Attachment Therapy for Adults in San Diego, California
Heal attachment wounds, emotional patterns, and relationship struggles at their root.
Finding yourself repeating the same relationship patterns?
If you find yourself repeating painful relationship patterns, feeling emotionally reactive, or struggling with closeness or trust, attachment therapy can help you understand why — and heal what’s underneath.
At Cove Counseling Group, we provide attachment-based therapy for adults who want more than surface-level coping strategies. Our work is trauma-informed, relational, and designed to support lasting emotional change.
We offer in-person attachment therapy in San Diego and online therapy throughout California.
the impact of Attachment Wounds in Adult Relationships
Many adults seek attachment therapy when they notice ongoing emotional and relationship patterns — such as fear of abandonment and/or rejection, difficulty trusting others, or avoiding closeness.
These experiences are often rooted in early attachment wounds that continue to shape adult relationships. Attachment therapy offers a supportive, trauma-informed space to explore these patterns and begin healing at a deeper emotional level.
What are Attachment Wounds?
Attachment wounds are emotional injuries that occur when early relationships—especially with caregivers—fail to provide the safety, consistency, or attunement a child needs to feel secure. These wounds aren’t always obvious or dramatic, but they can have a deep and lasting impact.
Common sources of attachment wounds include:
Emotional neglect
Inconsistent care
Abandonment or loss
Conditional love or criticism
Parentification
Common Signs of Attachment Wounds or Attachment-Related Relational Patterns
You may notice:
Repeating relationship dynamics despite wanting something different
Anxiety around closeness or fear of being abandoned
Pulling away or shutting down when intimacy increases
Difficulty trusting or relying on others
Feeling emotionally overwhelmed or disconnected
These patterns aren’t flaws — they’re protective responses shaped by earlier relationships. Attachment focused therapy helps you
Therapy for Anxious, Avoidant, and Disorganized Attachment
Attachment therapy supports adults with a range of attachment styles, including:
Anxious attachment: fear of abandonment, people-pleasing, relationship anxiety
Avoidant attachment: discomfort with closeness, emotional distancing, strong independence
Disorganized attachment: feeling torn between wanting connection and fearing it
Therapy focuses on building emotional safety, self-awareness and self-trust, and more secure ways of relating.
Trauma-Informed Attachment Therapy That Goes Deeper Than Talk Therapy
Attachment wounds are often held in the nervous system, not just in thoughts. That’s why our approach often integrates:
EMDR Therapy for attachment and relational trauma
Parts Work Therapy to address protective emotional responses
Nervous system regulation to support emotional resilience
Attachment-focused relational work to repair trust and connection
This allows healing to occur at a deeper, embodied level.
Outcomes of Attachment Focused Therapy for Adults
Understand how early attachment wounds shaped your beliefs and behaviors
Reprocess painful memories stored in the nervous system
Develop new patterns of emotional regulation and secure connection
Strengthen your sense of self, boundaries, and inner safety
These approaches aren’t about fixing what’s “wrong”—they’re about understanding and having compassion for the parts of you that adapted to survive, and helping them feel safe enough to let go.
Why Choose Cove Counseling Group?
Clients choose Cove Counseling Group for:
Specialized training in attachment-based and trauma-informed therapy
Expertise in EMDR and parts work
A calm, attuned, relational therapy environment
Care designed for deep healing — not quick fixes
Mental health support that offers real relief —not only symptom management
Begin Attachment Therapy for Adults in San Diego, CA
If you’re ready to understand your relational patterns and move toward more secure relationships, we’re here to support you.
📍 Serving adults in San Diego, California and statewide via online therapy
💻 In-person and virtual sessions available
Contact Cove Counseling Group to schedule a consultation.
Meet Our California Based Trauma-Informed Therapists
At Cove Counseling Group, all of our therapists are trauma-informed. Each brings a unique approach, but all share a commitment to helping you feel safe, seen, and supported.
