My current and 5th T, in my opinion, is the only one who has treated my attachment issues in a helpful way. The others did it by the book, and didn't let me experience the secure feeling of attachment that I have with my T. Their orientations were too rigid and they left me frustrated.

It's not just the touching that is helping me. It's the way my T has made it safe for me to accept all the baby and child feelings I have for her. It's hard to put into words. It hasn't been easy; it's taken 5 years but I now feel like I'm making up what I missed as an infant and child. My T is here for me in a way my mother wasn't. I am securely attached to her, which is giving me the ability to do without her. Ts orientation is mind/body work: somatic experiencing, EMDR, mindfulness, and Internal Family Systems.