Increasing contact during trauma work seems to be quite common. For me this has meant extra sessions, but it has also included more between session contact as well. I didn't see this as creating a problem. The opposite. It made the work go faster and smoothed the edges, which helped me not just get through it, but also internalize modes of relief and soothing that then I could use without making contact.

The connection between attachment and trauma is primarily that when that trauma alert goes off our attachment system goes off almost before our fight or flight. It is normal and healthy to seek out someone. Attachment is what allows us to learn affect regulation. If we have a faulty attachment or affect regulation reinforcing these makes perfect sense. And it is not an endless pit of devouring someone else's energy. There is a point when that regulation can be established and then self-regulation can happen.