA.

Over fifty years ago, John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth’s research on the developmental psychology of children formed the basic tenets of attachment theory.

Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction: Individuals, Families, and the Therapeutic Relationship-The Interplay of Attachments     1
Theory     11
Attachment and Intersubjectivity     13
Application     37
Family Treatment: An Overview     39
Developing Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy (PACE): The Central Therapeutic Stance     61
Fostering Affective/Reflective Dialogue     95
Treatment Onset: Meetings with Parents     121
Being with Children     163
Managing Shame     177
Breaks and Repair     191
Exploring and Resolving Childhood Trauma     215
Epilogue     222
Case Study 1, Shameful Traumas     227
Case Study 2, Robert's Anger     239
Case Study 3, Safe Enough to Be a Mother     255
References     267
Index     271